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A lot of departments are getting in this kind of bind. They have an equipment replacement schedule based on normal leadtimes of 18 to 24 months and all of a sudden after the pandemic that extended significantly. Unfortunately you can't get a truck at the drop of a hat especially when each apartment has its own specifications.This problem didn't just occur overnight. Given the long lead time for obtaining new apparatus, the Chief should have been screaming to the City Fathers for years about this. If he did, he should resign in protest. If he didn't, he should be fired.
"You just don't have the ladder trucks there," ' Atlanta Fire and Rescue Chief Roderick Smith informed the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee of his decision during Monday's meeting, said to the committee.'