The budget pressures facing many communities in the last several years have thrown a new wrench in the apparatus management of some departments. When budget cuts result in reduced staffing, fire departments can be left with too many apparatus. This was the situation faced by the North Hposick (N.Y.) Fire Department (NHFD). "We had seven pieces of equipment on our roster," says Chief Allan Bornt. "However, because of low manpower responding to alarms, we needed to reduce the amount of fire apparatus our department responds with."
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