Spotlight Option - In Bumper Storage

  You can never have enough storage space on a Fire Truck.  Storage space is always at a premium.  When you extend the front bumper of the chassis, you open up a lot of storage options. 

  There are numerous different ways you can configure the storage in an extended front bumper.  Pictured above is how one department decided to utilize the storage.  In the center compartment is a hose well for a pre-connected 1-1/2" hose line.  They also have one storage compartment outboard of the chassis frame rails on each side of the bumper.  These wing compartments will be utilized for the storage of miscellaneous equipment.  On this truck, instead of using deck plate doors to secure the equipment and hose in the compartments, a red webbing will be used.  The webbing has the advantages of being able to see within the compartment without removing the webbing and it also allows for air flow in the compartments to assist in drying equipment.

  Does your department have an unique storage layout in the extended bumper of your trucks?