Philadelphia, PA

[Juice]

I've thought about this very situation before, while you won't often see me posting publicly on this topic, I will say this; I believe a lot of it has to do with the tradition of fire service. Look at how many departments/people refuse to, or stubbornly adapt to methods of the fire service as they evolve, because this is how it was when our Fathers and Grandfathers did it, the same can be applied to fire apparatus and manufacturers. While I personally don't like KME and Rosenbauer for the designs of their most current cab (the Keystone fascia and Commander, respectively) it has nothing to do with the working end of the truck, and only my likes/dislikes as a photographer (I also don't like the new Freightliner, but it too, has become popular.) I have heard many negative things about KME, Rosenbauer, Smeal, Ferrara, BUT I would never expect anyone else to conform to my way of thinking, because I don't expect everyone to appreciate Sutphen like I do, they've had their share of problems too.

 

Trav!