San Jose firefighters get new rescue rigs as aircraft get larger

220 views · Published 14 November 2017 · 1:09 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: ABC7 News Bay Area · 2017 · News & Politics

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Firefighters at Station 20, based at Mineta San Jose International, have two new aircraft rescue and firefighting rigs. We climbed aboard Truck 20A (its new cousin is Truck 20B) and discovered how fast a 31 ton vehicle can move. Once cleared by the airport tower, 23-year veteran fire engineer Al Zamora had us racing down Taxiway Yankee at 72 MPH in mere seconds. Full story: http://abc7ne.ws/2ibApE3

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