In DCFD SOPs, the second and fourth due engines are responsible for taking the rear of the fire building; second-due engines place the wagons physically in the rear. Engine Co. 8 is one of those companies that responds more often 2nd due than first and, consequently, known as an Alley Rat. This April, 1990 image shows how E-8 could put their 160-inch wheelbase Hahn almost anywhere.
Kevin Byrne