There's a couple different issues with TDA's: Obviously cost is a big one. Size as compared to our current firehouses is also a major issue. We brought one down to E8/L1 (Hanover St, North End) & backed it into the firehouse. The tillerman's cab was flush with the back wall, the front bumper was about 1' from the bay door. We need bigger firehouses first. Developers have reportedly approached the city with proposals to build as many as SIX new firehouses built into high rises! We'll see how many, if any, come to fruition, but there's chatter.
FF Sean 'Skip' Olson
Boston Fire, Ladder 14
In Memory:
FR David A. Middleton E51, LODD, Box 5247, 05/28/07
FR Paul J. Cahill E30 & FR Warren J. Payne L25, LODD, Box 4-281, 08/29/07
FLT Kevin Kelley L26, LODD, 01/09/09
FLT Edward J. Walsh E33 & FR Michael Kennedy L15, LODD, Box 9-1579, 03/26/14.
Boston Fire, Ladder 14
In Memory:
FR David A. Middleton E51, LODD, Box 5247, 05/28/07
FR Paul J. Cahill E30 & FR Warren J. Payne L25, LODD, Box 4-281, 08/29/07
FLT Kevin Kelley L26, LODD, 01/09/09
FLT Edward J. Walsh E33 & FR Michael Kennedy L15, LODD, Box 9-1579, 03/26/14.
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