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After Massachusetts ended a prohibition in 2015 and Hawaii amended its fire code in 2021, New York became the only place that makes pumpers keep a hand on the handle.
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Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
City Attorney Heather Ferbert said San Diego has been forced to pay as much as four times the fair-market cost for replacement components, costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges for each of those components, which include pumper, aerial and wildland apparatuses.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The fire department sent two pumpers, three trucks and two ambulances to the scene.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Town officials are also committed to purchasing a new ambulance and are planning for the purchase of a new pumper-tanker, Beaver said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
City Attorney Heather Ferbert said San Diego has been forced to pay as much as four times the fair-market cost for replacement components, costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges for each of those components, which include pumper, aerial and wildland apparatuses.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The fire department sent two pumpers, three trucks and two ambulances to the scene.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Town officials are also committed to purchasing a new ambulance and are planning for the purchase of a new pumper-tanker, Beaver said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Pumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pumper. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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