Why isn’t there an airbag in the dashboard for the first officer position?
Pierce vehicles have been dynamically tested to show that when the seat belt is properly worn, the first-officer ATD does not contact the dash. Furthermore, in the fire apparatus industry, the space in front of the first officer is often occupied by equipment such as laptops, communication devices, etc. This poses a concern for the occupants should an airbag deploy and displace such objects.
