Emergency at Bi-Mart

I presume it was the only response vehicle in a state of readiness at that particular time!.

It's not a big city, so there are rarely times that are busy for all personnel. What I don't understand is why the engine goes every time the ambulance goes, no matter what the emergency is. They're all Emergency Medical Techs with the fire department. Maybe I should call them and ask! (No, I won't.)

Thanks for the star!

They look quite different from ours! We recently had the complete lot of 4 fire engines and cars plus ambulance in front of our house- turned out a 86 year old lady didn't answer her phone and her worried brother called 112. They were about to break into her flat when she returned from the doctor's... Sometimes they need the ladders to get seriously ill people out of upper floors, sometimes it's just pets who can't get down again;-)

I know they do - somebody else over on "your side" said that a long time ago. I looked at them online and they are much more compact. Ours are monsters and that is probably unnecessary! We just have big things, wide streets and plenty of land to contain it all. I didn't think about the ladder. Good to have just in case. Wow, poor lady, can't even go to the doctor in peace - lol!

Ours have to be compact, this one couldn't manage any of our inner city streets! It shows you have much more space;-)

Super shot Diane -I love the look of your Fire Engines..!!

Ever since I looked at European ones, these seem awfully excessive! This is an older one, but even in tight NYC, the new ones are just as big. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsYFN6pPih8

Interesting link Diane...............that's a beast of a machine..!! They must sometimes struggle in traffic and some of the narrower streets..!!

I imagine so. They're probably pretty good at plowing through. When I worked in San Francisco near a fire station I was amazed by their skill at making fast, tight turns in a very long truck!