THE ANSWER IS NO!!! Towns/cities/Fire departments can keep running the old truck just as long as they want to. The decision is made by the VOTERS, or town council, or board of aldermen, whatever is the form of government. A fire department may convince the body that there are standards which is true. The NFPA is the body that researches the standards and updates them every year. The NFPA is supported and financed by the insurance companies with the objective of reducing claims. Virtually every standard in the huge NFPA book ends with verbiage to the effect that "or whatever the Fire Chief sees fit". The NFPA standards have teeth in them due to the fact that insurance companies, though they keep their rates as low as they can in order to be able to sell policies, don't want excessive exposure to big payouts. So they "rate" fire departments based on standard criteria. The most important is the existence of a hydrant system. Next is whether the department has full time members or not. Next is how far a structure is from the fire station. Next is what is in the station for trucks. NFPA RECOMMENDS that trucks be no more than 25 years old. If the townspeople would rather pay the insurance company than the truck builder, that is their choice. They can choose to keep running the fifties vintage truck, and pay higher insurance premiums. It is simple market economics.
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