By Rob Fisher
Many fire departments these days are purchasing ladder trucks with some form of fire suppression capability such as the quint. The quint ladder truck is joining the apparatus ranks alongside the traditional ladder truck, tower, or tractor-drawn aerial (TDA). The quint departs from the traditional engine vs. truck operations model presented in most fireground tactics manuals and department standard operating guidelines (SOGs) adopted over decades. So, the need for planning your desired fire apparatus positioning on the fireground is greater than ever before (photo 1).
The quint ladder truck offers fireground multifunctionality. But, its ability to perform multiple functions is most often limited by the available resources, the aerial length, the building offset, the hosebed’s design/deployment, staffing, and so forth. Overlooking these factors can negatively impact the fireground. Two o’clock in the morning with an advanced fire and victims is not the time to start figuring it all out.
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