Firefighters on ladder trucks

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I wonder why the number of firefighters on a ladder truck is limited to 3 in the game as it normally is in Germany.I always thought a ladder company at least has a crew of 4 up to 6 firemen.Maybe one of the US-Fireman could explain it to me?

Having 4 ff's on a ladder truck is actually normal in the states. There are some departments (very few) that only require 3 but they are rare. It is also rare for there to be more than 4 unless they have a probie. Most fire departments in the U.S. have 1 driver/operator, 1 Officer and 2 FF's on their trucks. This is the same for pumpers and most heavy rescue trucks.

This info is based on large career departments like Houston, Dallas and San Antonio

The department i came from ran 2 on every truck and the only office was on the rescue

Here in the Midwest it isn't uncommon to have only 2 on any given truck, there are some departments who only run a driver full time. Although most departments have moved staffing up to a minimum of 3 on the engines/pumpers. There Are a lot of rural areas here with no volunteers anymore. The Metro area around me used to be staffed this way 5 Man Engine Crew, 6 Man Ladder/Truck/Tiller Crew, they since went down to 4 Man engines, and 5 man trucks due to budget and staffing issues. There is a large department in here who runs only 3 Man engines, and two man ladders, but they also run two man rescues who become part of the ladder company in case of working fire.

the department im talking about is 100% paid

Well Most Fire Dept Used 1 Ladder and it Hold 3-4 Player in the Seat my hometown Ladder truck only have 1 person on it rescue truck help the ladder truck out in most case... So tost yeah i like to see 3-4 In the Ladder and Rescue truck

I think ist cool that the platform get 4 FFs

I work for a city fire department. All our trucks are staffed with 4 personnel. That is all engine, ladder, and rescue companies.