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Looks like a rig, one could actually operate with and fight a fire, One doesn't have to be a member of the New York Knicks to get hose from the rear or mattydales

The SFFD has what seems miles of LDH hose stored at the waterfront where the Fireboat is quartered, the play is to have that hose stretched into the city and have the fireboat pump it. Now in 1989 (I think) when the earthquake struck during the World Series, television showed gangs of civilians stretching the LDH hose into the burning areas. The cisterns are a great idea as underground water mains and pump stations become problematic. A company just had to pull the man hole cover and drop in their hard suction and they have access to thousands and thousands of gallons of water.
With hills and  thousands of closely built frame dwellings it would be some battle to save the city in the event of a major earthquake.
 I am sure they have extensive plans to react, legend has it back in 1906 the first fatality of the earthquake was the Chief of Department, when his chimney fell thru his ceiling and killed him in his bed, along with him went his elaborate earthquake plans.

Looks like Goldens Bridge's new rescue pumper is moving along...
 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g8nb442xh30i9gf/AAB0yGF7bqhIiWEm2zVN8q_oa?dl=0
 

Looks like Goldens Bridge's new rescue pumper is moving along...
 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g8nb442xh30i9gf/AAB0yGF7bqhIiWEm2zVN8q_oa?dl=0
 

A sneak preview....what an awesome truck! Loving the specs and the new solid red paint scheme!
 

 
 
 
 

A sneak preview....what an awesome truck! Loving the specs and the new solid red paint scheme!
 

 
 
 
 

They got him because of some awesome detective work. Glad his family will have justice, although never closure.
 
 
FULL STORY: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2017/05/04/i-95-tow-driver-death-arrest/101287164/
 
ANOTHER FULL STORY:   http://harrison.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/police-nab-suspect-in-hit-run-harrison-crash-that-killed-tow-truck-operator/709606/

Fairfield Fire Department New Engine 2
Spartan/Marion
Should be delivered in about 2 weeks time.

A sneak preview....what an awesome truck! Loving the specs and the new solid red paint scheme!
 

 
 
 
 

A sneak preview....what an awesome truck! Loving the specs and the new solid red paint scheme!
 

 
 
 
 

I definitely see applications for a tool like this.
 
 
 

A sneak preview....what an awesome truck! Loving the specs and the new solid red paint scheme!
 

 
 
 
 

A sneak preview....what an awesome truck! Loving the specs and the new solid red paint scheme!
 

 
 
 
 

I came across something pretty interesting at a FD I was at recently.
 
They have a lot of members who work nights and weekends, or have childcare issues that prevent from attending, So each Wednesday, at 9AM, they drill.
 
Pretty cool solution to make sure training is accessible to everybody. Do any other departments do this?

I came across something pretty interesting at a FD I was at recently.
 
They have a lot of members who work nights and weekends, or have childcare issues that prevent from attending, So each Wednesday, at 9AM, they drill.
 
Pretty cool solution to make sure training is accessible to everybody. Do any other departments do this?

I came across something pretty interesting at a FD I was at recently.
 
They have a lot of members who work nights and weekends, or have childcare issues that prevent from attending, So each Wednesday, at 9AM, they drill.
 
Pretty cool solution to make sure training is accessible to everybody. Do any other departments do this?

 
I did. Engine 10 is a 2015 KME Severe Service Predator,  one of the 34 KME "Triples" in their fleet. @pump305 correct me if I am wrong on the year.
 
Engine 10 is in the Central Bureau division, 11th Battalion.  It serves downtown Los Angeles, near the convention center along with it's housemates, Light Force 10, and RA (Rescue Ambulance) 10. This station responded to 5,358 EMS calls, 619 critical ALS calls, 1,313 non-EMS calls,  and 45 structure fires in 2016.
 

 
 
From being an outsider", I have observed over 15 years now how they are very meticulous and take great pride in keeping the apparatus in the best shape. It's part of the culture. Even Engine 9, one of the busiest engine companies in the nation, spotlessly shines. Another truck I photographed almost 10 year ago and then again last month and I couldn't tell the difference of wear.  It's true, they don't have to deal with the corrosive salt, deteriorated roadways, and rust, but I rarely see career departments (and some volunteer) in this area washing the motor, hand cleaning an aerial, waxing a truck, or even rinsing down apparatus when they are caked in salt in times other then with an annual inspection dinner coming up. Not only a pride thing, but also an important part of the maintenance of the truck.
 
Additionally, the Engineer for the pumpers, and Apparatus Operator for the ladders, USAR's, and other specialty vehicles, is a promotional rank. So there is  a person specifically charged with taking care of the rig on each shift, as opposed to it being an assignment for the day.
 

As someone who has a full time job on the nightshift  and every weekend this has always been a problem for me. My department's drills are in the evening with no immediate plans to change that. They'd just rather b**** about the guys that don't make it. Best quote I ever read was from this forum. "For a service that requires 24/7 availability it sucks you have to work Monday through Friday 9-5 to be able to attend any trainings". Even state sponsored trainings in my area follow that schedule.

Anytime is a good time to train. 

We never had much in the way of formal daytime drills, but in my old station if there were a bunch of members around during the day it was not unusual to hold a drill. We got a lot of pushback on that from members who worked during the day and felt that they were being denied the "right" to drill so those of us around in the day should not do drill reports or get any kind of credit for doing that drill. This was also briefly a problem when we were a combination department and there were occasional drills during the day for the career staff and any available volunteers. There was a certain volunteer element that felt these were somehow being used to avoid our weekly nighttime drills.
 
I am a fan of drilling in any way possible and favor a combination of day and night drills, whenever possible. I applaud that department for figuring out a way around the problems their membership was having.

Seth, my FD rotates drills and truck checks every Sunday (morning) and Monday (evening).
Like many VFD's, we have many members who work shift work. We try to accommodate this by adding weekday drills and truck checks (usually Tuesday or Thursday). It works well for us. Gives everyone a fair chance at keeping fresh on their training and our equipment. 

Fascinating.
 
 
https://www.citylab.com/design/2017/05/the-sublime-subterranean-cisterns-of-san-francisco/524853/?utm_source=fbb
 
 

Cool story.
 
 
http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/cleveland-firefighters-rescue-stranded-photographer

Fascinating.
 
 
https://www.citylab.com/design/2017/05/the-sublime-subterranean-cisterns-of-san-francisco/524853/?utm_source=fbb