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 ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The North Charleston Fire Department is facing a shortage in its vehicle fleet, with only one available ladder truck. The fire department currently has four ladder ...

The City of Santa Barbara is proud to announce the recent acquisition of a new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck for the Santa Barbara Fire Department, significantly enhancing the department’s ...

Jan. 17—Firefighters at the Great Jones Street firehouse in Lower Manhattan, New York, were in the midst of a shift change on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center. By the ...

DRACUT — Dracut’s newest fire truck is so much more than just shiny and red. The department announced on Saturday that firefighters underwent intensive training last week to prepare for the deployment ...

HERE IN PARKING LOT A OF THE AMERICAN ROYAL KCFD PUMPER AND FIREFIGHTERS BACK HERE WORKING ON THEIR TRAINING. KCFD CALLS IT A MORE RIGOROUS AND CENTRALIZED TRAINING INSTEAD OF ON THE JOB TRAINING BY ...

Fire departments face rising costs and long wait times for new vehicles, forcing them to find creative solutions. Ely in Linn County is trying to raise $950,000 for a new engine, significantly more ...

Portsmouth plans to authorize a $2.5 million bond to purchase a new aerial ladder fire truck. The new truck is not expected to be delivered until 2030 due to nationwide manufacturing delays. Fire ...

12 NEWS EMILY POFAHL REPORTS. WHEN MILWAUKEE FIRE CHIEF AARON LIPSKI SOUNDED THE ALARM ABOUT HIS AGING FLEET OF FIRE TRUCKS EARLIER THIS MONTH, I HAVE ONE EXTRA THAT I CAN ACTUALLY PUT SOMEBODY INTO ...

Just when you think all hope is lost, sometimes it arrives in the most unexpected of vehicles. Like a 38,000-pound fire truck. More than 50 people on the streets of Tulsa were delivered from the icy ...

I’VE GOT A WARM UP ON THE WAY IN WEATHERWATCH 12 MILWAUKEE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S FLEET OF FIRE TRUCKS IS AGING. THE CHIEF CAUSE THE SITUATION DIRE? SEVERAL ENGINES WELL BEYOND THE RECOMMENDED AGE AND THE ...