You can see a picture of one of the old SFD KWs I took earlier in this thread here: http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/inde...6&p=484174
It shows the access door to the crew area above the pump panel. Keep in mind that there were all kinds of variations on how these rigs were built, since the majority of them were retrofitted with the crew area. Some acessed from the left, some from the right, some from both sides.
The mid mount ladders were still in service when I moved to Seattle in 1989. Back then ladders were staffed with 5. The three firefighters rode standing directly behind the cab and were strapped in with harnesses that connected to the rear of the cab.
It shows the access door to the crew area above the pump panel. Keep in mind that there were all kinds of variations on how these rigs were built, since the majority of them were retrofitted with the crew area. Some acessed from the left, some from the right, some from both sides.
The mid mount ladders were still in service when I moved to Seattle in 1989. Back then ladders were staffed with 5. The three firefighters rode standing directly behind the cab and were strapped in with harnesses that connected to the rear of the cab.