Fire Engines Photos

Andy - A rare bird indeed!

Very few US departments operate units this size, partly because of cost but also because they can be very tricky to operate in residential streets.

We had a 125 foot Firebird in Manhasset, which has its share of mansions too, but it was only sent to these incidents when a regular 100 foot aerial was not readily available, and it did need to back up to negotiate some of the turns! Not a very fast response...

When it was replaced, the MLFD bought a 75 foot quint. It was much shorter of course, but it was small enough that it could actually get up close to these large homes because it could fit into most of the driveways.

High Wycombe, in England, operated a 79 foot MAN ladder for several years for the same reason, and many European operate aerials between 59 and 82 feet, as well as 100 footers. With these smaller rigs you can more easily get in close, so you don't need to stretch out horizontally.

Horses for courses, as always, though. I hope Zionsville like their EOne. it is certainly an unusual choice...

Added by Rob Johnson on 13 July 2017.

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