Why we needed an addition....
(Click on any photo to see a larger picture.)

Here are our Engine and Tanker. There is approximately 5-7 inches of clearance between the trucks at the mirrors.

(Hint: Don't try to open up the apparatus doors fully while the trucks are inside! It can't be done.)

The rear passenger side compartment on the Engine can't be opened more than a few inches while the truck is parked in the station.

That's Engine 2 seen in the rear.

Looking down at the trucks from the stairs.

Both trucks cannot exit the station at the same time.

The top of the Engine misses the garage door by about 3 inches when it exits.

Turn out equipment is hung tightly together on the only wall that is accessible while the trucks are in the station. You can't see it, but the Engine is just to the right of the photo.

No more than 3 or 4 fire fighters can gear up at the same time.

We dry equipment in the same area and on the stairs
(see the hose line?).