BY MICHAEL J. LOPINA
Whether responding to an automatic alarm or a working structure fire, proper positioning of apparatus is critical. It doesn't matter if you're in a rural fire department or the busiest company in New York City. Getting the apparatus in the right place is critical to the overall success of the operation, and this cannot be stressed enough.
If vertical ventilation off an aerial ladder is needed but the truck is parked a block away, how is it going to be done? If a tanker shuttle is needed for rural operations, and if an ambulance or an engine that isn't committed is blocking the only road to the fire structure, how are the tankers going to get their water in? Sometimes even the busiest companies make mistakes. The point is, you don't have to be a large department to do a top-notch job when it comes to apparatus placement.
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