[quote name='Skip Olson BFD L14' post='233191' date='Jul 27 2008, 11:27 ']No need to be hesitant about jumping in. I believe he was being fastidious, but I could be wrong. Also, he does have a point about a "real truck" not having a pump. A truck with a pump is a Quint. Also, he was speaking in terms as it relates to us here in Boston. We currently operate 34 Engines, 18 Ladders, 3 Towers and 2 Rescues covering 47.3 square miles and serving a permanent population of 575,000 making Quints for all intents and purposes, unnecessary.[/quote]
to take this a step further...everyone knows we are ALL having man power issues...having a quint in my opinion isnt worth it unless its a single truck house and the next due pump is far away. with a quint you need 6 to 7 members on the truck to function as a true quint...but with manpower the way it is (having 3 maybe 4 people on a rig) having a quint just doesnt make sense...plus truckies hate QUINTS lol...again my opinion...
to take this a step further...everyone knows we are ALL having man power issues...having a quint in my opinion isnt worth it unless its a single truck house and the next due pump is far away. with a quint you need 6 to 7 members on the truck to function as a true quint...but with manpower the way it is (having 3 maybe 4 people on a rig) having a quint just doesnt make sense...plus truckies hate QUINTS lol...again my opinion...

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