Quote:I've never been to Portland, but any series of pictures I see seem to depict a department that gets after it and does the job professionally. I especially like their hose bed layouts....plus, your pictures of two guys making the stretch are awesome and demonstrate textbook engine company teamwork. Nice posts!
Yes, they definitely have it all together. Each seat in every engine and truck has a definite assignment and they rotate once a month. The Truck always goes first. In this case there was smoke showing so Truck 7 reported "all in", meaning all 4 members immediately went in to search. Sta. 7 is 2 blocks from the fire and I am 6 blocks away. My first photo was taken 5 minutes after the dispatch and the woman had already been rescued.
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