r/Firefighting • u/Few-Ability-7312 • 26d ago

General Discussion Who needs a Tiller that big?

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u/Dugley2352 26d ago

Just like the Good Ol' Days, when a pumper was assigned to every fire with a truck, to pump for the aerial. The cool thing was you also had extra hands from the engine crew, because engine guys want to be like truckies and break stuff.

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u/SanJOahu84 25d ago

truckies are just victims like everyone else waiting to be rescued until the engine puts the fire out. 

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u/Dugley2352 25d ago

I’ve been both. Truckies were the guys who showed up to break stuff and get thanked as they left.

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u/SanJOahu84 25d ago

So have I. And I've broken just as much shit at fires on the engine as I have on the truck lol.

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u/Dugley2352 25d ago

Yeah but truckies get cookies for it. Engine crews gets to roll hose.

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u/SanJOahu84 25d ago

All those cookies are showing!