Chicago 2-11 Alarm 49th & Halsted Feb 4, 2013

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Although I like clean and polished apparatus, there is definitely something appealing about a hard-working, dirty rig.  That means they are taking care of business, i.e. fighting fire.  I have all the respect in the world for the Bubbas up north in the snow.

No such thing in Chicago as a clean rig in the winter. You can wash it 3 times a day.. As soon as you leave the apron of the station the rig needs a wash. They go nuts with the salt on the streets.