Andover politician put their constituent and Firefighters lives in danger by not properly staff the
When you are sitting behind a desk pushing pen, pencils and papers it must be easy to say, to paraphrase "Ahhh, they don't need 3 guys on the ladder!" But when you are out in the field at a major accident it is not so easy to lift and work a set of JAWS by yourself!. It is not easy to pull air bags and blocking out to stabilize an unstable car, it is not easy to stretch hydraulic line to power tool by your self! And that is just what is expected of them at an accident, I won't even mention the list of things which are needed to be done at a fire scene. But yet that is what the politicians of Andover expect of the Ladder truck operator on a daily bases, because they will not fund the proper staffing of the rig.
So, I have been to many serious accidents in the town where this issues shows it's ugly head! Some of the worst of them are like the one shown below on Route 125. Where crews where confronted by a serious multiple car accident with 2 vehicles sustaining serious damage due to a head on collision.
As you may be able to see in the photos there was some serious damage to 2 vehicles, along with a couple other cars.
