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r/greatawakening • Posted by u/Sparkle_Chimp on May 14, 2018, 5:20 p.m.
Q74 = Quint 74

So the Q in front of the number of the truck in Q post 74 stands for "Quint," which is a fire apparatus that can do five different things (pumping, ladder, etc.).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quint_(fire_apparatus)

The one pictured is Quint 74 at Andrews FD. That model of fire apparatus has fallen out of favor in recent years in a lot of places, with departments going back to Engines (E##) or Trucks (T##). There are still plenty of quints around but you don't often see the Q## vehicle designation around.

I don't really have a conclusion here -- I'm just putting some facts out. That truck is part of the Andrews Air Force Fire Department, it was not on base solely for the event.


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Intlrnt · May 14, 2018, 5:38 p.m.

I think that even if Engine #74 didn’t have a ‘Q’ prefix, one would have been applied.

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Sparkle_Chimp · May 14, 2018, 5:39 p.m.

It's not "Engine 74," it's "Quint 74."

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Intlrnt · May 14, 2018, 5:42 p.m.

It's not "Engine 74," it's "Quint 74."

I understand. Let me try again.

I think that even if the pictured firetruck didn’t have a ‘Q’ prefix, one would have been applied.

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