Engine 8 has now been assigned E28's former 2013 Pierce Arrow XT, a shorter wheelbase pumper, so now the drive thru is once again useable. When E8's 2003 American LaFrance pumper was retired to the reserve fleet, they received a used 2006 E\-One Cyclone pumper as a replacement with a somewhat longer wheel base that could not negotiate the tight turning radius at the rear door and therefore had to be backed into the station.
Bob Lukas Photo
Bob Lukas Photo