Yep, a lot has changed though now with all the new high rise apartment buildings and traffic everywhere. Plus I liked their green/yellow engines n trucks which stood out vs them all being red now just like every other city around.
Glendale doesn't have any. Neither do any of the local Verdugo FDs (i.e. Burbank, Pasadena, South Pas, Arcadia, Monrovia, etc). Don't think neighboring LAFD or LACoFD have any either. I guess they just don't see a need to buy one.
From what I've been told, the tiller trucks have more storage and longer reach as well as are more maneuverable through tight streets and turns. So I guess all that out weighs the need for a tower truck since they already have so many engines which provide water pumping. Plus I would think a longer aerial ladder would be beneficial for high rises in the city.
brings back a lot of memories.....
Yep, a lot has changed though now with all the new high rise apartment buildings and traffic everywhere. Plus I liked their green/yellow engines n trucks which stood out vs them all being red now just like every other city around.
@@The411RUclipsyup…we used to call those lime rigs the rolling avocado’s😂
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Nice catch. How come there’s no towers there?
Glendale doesn't have any. Neither do any of the local Verdugo FDs (i.e. Burbank, Pasadena, South Pas, Arcadia, Monrovia, etc). Don't think neighboring LAFD or LACoFD have any either. I guess they just don't see a need to buy one.
@ I’m a retired ff from the St. Louis area and we have towers here but it seems that on the west coast that towers are not popular.
From what I've been told, the tiller trucks have more storage and longer reach as well as are more maneuverable through tight streets and turns. So I guess all that out weighs the need for a tower truck since they already have so many engines which provide water pumping. Plus I would think a longer aerial ladder would be beneficial for high rises in the city.