Why do fire crews drive the engine to the grocery store?

This is one of the most popular questions we are asked.
 
Crews work 48 hour shifts, and have to provide their own meals.  Every day a cook is selected at each station and it is their responsibility to come up with a menu and shop.  After every meal the bill is divided amongst the crew members and everyone pays their equal parts.  Our number one responsibility is to serve this community and its citizens.  In order to provide the most effective and rapid care, the crews take the apparatus to the stores so they can stay in service, and respond to any emergencies that occurs in the city.