It’s a cold, winter night. It’s right around midnight. The first-arriving companies transmit a working fire in a three-story wood-frame building. The second-­arriving ladder faces many obstacles: ...

Aerial and elevating platform apparatus of all kinds represent some of the most expensive pieces of equipment that we operate in the fire service. Yet, at the same time, they tend to be the most under ...

If you’re looking for a training topic that’s evergreen, consider aerial apparatus placement. Constantly revisiting this topic ensures that you’re meeting the training needs of the next generation of ...

Firefighter William Tolley may have plunged five stories to his death after his tower ladder impacted with a Queens building, causing the ladder to sway as he stepped onto the building’s roof, an FDNY ...

A fire on January 19, 2015 for the Harrisburg, PA. Bureau of Fire demonstrated some excellent teaching points for Drivers or Chauffeurs of Tower Ladders. The fire in the 300 Blk. of N. Front Street ...

With its latest acquisition – a 1995 95-foot Seagrave Tower Ladder – the Exeter Township Fire Department has prepared itself for the expected growth of the township over the next 15 years. The ...

An Orland Park public works employee had to be rescued from inside a village water tower Tuesday when he had a medical emergency. The Orland Fire Protection District used a tower ladder truck with a ...

MORNING. ROBIN, JULIAN. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, BILL. OMAHA FIREFIGHTERS GET SOME SERIOUS WATER POWER TO NEW TOWER. TOWER LADDER TRUCKS, INCLUDING THIS ONE. NUMBER 53, WILL SOON BE ON THE MOVE AS KETV ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The I-Team is investigating major equipment that Chicago firefighters say is so old it puts them and the public at risk. They are startling figures: 40 percent of the city's fire ...

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Aerial fire-apparatus manufacturer Ladder Tower in Ephrata is being sold as part of a $36.3 million transaction, it was announced Tuesday. Ladder Tower’s owner, Smeal Fire Apparatus, has agreed to be ...