Two months earlier, as Grinsfelder stood in his backyard, starting up the same pump, his surroundings were very different. Above, the sky was filled with smoke. The condominium complex that sat on the ...

The family purchased the pump a few years back and tested it a few times, but never had to use it in an emergency, until the Palisades fire encroached on their neighborhood, starting on Jan.

This District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department pumper—a 2022 Seagrave DB50CT—was built with a 48-inch-wide pump panel and 171½-inch wheelbase. The pump panel was designed to use handwheel ...