It is pointed out that the city has changed over recent years and buildings are taller and as a result, people are living closer to one another than was the case years ago. Fire officers in Bnei Brak explain the new unit is essential in providing a necessary response as the vehicle can lift personnel to a required height as well as extinguish a blaze with its pumping abilities.

One of the reasons Bnei Brak was selected for the new vehicle is because it is so densely populated.

Incident commander Todd Derum said, “We’ve been humbled by the continued support that the public has provided and look forward to working with anyone reporting missing equipment.”

Fire officials ask anyone who locates missing equipment to contact the Soberanes Fire Information Center at (831) 204-0446 or the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office at (831) 755-3722 and a crew will be sent the pick it up.

With the venture, the group is aiming to become market leader in hydraulic platforms.

CTE is a unit of the CTE Group, the leading manufacturer of platforms and cranes for diverse applications, and sells around 20 to 25 hydraulic platforms to fire departments each year with the annual revenues of some EUR 10 million in the firefighting and rescue platform business.

he apparatus is built for the rigors of the fire service and is easily mounted in the back of a pickup truck or a custom-built bed and is especially effective in handling wildfires and car fires.

The new slip-on greatly improves Victoria County's capacity to serve its community. The unit has foam capability, can be operated from the cab of the truck and is a lighter, more powerful unit, said Victoria County Fire Department Chief Deputy Richard Castillo.

The Victoria County Fire Department has already used the new slip-on for fires, including a mile-long fire on U.S. 77 and a six-acre fire that was ignited by hay bales.

The fire department serves a population of about 9,000 people in more than 79 square miles of Victoria County.