The Alpha Fire Company's latest truck has a terrific view - and that new car smell. Of course, the latter was difficult to pinpoint from approximately 95 feet above ground level, but that's OK. At that height, the senses tend to be affixed to the scenery and the baffling perception that the world below seems to have grown simultaneously bigger and smaller.
There’s also the sudden and almost overpowering urge to redecorate the Medlar Field parking lot with trampolines and pillow-top mattresses — but maybe that’s not everyone.
Alpha firefighters Brian Rohrbaugh and Forrest Rothrock, for instance, seemed totally nonplussed by the change in altitude. They are used to this, after all.
The Alpha Fire Company has two other aerial firetrucks, each with a range of 75 feet and a tendency to experience turbulence during takeoff.
Wednesday’s ride was smooth, a fluid demonstration of the new rig in action and about as close to challenging gravity as one can get without wings.
“It’s great. It’s very smooth compared to the others,” Rohrbaugh said.
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