Departments across this country are unequally equipped and funded. While larger departments in larger cities can afford such equipment, small rural volunteer departments that are barely funded by townships sometimes cannot even afford to fix it's 1965 pumper. The equipment listed above is very expensive, putting it far out of reach for many departments. And, while large cities such as New York have more buildings and people to protect than maybe a township, fire is fire and a life is a life. Everyone should have the same opportunity to be adequately protected by adequately staffed fire departments.
Every department deserves to have working equipment that is up to date and up to standard.
Every department should have an excellent training system. Every department should be able to have this high tech lifesaving equipment available to them. A big city firefighter's life is not more important than a small town firefighter's. Both deserve proper protection. The problem that we are faced with now, is getting these plans of action into fruition.