remembering of course that at red truck is great on the freeway....but the vast majority of their patch is a red truck no go area.....
Barker, Stirling and Burnside rescues are all 2WD.
and four people in a scania isn't a valid replacement for 12 people in two 34/24 appliances from Brigades who have little problem getting appliances out the door.
Some might argue that a turnout guaranteeing 4 trained RCR operators per appliance with full niner stowage is more useful that a crew of 6 whose training may or may not include RCR and whose truck may only have "standard stowage".
Barker, Stirling and Burnside rescues are all 2WD.
and four people in a scania isn't a valid replacement for 12 people in two 34/24 appliances from Brigades who have little problem getting appliances out the door.
Some might argue that a turnout guaranteeing 4 trained RCR operators per appliance with full niner stowage is more useful that a crew of 6 whose training may or may not include RCR and whose truck may only have "standard stowage".