BY MICHAEL N. CIAMPO
While responding to a second alarm in the tower ladder, the chauffeur told the covering officer to ask the dispatcher if there were any “special instructions” for our tower ladder. The officer looked at him kind of funny, but the chauffeur insisted he ask. The dispatcher responded with specific instructions for the tower ladder to respond in from a certain direction and to be prepared for an exterior operation. The chauffeur heard the instructions and gave the officer that “I told you so!” look.
Once back at quarters, the chauffeur gathered our company around and went over some important general response considerations for the tower ladder.
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