No firefighting trucks in Sosua?

There is one, but out of service more than in service.

Dragonfly32837 said:

What this video is saying is that there are no firefighting trucks in Sosua. The people were putting out this fire by using "cubetazos" of water from the pool and that the truck that showed up to help was a cisterna cleaner that happened to be in the area.

sacandomelao.com: VIDEO: En Sos?a, apagando un fuego a cubetazo limpio

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I think one made it as far as Miami. LOL

Well every Christmas the firemen stop cars and ask for money for their christmas party!

Wouldn't matter anyway...........

........even if there was one, it either wouldn't have gas or water.......or the tires would be flat at the time of a fire call..........

tflea said:

There is one, but out of service more than in service.

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We had the same problem in Cabrera a couple of years ago. The fire truck was so old (1963) we couldn't even locate a replacement pump when the pumping system froze up.

The mayor (Jorge Cavoli) went around to everyone and their mother. He got everyone to chip in. The gringos like me kicked in a little bit more than the typical Dominican. But Jorge got enough money in short order, went to Pennsylvania and bought a (newer) used one and shipped it here.

I think we are the only town in the Dominican Republic with a fire truck displaying the name of a town in PA on the front of it. But that sucker can put out a fire with the best of them!

Get the mayor of Sosua to do the same thing. With all of the businesses there, I'd think raising the $15K to $20K for a fire truck would be easy by comparison.

...just a thought...

Visit: http://www.fentonfire.com/ for more information on this.

$15 or $20K won't get ya' much, as at least 10 times that much needed for a really good one, but
Vladimir tried and someone in DC got burned for it, like Eddy mentioned. Maybe next time around. BTW, I hope even with all his faults that he (Vladimir) is re-elected, because I know his 2 biggest competitors and man...............let's see what happens.

There is a fire truck in Sosua, maybe it was out service. I had see it before. How well prepared are they to put out a fire don't know. At least they were trying to put out the fire.

i had heard the mayor of washington DC sent a fire truck and a ambulance to sosua. i guess they didn't make it....

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/l...bulance-to-Dominican-town_03_27-41950872.html

tflea said:

$15 or $20K won't get ya' much, as at least 10 times that much needed for a really good one, but
Vladimir tried and someone in DC got burned for it, like Eddy mentioned. Maybe next time around. BTW, I hope even with all his faults that he (Vladimir) is re-elected, because I know his 2 biggest competitors and man...............let's see what happens.

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this is the story.
Odd deal sends D.C. fire truck, ambulance to Dominican town | Washington Examiner

Sosua's firetruck should be back later this week:
Sosua Online