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Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:29 pm
It seems, via my extensive and unquestionably effective research, that England (or London in particular) does not employ the use of the ladder truck.
By ladder truck, I mean a tractor trailer sized vehicle. You got the cab, then you got a very large trailer with a massive ladder controlled by a mini cab at the end.
Ah... heck... a pic is worth 1000 words:
http://santamonicafire.org/images/truck1.jpg
Is this true? And why? London still has tall buildings.
(for the record.... my explanation of the ladder truck was rudimentary, not because I didnt think you guys wouldnt get it, but because I really dont know all the technical terminology)
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Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:40 pm
Our roads can't cope with a normal sized lorry, that's why we'll never have a vehicle that size in London, or even Britain for that matter.
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Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:18 am
We don't have trucks that big but we do have similar ladders.
Our roads can't cope with a normal sized lorry, that's why we'll never have a vehicle that size in London, or even Britain for that matter.
Ooooh... you woulda thought id have been able to figure that out since ive been to England so many times...
And turntable ladders... interesting. Kinda like the "quints" over here...
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Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:50 am
csBlaZe wrote:
Ooooh... you woulda thought id have been able to figure that out since ive been to England so many times...
So why ask?
Clown.
Were you thinking of applying at ADO level, you'd right up that street Walter.
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Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:36 am
I havent been to England for around 2 years... 2 years ago I wasnt interested in fire fighting like I am now. I obviously didnt focus on road size in relation to fire apparatus back then.
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