Fairfax County VA

[SrFireOfficial]

Yes, third tiller to FS25 in Reston. County Executive is saying no more tillers unless these rigs prove themselves more advantageous than the current Pierce 105' rear mounts. Rumors of paint and graphics change are all an immense of speculation, nobody will confirm, deny or make counter accusations.

I would think that along with the purchase of the Tillers brings added expense of training Tiller drivers, yes/no?

I have several on-going rantings about brand new tillers versus rear mount aerial ladders which can be read in this or the PWC thread. In summary, today's tiller ladder trucks, aka TDAs; are behemoths compared to their predecessors; what is gained in maneuverability is lost in the overall size of the rig. I truly believe that cities like Baltimore and Washington DC benefit from TDA's where negotiating smaller side streets and accessing alleys is the necessary norm for effective ladder company coverage. Aside from very narrow streets within planned mult-family habitational unit communities (i.e. townhouse/apartment complexes, I fail to see a compelling reason for spending taxpayer money on three TDA's when the same money would purchase four rear mount aerial ladder trucks (not platforms). This issue can be addressed when developers submit their plans for review and by having crews do driver training in the evenings when these parking areas tend to be fuller. As stated elsewhere, under equal conditions, I will put our best RM drivers in one of the FRD's existing Pierce RM's against a crew of equal ability in one of the new TDA's at any spot in the county and see who gets the best tactical position the fastest.

Oh by the way, latest intel confirms the cabs will be red-roofed (foam trucks? ha ha ha), white from from roofline down to the bottom of the window line and red below.