Three things
1, I see merit in both sides of the debate, we were asked to consider lending our primary rescue to another unit until their new one was built & then we would get ours back (I was in another unit at the time but advised the members that this idea sucked!) Eventhough they are a state resource, why should one unit be messed around for the sake of a couple of months? And why should they the get their old one back (which was one of the first in the fleet)instead of a suitable replacement?
2, Why have two appliances gone down in the same brigade with problems that seem major in the middle of the "off peak" season?
3, As the neighbours seem very close why not "man up" on the surrounding brigades trucks (which will cover their area)until theirs are repaired?
Don't know just seems simple issue to fix to me.
cheers