First U.S. 125-foot Rosenbauer Quint

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Definitely an interesting rig with some pretty impressive specs.

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We have a lot of commercial, residential, industrial, and heavy industrial in our protection area,” Bukovich says. “We’ve seen an increase in town home and apartment complexes over the past five years where the challenge is they are three or four stories tall with lots of landscaping around them and some long setbacks. Sometimes it’s hard to get close enough for our aerial ladders.”

Bukovich says the truck committee looked at setbacks in new and existing developments and reviewed situations where the department had to reposition apparatus to get into the right spot. Fortunately, the department had budgeted for an extra size ladder, he notes. “Having a longer ladder capability with more fudge room for error when positioning meant that a 125-foot ladder was for us,” he says.

ARTICLE (with photos and specs): http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/articles/print/volume-20/issue-12/departments/special-delivery/first-u-s-125-foot-rosenbauer-quint-goes-to-sioux-falls-sd-fire-rescue.html

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After going after the article, this truck is pretty awesome. Some really neat specs, they certainly got a lot with this truck. And the price is crazy low, too for an aerial like this.