The average American fire truck is huge in comparison to its international counterparts. This size is the result of a hundred years of evolution in firefighting, but today the scale might actually be causing more problems. Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: https://chddr.tv/3JmGgBe On Twitter: https://chddr.tv/3qaYQog On Instagram: https://chddr.tv/36u8tqY On Cheddar.com: https://chddr.tv/37GycgL Further reading: BLOOMBERG https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-11/fire-trucks-and-engines-are-too-big-let-s-shrink-them https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-21/redesigning-the-big-red-fire-truck-for-slimmer-city-streets WALL STREET JOURNAL https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB981497980155540530 STREETSBLOG https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/05/29/how-fire-departments-stopped-worrying-and-embraced-safer-street-design/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/07/10/mad-about-bike-lanes-baltimore-fire-department-takes-it-out-on-advocates/ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS https://nacto.org/2018/12/06/nacto-volpe-release-best-practices-for-redesigning-large-vehicles/ NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Data-research-and-tools/Emergency-Responders/Fire-department-calls