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Ladder truck pulled out of service due to brake problems
By adamg on Mon, 01/12/2009 - 3:23pm
Channel 4 reports that Ladder 14 in Allston, built in 1993, was pulled from service this morning.
Photo of Ladder 14 outside station 41 at 460 Cambridge St.
Earlier:
Another Boston ladder truck careens out of control - Sunday.
Did Lt. Kelley die due to bad brakes?
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Good! That's long overdue.
Here's hoping they inspect more firetrucks and pull them out of service if necessary, in order to perform necessary life-saving maintenance on them.
How long are they staying out of service for?
It seems like these "engine going out of service" stories need some followup.
Ladder 14 was taken out of service on Monday, but I'm positive I saw it driving around on Tuesday or Wednesday. And it was full with several firefighters in their gear (jackets, helmets, etc), so it didn't seem like they were just taking it to the garage for (or from) service.
Do we know if it's still out of service? Was it, in spite of appearances, just being driven somewhere but not on duty after Monday this week? If it's back in service, are any of the others also?
Based on what the Globe's been reporting
It seems like they're only actually out of service for a day, if that long.