Monday 1 September 2008

my dream fire truck


as they always say, once a firefighter, forever a firefighter.


i have been a firefighter for the last 18 years and i really love the job so much. i have been to developed countries and have seen the best the world has to offer. the best airport crash tender i've seen is in schipol airport in amsterdam and in osaka. they have been using carmelray machines.


but being firefighter responding mostly to structural fires, i cant help but simply adore with the beauty of a dennis firetruck which is standard in the united kingdom. i lived in the town of alfreton in derbyshire and watched these machines responding to fire calls. they're really great. i got the chance to sit on it during my visit to the nottingham fire station and the feeling is great. for a firefighter, just taking a sit in the state-of-the-art equipment is everything.


i do believe that in this lifetime, our government cannot purchase one of those. our leaders are super-negligent of our need to protect our own people. we are contented with those under-powered, impractical fire trucks assembled in the philippines. assemblers are simply after the profits, not its effectiveness.


all we can do now is simply pray. for we all know our capabilities are very limited. whether you like it or not, but this is a hard pill to swallow. best thing to do, take care of your own properties.





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