Syracuse FD Rescue & More . . .

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Great info and History lesson Chief... I used to hear stories from my dad back in the day when they lived on james St. and how he described the sound of the old paystar R-1 as it screamed up the roads... on a side note, due to ever increasing size of the units was there or is there any talk of going back to a two man cab and crew riding in the back end as in the early days...

 

Oh, it's been talked about, of course - mainly by the Rescue Company personnel who would very much prefer it that way. However, the only apparatus that should be used is one where every person has a proper seat with a seat belt. Sitting on a bench in the box, while part of the romance of firefighting, is simply not safe. I was always asked to go back to the "crew in the box" configuration and my answer was always no.