I find it funny how in Europe, a truck company is 2 guys but here in the states it can be up to 10 in some areas. At least the engines used in Britain and Ireland have alot of space for gear and look pretty decent, unlike those used in France *shudder*. Over here in the states, a call like this would have a different response depending on the department. For most they'd only send an engine or engine and truck, some might send 3 engines and a truck. The response level here is about consistent with what FDNY responds with to such a call, or what Detroit Fire would call a Box Alarm: 4 Engines, 1 Truck, 1 Rescue, 1 Ambulance and 2 Chiefs.
tbh I don't know ANY apparatus in the US which has up to a crew of 10. However, a plain normal Engine or Rescue Engine in Germany has indeed a crew of 9
@@EnjoyFirefighting I frequent the websites of US appliance manufacturers and they share the specs of recently made orders. I have seen some trucks and engines, and even a few rescues, with seating for 8 or 10 people as built.
@@EnjoyFirefighting Well Pierce offers the Enforcer and Impel with seating for up to 8 and 10 respectively. I cannot find it now but I came across a Impel chassis rescue that was built with seating for 8 a few months back.
@@Stargazzer811 just found it as information listed for the Impel; Would be interesting to see how they arrange those 10 seats. While 9 is the standard here, I honestly have never seen an American apparatus with more than 6 seats; Also their 360° interior picture shows a configuration with 6 seats and I can barely imagine how they want to fit 4 more seats inside that cab
I find it funny how in Europe, a truck company is 2 guys but here in the states it can be up to 10 in some areas. At least the engines used in Britain and Ireland have alot of space for gear and look pretty decent, unlike those used in France *shudder*. Over here in the states, a call like this would have a different response depending on the department. For most they'd only send an engine or engine and truck, some might send 3 engines and a truck. The response level here is about consistent with what FDNY responds with to such a call, or what Detroit Fire would call a Box Alarm: 4 Engines, 1 Truck, 1 Rescue, 1 Ambulance and 2 Chiefs.
tbh I don't know ANY apparatus in the US which has up to a crew of 10. However, a plain normal Engine or Rescue Engine in Germany has indeed a crew of 9
@@EnjoyFirefighting I frequent the websites of US appliance manufacturers and they share the specs of recently made orders. I have seen some trucks and engines, and even a few rescues, with seating for 8 or 10 people as built.
@@Stargazzer811 any example? I know many of those websites, but I've never seen any designed for 10
@@EnjoyFirefighting Well Pierce offers the Enforcer and Impel with seating for up to 8 and 10 respectively. I cannot find it now but I came across a Impel chassis rescue that was built with seating for 8 a few months back.
@@Stargazzer811 just found it as information listed for the Impel; Would be interesting to see how they arrange those 10 seats. While 9 is the standard here, I honestly have never seen an American apparatus with more than 6 seats; Also their 360° interior picture shows a configuration with 6 seats and I can barely imagine how they want to fit 4 more seats inside that cab