I think the better question is: do they do the job the SFFD requires them to do? Given one of the ladders talked about in the article was over 60 years old and

I think the better question is: do they do the job the SFFD requires them to do? Given one of the ladders talked about in the article was over 60 years old and still in service, I think the safe answer is: yeah, they do the job.