[quote name='bandit' post='269580' date='Dec 30 2008, 16:49 ']Looking at all these apparatus, does or did PBF staff their engines with 2 people?[/quote]
Staffed with 4. Two in the cab and two on the tailboard. In 1984 I believe, a firefighter was killed when he slipped as an engine was backing to hit a hydrant. This raised a serious concern and when John Leahy became chief in 1985 the bureau began to spec a rig where all firefighters were seated in a belted position. In 1986 the bureau bought 13 Pierce Dash engines.
Staffed with 4. Two in the cab and two on the tailboard. In 1984 I believe, a firefighter was killed when he slipped as an engine was backing to hit a hydrant. This raised a serious concern and when John Leahy became chief in 1985 the bureau began to spec a rig where all firefighters were seated in a belted position. In 1986 the bureau bought 13 Pierce Dash engines.
Ed Saliba Jr.
1st Assistant Chief
City of New Kensington Bureau of Fire
I.S.O. Class 4 Department
1st Assistant Chief
City of New Kensington Bureau of Fire
I.S.O. Class 4 Department
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