The Williamston Fire Department has received a new 100-foot aerial ladder truck purchased with a $1 million federal grant, according to the U.S. Department of A ...

When seconds count in a fire, Sanford firefighters can now deploy a 100-foot aerial ladder in just 15 to 20 seconds, less ...

Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for Fire & Rescue. Being aware of and planning for the dangers of aerial ladder use, you can help ensure safer operations. Today’s tip ...

LOWELL — Ladder 4 has arrived. The $1 million dollar truck was on display on JFK Plaza last Tuesday, with its 100-foot steel aerial ladder extended toward the roofline of City Hall. The brand-new ...

For as long as firefighters have been trying to reach the sky, there’s been a debate over which material is best for ladders to help them fight fire from above. Wood was the first material, followed ...

Aerial ladders. Vertical towers. Extendable boom platforms. Articulating (jointing) boom platforms. All are aerial lifts, defined by OSHA as “any vehicle-mounted device used to elevate personnel.” The ...

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur call attention to what many might overlook: how the initial concept of a new aerial device might neglect the accommodation of a smart complement of ground ladders.

On June 3, 2017, a 29-year-old career fire fighter fell carrying a “roof kit” (two six-foot trash hooks strapped together with webbing for shoulder carry) up an aerial ladder during a training ...

BROCKTON, Mass. — A Brockton firefighter was injured after having her leg pinned while on an aerial ladder during a three-alarm fire on June 20. The firefighter sustained the injury after her leg ...

On June 3, 2017, a 29-year-old career fire fighter fell carrying a “roof kit” (two six-foot trash hooks strapped together with webbing for shoulder carry) up an aerial ladder during a training ...

Data from the National Fire Protection Association estimates that fire departments respond to an average of over 350,000 home structure fires a year, which accounts for a yearly average of $7.2 ...

Painesville City has announced the arrival of a new aerial ladder truck for the city’s fire department. Rather than engines that serve to put out fire exclusively, the aerial ladder truck is designed ...