The default size of a fire truck the U.S. is entirely based on the personal preferences of firefighters & their love of big trucks.
The rest of the world designed the trucks to meet the city. In the U.S. we designed our cities to meet the expanding trucks.
In return we got the following:
-no superior outcomes in fire deaths
-more road injuries and deaths
-less space for people and housing
-more expense
-less enjoyable cities
@ValHoyle Another boondoggle promoted by the misguided boosters of the Port of Coos Bay. The facts donโt support this project. https://t.co/0o8YLG6vPt
New Research: Coast redwood planted outside its range outperforms the native Douglas-fir beneath an overstory of varying density https://t.co/hsjjjkbdXx #FrontiersIn#ForestsGlobalChange