Good question, Mick. The current NFPA-1901 manual (2003) offers suggested equipment to be carried on Aerial apparatus (Chapter-8) and Quint apparatus (Chapter-9). All ladder trucks are to include a minimum 115' of assorted ground ladders, then a variety of hand tools and other items...(check out #8.8.2, items # 1 thru 23 for their suggestions). As many of these items (i.e. Sledge Hammers, claw tools, extinguishers, etc.) are used by some Departments, but not others, it's important to do a full review of what you feel is needed by your own FD. It's also important that ANY piece of individual equipment should be described and requested IN YOUR specifications to ensure it will be supplied by any bidder...(some FD's believe by simply stating that their truck be "NFPA-1901" compliant, that it would include all this equipment, but that is not the case). In the event you do not have a copy of the NFPA manual, I'd be happy to e-mail you this list. Good Luck !