San Francisco Fire Department Aerial Truck T-5

[brianalexi]

This Aerial Ladder Fire Truck has, and uses a Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine.

[GreenGreenMauvePink]

Interesting seeing the green lighting in the grille area. I see green on most Illinois apparatus, but never in California. I wonder if their lighting laws have evolved?

[Frizzo2000]

@GreenGreenMauvePink

The green lights are becoming pretty much a national standard to differentiate between Engine, rescue, and Ladder Companies. Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, and several other major metropolitan areas are all using green lights, either in combination with a roto-ray, or strobe light.

Outside the fire service, green lights indicate the command post location. Go figure...

[philyumpshus]

@Frizzo2000 There is no national standard for lighting and just because you've seen some city apparatus with green lights doesn't mean that everyone is doing it. Chicago is noted for their green light on the officer side but most departments do it out of tradition, not to identify apparatus. Most areas use green for command, especially IN the fire service, not outside of it like you stated.

[BlackAdam70]

what means Aerial Truck?

[bitmuster]

I'm not sure, as I'm german, so I'm not a native speaker. I assume it refers to the way the ladder can be deployed -> aerial ladder.

[farmtruck551]

aerial truck is another name for ladder truck. there are many terms for ladder trucks, such as: truck, tower, platform (if it has a bucket), quint (a short ladder truck), squirt (a boom type truck), bronto (has a folding ladder), there are many others. it depends on were you live.

[philyumpshus]

@farmtruck551 A quint is not a short ladder, it's any aerial that carries a pump, tank, hose, and ground ladders.

[dwaters81]

Its a gas PPV

[John5891523]

Fire trucks Rules ! ! ! !

[smittyfif]

sharp rig. Is that an electric PPV behind the cab?

[co19ff]

Think so, looks like it at least.