Staffing issues on the ladder truck challenge many departments. Truck work is a specialized skill set that requires all four members be up to par on their tasks. Although some cities have set ...

In an aerial rescue involving a fire truck ladder, timing is critical. Traditionally, the task is handled by an operator using three joysticks to navigate a ladder to a point of rescue. Operators ...

Failures of aerials, for the most part, are things of the past. When they do occur, the failure can often be attributed to operator error. New technology has helped ...

Firefighters battling Thursday’s massive fire in Charlotte’s South Park area abandoned a ladder truck moments before it became engulfed in flames and a building collapsed on it. As the next few hours ...

The NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program have released the investigative report of a Pennsylvania career captain who was injured when the aerial ladder he was on collapsed ...

It's something close to a miracle that the historic Hook & Ladder Theatre survived last week's rioting on E. Lake Street in south Minneapolis, albeit with some extensive interior damage. Feeling ...