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New Zealand Seagrave - UT8330
This 1960 tillered Seagrave was operated by Los Angeles City Fire Department. It was donated to New Zealand and spent time at MOTAT museum. It has for many years participated in charity events and was photographed during the 2016 Variety Club Bash.
This 1960 tillered Seagrave was operated by Los Angeles City Fire Department. It was donated to New Zealand and spent time at MOTAT museum. It has for many years participated in charity events and was photographed during the 2016 Variety Club Bash.
To update this, FDNY has now increased their tiller aerial fleet to fourteen over recent years. Although this is still a tiny percentage of the total of close to two hundred ladders and towers, it reflects a need to have more of these highly maneuverable units to cope with increasingly congested streets in some areas of the five boroughs.
By contrast, Boston, which is in my opinion much more difficult to negotiate with narrow, often winding, streets and terrible traffic, has stayed with straight stick ladders and towers.
Perhaps an example of the oft quoted “ American fire departments have a proud 200 year history of tradition, unencumbered by any progress or innovation”.
Added by Rob Johnson on 12 August 2024.
By contrast, Boston, which is in my opinion much more difficult to negotiate with narrow, often winding, streets and terrible traffic, has stayed with straight stick ladders and towers.
Perhaps an example of the oft quoted “ American fire departments have a proud 200 year history of tradition, unencumbered by any progress or innovation”.
Added by Rob Johnson on 12 August 2024.
Seagrave
Quite a few US fire department have switched to rear mount tandem axle ladders and towers these days, as well as aerial platforms.
But LA continues to run tiller aerials, as do San Francisco and some other large city departments.
FDNY has a few - I think there are around eight - at stations which have particularly congested streets in their response areas, because they are so much more maneuverable than their "straight sticks"...
Added by Rob Johnson on 24 August 2017.