Sentences with phrase «ladder truck»
A ladder truck is a special type of fire truck that has a long, extendable ladder on top. It helps firefighters reach high places, like tall buildings or trees, to rescue people or put out fires. Full definition
They were not responding to an emergency but rather conducting night training with their new ladder truck.
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The department, [Deputy Chief Anthony Rivera] said, is also looking to buy more versatile aerial ladder trucks to accommodate parking - protected bike lanes and other street safety improvements.
Commissioners are looking at spending $ 94,000 for a used engine ladder truck, plus $ 51,000 for a used pumper tanker, then selling a tanker for revenue so the amount they'd need to use from an existing reserve fund would end up in the $ 40,000 or under range, after reimbursement from the existing tanker's sale.
Town board member Dan Hurley said the repairs on the existing ladder truck should be undertaken immediately so it could be brought back into service soon.
The idea of relying on a Volkswagen van for emergency assistance seems a bit dicey (we'd be worried about the house burning to the ground before the firefighters got to the scene), but the custom - made ladder truck on the left really did serve with the Wittengen fire department from 1963 until the 1980s.
Evan stood shivering at the open front door in his boxers and T - shirt, watching the cartoon - red ladder truck pull into the driveway, wondering whether he'd somehow called the wrong number.
«We're working on a new spec for an aerial ladder truck... a redesigned outrigger system will go from sixteen feet to fourteen feet.»
Also new this year will be a Touch - a-Truck event, allowing kids a chance to climb around and sit in some of the largest machinery Mount Snow and the West Dover Fire Department have, including a ladder truck, front end loader, dump truck and of course a snow cat.
According to Brown, the discussion with Gallo centered on issuing a municipal bond to pay for a ladder truck while simultaneously seeking a grant to pay for a new engine.
Last year, during the city's 2013 budget process, Mayor Shayne Gallo and the Common Council opted to cut about $ 1.2 million in bond requests from the fire department to buy a new pumper and ladder truck.
You are given a group of firemen at the beginning of a mission and usually some support as well in the form of specialists, medical vehicles, or special equipment such as a water cannon or ladder truck.
Rudick describes how they are also looking to replace their ladder trucks.