How well do you know your fire fighting trivia?
   A fire engine is designed to pump water using an engine, which can be obtained via an on board water supply, fire hydrant, water tender or any other available water source by using draft water suction.
    A fire truck is differentiated from a fire engine in that it has no onboard water supply. Fire trucks are instead equipped with a mix of long ladders, hydraulic platforms, additional firefighting equipment, a variety of heavy rescue tools, extrication equipment, and other emergency gear.
    The turntable ladder is the best-known form of fire truck, but there are also rescue squads, floodlight trucks and other specialized units.
    A tiller truck, a semi-trailer truck carrying a turntable ladder, requires two drivers. It has separate steering wheels for front and rear wheels (the steering device for the rear is sometimes a tiller rather than a true steering wheel).
   There are many types of hook and ladder trucks - rear mounts, mid-mounts, tower ladders, tillers, and articulating booms, etc. Generally, ladder trucks carry a wide assortment of ladders and hooks. Ladders have fairly obvious purposes; hooks can be used for a variety of things, but most commonly for pulling drywall or plaster walls away from framing members to expose hidden fire, and to allow access for extinguishing same. Hooks can also be used for pulling siding, breaking windows, etc. Technically, any vehicle carrying hooks and ladders could be considered a hook and ladder vehicle.

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3/11/2007 by andyedwards
Came back with the right tools. No problem this time. TFTC.

3/10/2007 by andyedwards
Well I found it okay but I couldn't sign the log. Wasn't prepared for this one. Will be come back better equipped another time.

3/2/2007 by cache_in_pocket
A challenge, I'm up for that. Grabbed my handy dandy tott and searched for the cache. Found it, now what? Let's see, we'll take this and move it here and fasten this like that and move this around and...viola, I've got me a DET (DopeyDuck Extraction Tool). Added my name to the other brave souls who attempted this and proceeded to put it back. More modifications...let's see, move this like that, turn this around, fasten this over here (note tongue sticking out to the lower left for added affect), reverse that and bingo, I've got me a DiRT (DopeyDuck Relocation Tool). After a little acrobatics and trying not to look suspicious, I returned the container. Oh, what's this? Where'd this log sheet come from? D'Oh!

2/26/2007 by JJG10101
Met up with Pacholik for a bit of night caching. We came *this* close to crushing this one, as the cache must've fallen from its spot. Not sure how that happened, maybe gravity is extra-strong here. TFTC!

2/26/2007 by Team Geo-Rangers
Best find in awhile. Arrived at GZ and started the methodical search. Spotted it in about 30 seconds ... now, what to do? Got one TOTT from the cache mobile and one from the environment. Did some stretching exercises, a few jumping jacks, and push-ups, ok I am ready! Got it! Signed the log, put the naked TB in the pocket, and replaced the cache. Replaced the local TOTT and egressed from the area. VK would be proud, for it all took about 7 minutes!

Too bad some will filter a 3 difficulty and never try

Wish we had two more finds to make this #3900 ... oh well, looks like it may be a twopoms find instead ... any cache approved by groundspeak is a good cache, but they all can't be great like this one!

2/26/2007 by Pacholik
Easy find with jjg10101 since the cache was lying on the ground. Thanks

2/26/2007 by Syd and Dain
Our first TOTT was not adequate. Returned to the geomobile for a more bodacious TOTT, nabbed and replaced the cache. TNLN SL Thanks for the challenging hide.

2/26/2007 by jshults (Rally Dude, Square D Team)
It's very appropriate that a Volunteer Fireman rescued this FTF. As all firemen should be, I was prepared for most any situation. One quick trip to the truck and the
FTF was freed. TB was added to cache.
TFTC and excuse to perform a rescue.

2/26/2007 by Marko Ramius
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