I'm not sure if the logic holds up:
Rancho Cucamonga FD has OES type 3 OES8637.
Most local departments around here want to be rid of theirs. Some already have returned them.Don't forget, there were 100 engines, all type 1 or 2. Now there is at least 85 Type 6s being delivered, and 50 or so Type 3 along with over 100 Type 1 engines and a host of other equipment, 6 hazmat units, Comm Vehicles, USAR vehicles.
The system works pretty good and its a Win Win for hosting agencies. Nothing like it in the US except maybe MABAS
Most local departments around here want to be rid of theirs. Some already have returned them.
Don't forget, there were 100 engines, all type 1 or 2. Now there is at least 85 Type 6s being delivered, and 50 or so Type 3 along with over 100 Type 1 engines and a host of other equipment, 6 hazmat units, Comm Vehicles, USAR vehicles.
The system works pretty good and its a Win Win for hosting agencies. Nothing like it in the US except maybe MABAS
Well, someone wants them, the number of apparatus is increasing.
As far as USFS, the LPF has multiple patrols running around. On one of our recent fires, when Type 3s were scarce, the ECC was requesting Foxtrot strike teams as they were all that was available.
got no idea except this, Years ago when I lived in Montana, state forestry and USFS all had Type 5s and 6s because they said it was eaiser to maneuver in the timber. Back then urban Interface was not a thing like it is now, we burned homes but not to this frequency.
Also Northern Cal chases a lot of grass fires in the foothills of the Sierra-Sac area. Lots of departments in Yolo, Sacracmento etc have them.
I think you'll find them going to departments with multiple OES rigs.
It's hard for smaller departments to justify the a unique rig that probably doesn't match anything else they have, and that have durability/build quality issues according to the mechanics I've talked to. Which is why I qualified my statement with the combined "most" and "local" rather than a blanket statement.
If you've got a department like LA County that's getting a ton of them, then you have fleet commonality and technician experience on your side.
As far as USFS, the LPF has multiple patrols running around. On one of our recent fires, when Type 3s were scarce, the ECC was requesting Foxtrot strike teams as they were all that was available.