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 ...

Andrew Grinsfelder and his mother worked all night to keep their home safe as the Palisades fire raged nearby.

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. 7.