Nolensville made an essential addition to its fire department, the town’s first-ever ladder truck. Town leaders say it comes at the perfect time as the city has several ...

FOREST, Va. (WSET) — The Forest Volunteer Fire Department has introduced a new addition to its fleet: the Tower Five ladder ...

A ladder tower, also known as an aerial tower or elevating platform, is a specialized fire truck equipped with a long, extended ladder containing a platform or basket at the tip. The basket ...

Union spokesperson Martin Campbell said the remaining large ladder truck needed repairs when it was found to have a major hydraulic leak. “That fire truck broke down mere hours before a major ...

The breakdown happened hours before a major fire in west Auckland. The firefighters’ union says another of its ladder trucks in Auckland broke down last night. The truck has the only high-reach ...

The firefighters union say firefighters are at risk trying to contain fires with ladder trucks that keep breaking down.

Such heights are outside of the typical reach of fire department ladder trucks, which have ladders that can reach around 100 feet in the air. In other scenarios, the geography of the incident site ...

The department honored firefighting tradition with a wet-down and push-in event as it welcomed a 100-foot Pierce Dash aerial ...

The city has been without a ladder truck since March, but the fire service says there is no risk to public safety. Ladder 1, the city’s main aerial apparatus, should be back in circulation by June 1.

His comments came in response to public concerns about the country’s firefighting resources after the blaze and another ongoing fire in Abaco ... including tankers, ladder trucks, and pumpers ...