Quote:Good points but a few corrections...I agree, the size of the vehicle is dictated by the customer but Mother Fairfax has always been a believer in "bigger is better."
The length of a TDA is driven by the customer not all of them are 62' long. Silly that many think that a TDA will carry more equipment but forget how much added weight that brings. Some want TDA's for the amount of ground ladders it can carry which is wise when it's staffed with just 3 or 4. From what I here they could actually buy 5 rear mounts for the cost of these 3 TDA's but that's what you get when you only shop "The only game in town".
Bottom line no matter the pro's or con's TDA's are cool and hey look it has a rotoray!!!!
And if memory serves me correctly, it's the only game in town because of the county's (read DVS) policy that the manufacturer must have a dealer within 25 miles of Fairfax County.