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At FDIC, I asked a couple Rosenbauer reps from the factory and the Squads were not started as of then, now with that being said, it is very possible they are looking into the American LaFrance mess and possibly trying to come out with the rights and specs for the Snorkel that LaFrance would not let go of.

Thanks for the information and it would make sense for a fire apparatus manufacturer to obtain the rights and the blue prints to build the Snorkel now the American La france is out of business. American La France should have sold off the rights  and specs for the Snorkel several years ago since they had stopped building the Snorkel. American La France was a selfish company for not allowing the Snorkel Specs to be used.

 Personally I think that the Snorkel rights and specs should be made available to any fire apparatus manufacturer who is willing to build a Snorkel and put them on their chassis. This is apparently a new venture for Rosenbauer considering that in recent years Spartan Erv had gotten the "Lion"s Share" of Chicago's business.  I must admit that I would like to see both Spartan Erv and Pierce being able to build "Snorkel's" once again.