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Of interest … Toronto Fire Department (more)

Jan 30

Posted by Admin in Fire Service News, Reader submission | 8 Comments

This from Bill Post:

The 230-foot Bronto Sky-Lift on a Mack triple-axle chassis which was delivered to the Toronto Fire Department in December 2021 was first put to use (for lighting purposed) about 5 months ago.
 
It is a special-call rig cross manned by the crew of  Tower 333 a 116-foot Bronto Sky-Lift.
 
I don’t know if  any attempts have been made to sell Bronto Sky-Lifts to Chicago. I am aware of some of their shortcomings, however I have long thought that this would be a great special-call apparatus for Chicago. A Bronto Sky-Lift is still better for rescue work than a straight 137-foot aerial ladder such as Aerial Tower 8.
 
This is especially relevant at the moment given the 4-11 alarm at 4850 S Lake Park Avenue.
 
This is now the tallest aerial platform in North America and seeing how it performs in Toronto would make sense in Chicago.
 

 

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Of interest … Toronto Fire Department

Jun 21

Posted by Admin in Fire Service News | 11 Comments

This from Bill Post:

Here is a 6 minute video that was done about a month ago. Even though it isn’t about a Chicago area fire department I think it is significant as the official unveiling of the the tallest aerial platform in North America by the Toronto Fire Department.
 
It is a 229-foot Bronto Skylift built on a Mack chassis and will be used a  cross-staffed apparatus when needed for high-rise fires or high-angle rescues. It was delivered during the winter but was officially introduced to the public last month. It is at Toronto Station 333 in downtown Toronto.
 
Bill Post
 

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