EVERY NOW AND THEN, YOU'LL FACE adversity in apparatus positioning and have to think outside the box. Truck company apparatus operators normally position on the street and in front of the fire building, but what happens when they arrive later into the fire? Will they be able to get the rig into position and use it effectively? Or, will they just park the million-dollar mega-tool-carrying apparatus half a block away and be okay with just carrying a hundred-dollar hook and a thousand-dollar saw to the scene? Positioning an apparatus is an art that you master through training and fireground experiences.
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