Portable monitors, nozzels, radios, and scba equipment hold a lot of value for the dollar. One often overlooked aspect of vehicle credit is proper testing. It is a no cost way to add point value and ensure the equipmentwill actually survive a real fire. They can also be credited for a reserv unit if yours is out of service. The key is to have something in writing.
Every department is supposed to have ladder or service company apparatus.
This equipment can be carried on adedicated squad or or ladder, or it can be dispersed over a group of apparatus. The schedule says a company carrying both Engine and Ladder Company equipment that is manned on first-alarm structure fires shall be credited as an existing Engine Comapny, if needed, and as half a Ladder Company, or it can be credited as a Ladder Company and half an Engine Company, as needed. One way to shoot youself in the foot is not to run enough engines or ladders on the first alarm. If you are not running your ladder or service company on all first alarm structure fires, it is worth zero points. Even a crew of one will buy full unit credit.