[Pikachu_Dad]

Fire trucks costing a quarter of a million dollars or more each, that in the past had simply disappeared from their station afters few runs but daily, relentless polishings from their crews were suddenly wearing out. Turns out these behemoths were never designed for the multiple runs day after day, 365 days a year.

Your kidding right?

Our engines lasted a long time. The trucks were driven daily and responded on many calls.

[jwparkerjr]

Not as long as they used to. I'm talking about a system that went from running a truck on one or two calls a day to 30 or more calls a day. My example was an extreme, just to show that we are using our forces in a manner that's not the best use of their talents and ability and it has cost us.