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The East Norwich Fire Department will spend $1.6 million to purchase a new fire truck that will arrive this summer, replacing ...
FOREST, Va. (WSET) — The Forest Volunteer Fire Department has introduced a new addition to its fleet: the Tower Five ladder truck. This $2 million project was deemed necessary to accommodate the ...
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 ...
SWEETWATER, Texas — The Sweetwater Fire Department announced the arrival of Ladder 1 to its fleet. Ladder 1 is a custom, aerial apparatus built by Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists Inc ...
EARLY, Texas — Monday, the Early Fire Department celebrated the arrival of a new ladder truck with a traditional push-in ceremony. The practice dates back to the 1800s. Before the advent of ...
The department honored firefighting tradition with a wet-down and push-in event as it welcomed a 100-foot Pierce Dash aerial ...
The Greensburg Fire Department’s tractor-drawn ladder truck will be heading south. City council last week unanimously approved selling the 2012 truck to Charleston, S.C., for $750,000 ...
Cities and their fire departments are feeling the strain as post-pandemic wait times and costs for new fire trucks have shot ...
The Riverhead Fire District is asking voters to approve $4.5 million in bonds to fund the purchase of a new ladder truck and ...
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 ...