Talk:Fire engine
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Fire Engines are different than Fire Trucks and perform very different tasks during an attack on a fire, but that is not commonly known. In my update to this article I tried to define the Engine and Truck, and the hybrid Quint, but wonder if they should be broken off into their own articles, or are they similar enough in design and function?
- I think "engine" and "truck" could use their own articles, where an "engine" is any apparatus that has a pump (i.e., the "engine") and "fire truck" is anything else. Lupinelawyer 22:43, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
How about including a list of famous fires in the 'see also' section? Since fire trucks/engines do put out fires, it seems like a good idea to include the fires make make the men and equpment legendary. TomStar81 02:28, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- As of June 03 there is List of historic fires, with an Oct 03 List of famous fires redirect; and June 04 Category:Historic fires. I'll snap a link into the article today, and also add Category:Firefighting to that historical article. Lupinelawyer 22:43, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
tiller truck
Anybody in the know want to talk about a "tiller truck"?
- What would you like to know? A tiller truck is a tractor-trailer, aerial ladder with a separately steerable set of rear wheels, which are steered at a tiller position by a tillerman. This permits the truck to more easily make sharp turns (as exiting the firehouse, or in narrow city streets with traffic). See the article on Turntable ladder and its external ref. Lupinelawyer 22:43, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Images
I'm sorry, but there are WAY too many images on this page. I don't mind alot of visual information, but as they are now they're really causing problems with formatting (Look at the table of contents for a good example). What are the recommended actions when this happens? Thanx 68.39.174.150 00:27, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)