| So often when Down Town areas revitalize, | | | | revitalization project the economic development |
| parking is an issue and there is not a lot of space | | | | associations should consider mini-fire trucks rather |
| downtown for full-size fire trucks to do their job. | | | | than adding too much cost to tearing down all the |
| Often parking behind buildings is limited and they | | | | buildings to make room for large fire trucks in |
| really pack in the available parking. In front there is | | | | case of a fire. Here is a picture of the most |
| also little if any room and it takes too long to get | | | | simplest of models and Fire Departments can |
| a truck in, find a hydrant and douse the blaze. Yet | | | | speck them out from there; |
| consider if you will a smaller more versatile unit? | | | | The key is to limit the gallons per minute on the |
| Perhaps an ATV mini-fire truck makes sense? | | | | pump and use a more restrictive flow for a more |
| Well it just so happens that many such units are | | | | powerful spray to conserve the limited on-board |
| available and they do exist. An ATV mini-fire | | | | water supplies. It is a worthy concept and this is |
| truck geared correctly can get to the blaze | | | | why more and more down town areas are |
| quickly thru heavy traffic and right to the fire | | | | considering ATV fire suppression enabled |
| without the extra waiting time. Even if it cannot | | | | technologies to be deployed to protect the people |
| put out the entire fire it can subdue it and curtail | | | | and those down town returning shoppers bringing |
| its spread until re-enforcements arrive. | | | | more sales tax revenue and jobs back to the |
| This is why when considering Down Town | | | | city. Consider all this in 2006. |
