By the end of the thirteen-episode campaign I was praying for a mission in which I arrived at a scene and was told, simply "Put the fire out and save as many lives as possible". The devs have gone to the trouble of creating a very impressive fire and smoke propagation model that factors-in things like oxygen supply, wind direction and ignition thresholds, yet you are so busy dashing round trying to complete the contrived tasks set by the control-freak mission designers, you barely notice it. By the time the victory screen pops up you are as frazzled as the hero-narrator's Gallic eyebrows.įirefighting games obviously can't be too leisurely, but there's no good reason why they can't be more freeform than this. Turn on those extractor fans! Bulldoze that gate! Rescue that kitten! More panicky clicking, more time-sensitive objectives.
A frantic minute passes and you get a couple of things done only for them to be instantly replaced by a couple more. Extinguish that flaming electricity transformer! Recover those five injured scientists! Contain the fires by the fuel silo! Click. Your units are dumped down beside a blaze and within seconds the objectives window starts screaming instructions. The Ardmore Fire Department now operates out of 3 fire stations strategically located throughout the city and 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, stands ready to serve the citizens of Ardmore.Fire Department 3 does have its moments, but the problem is you are usually far too busy to enjoy them. Since 1915 the department has seen many advances in technology, training, and equipment. This event marked the beginning of growth for the Ardmore Fire Department. The operation of the department changed little until 1915 when a railroad car load of casing head gas exploded in the downtown rail yard destroying much of downtown Ardmore.
In a wake of this tragedy the Ardmore Fire Department was founded as a 25 member volunteer fire department and the first horse drawn steam pumper engine was purchased for $1,800. NE) almost completely consumed the young City of Ardmore. On Apa fire which started in the Harper and Cecil Livery stable on North Caddo (A St. The firefighters work in 3 shifts, each working 24 hours on and 48 hours off. The Ardmore Fire Department is a career department of 33 firefighters and 1 administrative secretary manning 3 stations with a 56 square mile response area.
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