[quote name='Rescue29Engine23' post='233070' date='Jul 26 2008, 23:00 ']Ok, gonna throw this one to any Boston buff/member.
I see this former Boston FD T/L had a pump, now today I see they have Engine Companies doing Eng. co work and Truck Companies doing Truck Co work.
Any specific reason they had a pump on this one or a couple of the towers back then?
Why did they go to straight sticks with just ladder pipes and no more pumps?[/quote]
At the time that was the only Tower in the city, and E\-One only built TL's with pumps. Since then we've replaced that piece with 2 Pierce 95' MidMount TL's & a Pierce 85' Rearmount TL, none of which has a pump. None of our rearmounts have ever had pumps or prepiped ladderpipes. We don't run Quints at all. We're an Interior Department, I could count on one hand the number of times we've gone into defensive ops over the past few years and needed to set up the ladder pipes.
I see this former Boston FD T/L had a pump, now today I see they have Engine Companies doing Eng. co work and Truck Companies doing Truck Co work.
Any specific reason they had a pump on this one or a couple of the towers back then?
Why did they go to straight sticks with just ladder pipes and no more pumps?[/quote]
At the time that was the only Tower in the city, and E\-One only built TL's with pumps. Since then we've replaced that piece with 2 Pierce 95' MidMount TL's & a Pierce 85' Rearmount TL, none of which has a pump. None of our rearmounts have ever had pumps or prepiped ladderpipes. We don't run Quints at all. We're an Interior Department, I could count on one hand the number of times we've gone into defensive ops over the past few years and needed to set up the ladder pipes.
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.