THE APPARATUS ARCHITECT
The concept of The Apparatus Architect started as an article that was never published in the articles original form. The article revolved around the concept that a fire department would not think of building a $500,000.00 fire station, addition without the services of a qualified architect. Yet that same fire department would think nothing of spending $800,000.00 on a Tower Ladder without anyone's help or expertise and be at the mercy of the apparatus salesmen. The premise of that article has allowed Tom and I to share our knowledge and expertise to create a variety of functional and cost effective fire apparatus for a variety of fire departments. Consulting services offered by firefighters for firefighters. With our collective back rounds it gives Tom and I the expertise to consult on a variety of Fire Service issues which include but are not limited to:
- Fire Protection Master Planning
- Fire Station Site Location Analysis
- Apparatus Maintenance and Testing Procedures
- Apparatus Deployment and Staffing
- Fire Apparatus Fleet Replacement Analysis
- Staffing And Training Needs Assessment
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Tom Shand
Vehicle Ops Contributor
Tom Shand has been a volunteer firefighter with departments in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York for the past 32 years. He is currently a member of the Newton Abbott Fire Company in the Town of Hamburg, New York and is a Senior Instructor At the Onondaga County Community College Public Safety Center in Syracuse, New York.
He has worked as a field engineer for the Insurance Services Office of New York, and has worked for the past twenty one years in the fire apparatus industry. He is currently working at the Hamburg Facility of American LaFrance as a Sales Engineer and is a contributing editor for Fire Apparatus Journal and Firehouse Magazine.
Tom and Mike conduct numerous surveys of fire departments and conduct training classes throughout the country in the areas of fire apparatus design and fire department operations. |
