One of the many things important to pay attention to when specs are drawn up for a new rig is taking into account what will actually go in each compartment. Most manufacturers ask for a list of what equipment will go in each compartment, how and where it will be mounted, and how much it weighs. The vehicle is engineered based on the figures the department provides, and if the department changes their minds later and add 2 tons of wood cribbing to a compartment engineered for hand tools, something's not gonna be right. Seen it happen.
Not to us, of course.
This can be especially problematic with large and well-equipped heavy rescues. We always tried to leave at least 10% of the compartment space empty on these units, because you just KNOW that at the next FDIC somebody is going to display a new bright shiny thing that you're just going to HAVE to have . . . And now you need to find room for it. If it's big and heavy, suddenly your well-balanced, nice-handling rig isn't anymore. It's all a process, folks, and there are a lot of little pieces to the puzzle, and they are all important. That's why an Apparatus Committee isn't a club for "deserving members" and factory inspection trips aren't vacation junkets.
Not to us, of course.
This can be especially problematic with large and well-equipped heavy rescues. We always tried to leave at least 10% of the compartment space empty on these units, because you just KNOW that at the next FDIC somebody is going to display a new bright shiny thing that you're just going to HAVE to have . . . And now you need to find room for it. If it's big and heavy, suddenly your well-balanced, nice-handling rig isn't anymore. It's all a process, folks, and there are a lot of little pieces to the puzzle, and they are all important. That's why an Apparatus Committee isn't a club for "deserving members" and factory inspection trips aren't vacation junkets.
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