I wonder if some of this stuff doesn't depend on the state you live in. I know here in NY I looked into organizing a small volunteer fire company. Unless I had access to a couple million $$$ it's simply impossible. No way a 15 or 25 year old truck would do. I don't recall the exact number but it seems to me it was like 10 years old or newer and it may have been less than that. You had to have a crap load of radios and radio equipment, turn out gear couldn't be more than a few years old, air packs the same, etc., etc. And that didn't even cover the ridiculous training requirements. Call me old fashioned, but I'd lots rather see something like our old 1954 IHC gasoline fire truck actually show up at a fire in a few minutes as opposed to waiting 1/2 an hour for the brand new half million dollar super pumper to show up to hose down the foundation.
I try to keep a 300 gallon cube at least half or more full spring, summer and fall. At least I can put out small grass fires. If I had a place to keep it, I'd find an old pumper with at least a 500 gallon tank and keep it here for "Good Samaritan" use. These ridiculous laws are going to kill people. They've already cost a lot of people their homes and belongings locally. But don't tell that to the blue light heroes that want to get newer, fancier, bigger chrome than the next company down the road! You never heard such self serving whining in your life!
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