FDNY Rigs Ordered Out of Service

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union has it in their contract that at 10 years 364 days all first line rigs must be replaced.  lots of uninformed opinions floating around the internet, but that is what it is.  it has been in the contract for years.  now the union has won their case. the reason it is in there is simple.  if it wasnt it would be 1990 all over again and rigs would be out of service broken down every day just as they were during the red square days, because the city bean counters could give a crap less what the members were riding in.  I really gotta love some of the comments made on the facebook boards by people that have no idea whatsover what a NYC street is like and the absolute pounding that these trucks take on a daily basis.   comments such as "our rig is over 10 years old and still runs and pumps great."    yeah, it does because it does two hundred runs a year, zero fire duty on smooth streets.  you cannot compare anywhere to New York City.  ever.