HME is on the way to FDIC 2012

March 26, 2012 By
HME Boot the the 2011 FDIC

The HME Booth at the FDIC in 2011. Expect some big surprises in 2011, including the release of the new HME Scorpion. This year visit us at booth #9434. Be one of the first 100 visitors and receive an official HME Scorpion™ souvenir.

It’s time once again for the FDIC,  beginning this April 16th, 2012, at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. If you haven’t attended the FDIC (Fire Department Instructors Conference) before, it is the largest fire fighter training conference of its kind in the world. It’s a week filled with hands-on training, classroom sessions, and a chance to meet and see all of the top manufacturers and suppliers in the industry today. We’re exited about this year’s FDIC with an HME line-up you won’t want to miss, including the unveiling of our newest fire apparatus, and one of the most innovative and forward thinking designs in the fire industry in decades, the HME Scorpion™. Read More…

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HME Drive Trains: The Perfect Balance of Power and Performance

August 29, 2011 By

HME Fire Trucks are known throughout the fire truck industry for their best-in-industry turn radius,  superior fire fighting capability and technology, efficient storage capacities, as well as the durability and long service lives of their stainless steel bodies. But what is sometimes over-looked, just because it’s expected of HME engineering quality, is the torque, strength, speed and dependability of HME drive trains. At HME our engineers work with Chiefs and fire departments from the very first step of a fire apparatus design life to match individual drive train requirements to the job that particular fire truck needs to perform.  Achieving the right balance of horsepower and transmission – paired with the right chassis and build – to take your crews and equipment over the terrain they need to cover, is one of our highest engineering priorities. Read More…

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California Greening: The HME CNG Cruises Hermosa Beach

May 6, 2011 By

 

 

The HME CNG is the world's first compressed natural gas-powered fire truck

The HME CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) the nation's first compressed natural gas powered fire and rescue truck, has been turning heads on its early spring, West Coast swing.

When you think of California, and Southern California in particular, what comes to mind first? If you’re old, it’s probably the Mama’s and Papa’s California Dreaming, or the Beach Boys melodies about surfing and their Little Deuce Coupe. If you’re from the younger generation it’s more likely Snoop Dogg and Katie Perry rapping out a new age version of California Girls, and a parade of the celebrities walking red carpets – or into a court room.

No matter what your age, another perception of California you might carry around could be all those headlines about wildfires, mudslides, and the natural disasters that seem to continually plague the Golden State like clockwork. In addition to plenty of suntan oil, what this place needs, you might think, is a great fire apparatus that fits with its environmentally friendly personality. Read More…

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