[quote name='MFD 61 KS' post='275829' date='Jan 22 2009, 02:26 ']Ah the grand Quint Concept looks great on paper but wear and tear on the quints is brutal espically in a major urban city. Any thought to returning to Trucks and Engines or some version? KCFD dumped their three Squad Midi's with 100ft Quint Companies becuase of wear and tear and went to three 75ft quint compnies with no Squad and even bigger disaster. So now the three quints are pumpers again as orginally opened and two truck companies were reopened.
Stay Safe Brother, Rick[/quote]
Actually wear and tear isn't any more than running pumpers and ladders trucks on calls. You are going to get wear and tear on anything that a department runs. On paper it looks this way, but in real life every thing is always diffrent. St. Louis is making them work. Ft. Worth did, Richmond is also doing the same. Everyone works in some diffrent manner, but it all gets done. Last I heard the city is remaining with this concept. At large fire operations they work well with as many quints on the scene with their aerials up and flowing.
Stay Safe Brother, Rick[/quote]
Actually wear and tear isn't any more than running pumpers and ladders trucks on calls. You are going to get wear and tear on anything that a department runs. On paper it looks this way, but in real life every thing is always diffrent. St. Louis is making them work. Ft. Worth did, Richmond is also doing the same. Everyone works in some diffrent manner, but it all gets done. Last I heard the city is remaining with this concept. At large fire operations they work well with as many quints on the scene with their aerials up and flowing.
John Hinant
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Retired Member of Richmond VA Fire Bureau
October 25, 1858 - October 25, 2020 = 162 years old
The sixth oldest paid, documented, Fire Department in the United States
First established in 1782
"In God We Trust - All Others We Take For Granted"