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Priorities like making sure he picks the best Commissioner will do a great job of lowering the fire department budget?

Does anyone know who bought the 2nd one? Also does anyone have any information about how much they cost?

Yes but that was because of issues with the construction of the unit. This unit is taking a while to get in service because of training, SOPs etc.

Well since it hasn't been used except for some small training sessions it should be just as good of a brand-new truck! Why do you think it wouldn't be?

I'm surprised we haven't heard of an electric ladder truck yet. It seemed like they would be better suited to be electric that an engine because I don't need the horsepower to run a pump like an engine company does. They obviously need power to run the hydraulics but that's much lower demand and...

I like your idea but, it's obvious that somebody would have to pay for them so guess who that somebody would be. It would either be the government which would take the money out of taxpayers or it would be other departments in the cost of conventional apparatus that they purchase. I think the...

It would certainly be interesting to hear 1 of the members who is assigned to the rig tell us what he thinks of it in day-to-day operation.

I don't believe it has ever responded to a fire yet, the water tank it ruptured before it ever responded to the 1st fire. I haven't heard how much damage was done but I did hear that it got into the electronics!

Changes are normally made when somebody wants to ride with somebody else or work with somebody else. Occasionally it's to make their vacation schedule for something like a special event or a spouse schedule.

I certainly don't disagree with this but the problem is even if the United States bend over backwards and spends billions of dollars on environmental issues unless China and India do something nothing we do will mean anything!

Planes crash into automotive dealership

Yes, but I'm thinking that this type of truck will only be assigned to stations in the more affluent neighborhoods where the call volumes are very low anyway so the ICE engine will be used very seldom. I would certainly rather have that option than to have the truck died when you needed it!

It only uses the ICE engine if needed, normally they would only use the electric power. I'd much rather have that option then just have a fire truck sitting at a scene unable to pump or unable to drive back to quarters!

Great idea but if you read the article I only can carry 50 pounds! That's about 7 gallons of water. With the type of forest fires we have out West that would evaporate before it even hit the ground! No matter how many you had they would be very ineffective.

They want their apparatus to stand out from the crowd, in reality of studies have shown that the color of the unit does make a big difference as far as accidents etc. go, remember lime-green :D! The department I used to be with in upstate New York used to have all the rigs white over red but in...

We used to live in Anderson and Midway Road is not a road you want to be on trying to put gas in your car! It have an awful lot of traffic and it's quite narrow.

While I agree with some of the previous statements, fire departments also need to keep a good public image and seeing things like this do not do that!

This was actually a building that contained a mini storage business.

Yes, they look like they are a little different angle but that could beget something that changed in the cycle of trucks also something always changes a little bit in every order! I wonder if the blackout on the grill was done by "Sims" to obscure some markings or if it was something on the...

I saw that one over on Statter911, interesting story, I have a feeling some heads will roll over this 1 before it's all said and done!