The Monument Fire District has received a new ladder tower designed to better aid firefighters in their life and property-saving efforts. A ladder tower, also known as an aerial tower or elevating ...

On April 20, 2017, a 42-year-old male career fire fighter from Tower Ladder 135 died after being ejected from the platform of a tower ladder. At 1420 hours, the fire department dispatched Battalion 44 ...

The Youtube channel FirstRespondersNY gives a look at Tower Ladder 161. The ladder is the oldest one active in FDNY, FirstRespondersNY reports. The Seagrave apparatus was purchased in 1999, operating ...

LIMERICK >> In the event of a fire in an assisted living facility, with elderly residents trapped on an upper floor, it’s crucial that fire companies have a rapid and safe way to rescue them. Just ...

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 ...

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 ...

FITCHBURG — The Fire Department commissioned its newest ladder truck in a short ceremony Monday morning. “It fits the needs of Fitchburg much better than the previous truck,” said Capt. Dave Rousseau, ...

An Exeter Township Fire Department truck responding to an incident in a neighboring municipality collided with another vehicle on Route 422 in the township, officials said. The crash happened at 6:04 ...

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LIMERICK >> In the event of a fire in an assisted living facility, with elderly residents trapped on an upper floor, it’s crucial that fire companies have a rapid and safe way to rescue them. Just ...