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 ...

Santa Barbara Fire Department’s new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck is equipped with a 107-foot aerial ladder. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Barbara Fire Department (SBFD) has acquired a new Pierce ...

In the last installment of The Apparatus Architect (October 2003), we discussed the importance of planning and evaluation in the process of developing specifications for the purchase of a new ladder ...

Training without the risk of crashing, without injuries, and without causing damage. The advantages of a drive and control simulator are more than convincing: accidents on the simulator do not ...

Multiple crews tackle a blaze involving 33 hybrid cars at Southampton Docks.

Fire protection in the City of Katy has reached new heights. At 2 p.m. on Dec. 6, the Katy Fire Department put in service its 107-foot aerial ladder truck which is based at Station 1, 1417 Ave. D in ...

DETROIT — Firefighting in Detroit, as if it weren't already a daunting challenge, has become more difficult due to failure by the department to keep its equipment in compliance with industry standards ...

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - A major fire in downtown Albany last month was contained thanks to some specialized equipment, and city leaders will be spending $2 million purchasing replacements. When the old ...

A Clarendon Hills resident recently started a petition with over 260 signatures, sparking conversation about fire safety in the town. The petition calls on the Village of Clarendon Hills to replace ...