[quote name='Bryce' timestamp='1335018111' post='482149']
Bob, a couple questions from Gig Harbor. How come they've switched to Typhoons? $? And do you know if the new E6/L3 station will be built to fit a TDA? It's interesting that after all these years of TDAs only in the downtown area they're now bringing them department wide. It's sort of ironic that L6's station may end up being the only one not capable of housing a TDA when they arguably need it the most.
[/quote] It would be my guess that the Typhoon order was a cost cutting measure too. E6/L3 's new station was designed to accommodate a Pierce TDA, although I heard it may not be a drive through type bay. As far as E8/L6 goes, their seismic retrofit will include construction of a wider bay with a sort of curve around extension out by the rear apron to allow another TDA to be assigned there. The curved extension is necessary to allow the engine to have drive through access around the larger new water tower that the city constructed. So that leaves station 31 and 32 with bays that can only accommodate the older and smaller TDA's in the fleet. Station 14's seismic retrofit will include construction of an add-on bay to allow for another TDA for ladder 7. Station 18 as you know has the 2006 Crimson RM and a huge apparatus floor in place. If the money doesn't run out, they were planning to purchase property for a new station 32.
Bob, a couple questions from Gig Harbor. How come they've switched to Typhoons? $? And do you know if the new E6/L3 station will be built to fit a TDA? It's interesting that after all these years of TDAs only in the downtown area they're now bringing them department wide. It's sort of ironic that L6's station may end up being the only one not capable of housing a TDA when they arguably need it the most.
[/quote] It would be my guess that the Typhoon order was a cost cutting measure too. E6/L3 's new station was designed to accommodate a Pierce TDA, although I heard it may not be a drive through type bay. As far as E8/L6 goes, their seismic retrofit will include construction of a wider bay with a sort of curve around extension out by the rear apron to allow another TDA to be assigned there. The curved extension is necessary to allow the engine to have drive through access around the larger new water tower that the city constructed. So that leaves station 31 and 32 with bays that can only accommodate the older and smaller TDA's in the fleet. Station 14's seismic retrofit will include construction of an add-on bay to allow for another TDA for ladder 7. Station 18 as you know has the 2006 Crimson RM and a huge apparatus floor in place. If the money doesn't run out, they were planning to purchase property for a new station 32.
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