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Alot of people scoff at the Ladder Tender concept, yet it works and works extremely well. People say "what if a structure fire tones out and you're in the LT?" No big deal. The LT has everything the big ladder has, minus the aerial, which 90% of the time you don't need on a residential house fire. Besides, if an aerial is needed, the next closet one is dispatched. That's also another good thing of automatic aid. No delays in getting additional resources. The Phoenix metro is basically one big fire department. Only difference is the color of the apparatus. 

Alot of people scoff at the Ladder Tender concept, yet it works and works extremely well. People say "what if a structure fire tones out and you're in the LT?" No big deal. The LT has everything the big ladder has, minus the aerial, which 90% of the time you don't need on a residential house fire. Besides, if an aerial is needed, the next closet one is dispatched. That's also another good thing of automatic aid. No delays in getting additional resources. The Phoenix metro is basically one big fire department. Only difference is the color of the apparatus. 

And that, dear friends, is why metro Phoenix departments run ladder tenders ("LT's") on most truck assignments, leaving the aerial in quarters, with Low Acuity ("LA") and Medical Response ("MR") units running many of the 80% "I've fallen and I can't get up" calls, to save Engines from running their wheels off.

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I knew you'd be able to lay it out precisely! Thanks

I agree with you on all points. Better to go Cal Fire and San Diego County Fire. Volunteer departments were good back in the day, but times have changed and so should fire service. Time to move on.

The CVC is so outdated. All public safety vehicles should have red and blue lights, front and back. It's much more visible at night than just red, which blends in with traffic. Time to get with the times Chipies!

Get rid of those white rims!Ugh!

Get that ugly Raiders flag off that nice truck!

It gets scary sometimes when 3 of the rescues are away doing hospital transfers. Buckeye Valley has 1 rescue dedicated to that, but when they are gone, the next closest rescue gets called. Like you said, doesn't pay enough to overlook the consequences of what could happen.

They do. Sun Lakes had their rescues there for radio work.

It gets scary sometimes when 3 of the rescues are away doing hospital transfers. Buckeye Valley has 1 rescue dedicated to that, but when they are gone, the next closest rescue gets called. Like you said, doesn't pay enough to overlook the consequences of what could happen.

Is T842 the newer style tanker that was at Queen Creek before the town fd?

Gone are the days when a fleet was all 1 manufacturer. Now it's all about the cost. Makes it hard on the mechanics.

Surprising that they are still around with 43s right around the corner. Thought county would have taken them over long ago.

I think you got the numbers mixed. The haz mat is at 608 and the ladder is at 606.

Why would LAX only have 6x6 arff rigs? Phoenix has nothing but 8x8 and they are a smaller airport with smaller aircraft. Only 1 747 flys in a day. I would think LAX would want to have the biggest arff trucks on the market. I believe Dallas has all 8x8 as well. Just wonderin!