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If the Incident Commander determines much more than 13,000 gallons is needed, then he/she will instruct units to set up a water shuttle operation. This requires a second Engine to respond to a pre-determined water point, such as a pond or river. This second Engine utilizes its significant suction hoses and drafts water out of the pond or river. The LAFD in fact ordered the Rosenbauer RTX in February of 2020 and anticipated delivery in 2021, but the pandemic got in the way. The expense of the electric fire truck begins at $900,000, but the kitted-out model ordered by the...