Bulldozers are a key firefighting tool used to clear vegetation and create fire lines that help contain wildfires. This marks ...

The department took delivery on a $917,000, 100-foot platform aerial ladder truck, which will be housed at Fire Station 1, 2305 Eighth Ave. N. “When it rolled in, you could feel the excitement ...

Retired firefighter Mark Whaling knows firsthand what it’s like to wait on a helicopter to refill on water while he's ...

This week, 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. Nolensville has several multi-story ...

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 ...

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 ...

Take Carmel, for example. In 2009, the Carmel Fire Department ordered a ladder truck for $990,000 that it received in 15 months. In 2020, it ordered a ladder truck for $1.29 million that it ...

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 ...

COLUMBIA — The Columbia Fire Department pulled a ladder truck out of reserve for Station 7 in response to the growing population in southern parts of Columbia, according to a spokesperson from ...

A new ladder truck has entered full-time service for the Columbia Fire Department. Ladder Truck 7 goes into full-time service for Station 7, joining Ladder 1 and Ladder 2 in providing rescue ...

Interestingly, it isn't that fire trucks are adhering to this color code only in certain countries—fire departments across the globe have almost all their fire trucks painted with the same red ...