Quote:Thanks alex. Richmond was mentioned as the other dept. That used the quints concept. Pretty much how I thought it would go. Bit of an identity crisis to begin with so i can only imagine the bitch fest when the switchback came. You could put a million dollars in the compartments of the new rigs and guys will still be pissed about change. I weirdly love it. Let's me know all things are the same no matter where you go.
Identity crisis is the exact term I've used many times describing my own department. The irony is tough to ignore. The old timers who constantly speak of the old days of ladders and trucks seem to have the hardest time transitioning back. It's a big step in the right direction for us though. We are hoping to see the return of tractor drawn aerials as we start to replace aerials but that is going to be easier said than done.
Quints themselves aren't a bad thing. They are 100% appropriate for many places. An entire fleet of them for an urban environment is no bueno though.
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