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Could it of been a "Dispatch Center" thing so that both of the units assigned to cross staff it didnt end up on other runs leaving it unavailable. Thus assuring it could get out if needed?
Also I thought 14 has a new Quest Quint?
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After seeing Eric's response, I was thinking the same thing.
AFD Dispatch doesn't automatically take cross-staffed units out of service, it's up to the company officer to advise. It could be that they went out of service on the phone but I never heard it get aired on the radio. I doubt they went out of service since that would have only left one truck company (Tower 6) in service for the city and it would have been moved up to a central location. CAD doesn't make team specific recommendations so the "TRT" Tech Rescue Team makes the decision what apparatus they're taking based on incident information. The stand by order usually ques them into their MDC's to read the info and decide what rigs are going to respond. The collapse & shoring unit lives outside on the street, so on a cold or snowy day they need some time to get it going.
Truck 14 has a new Cyclone quint, they're running in the primary reserve ladder right now.
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