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 ...

The term apparatus positioning prompts many to immediately think about ladder company positions. Yes, ladder company apparatus positions are important and often are limited by the length of the aerial ...

Let’s say that your department’s apparatus fleet plan this year calls for the replacement of Truck 4, which is a 2005 100-foot quint rear-mount ladder, with a new rig. Truck 4 is equipped with 158 ...

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - According to Nicole Shoemaker, a firefighter and driver with Killeen fire department that is training people how to operate an aerial ladder truck, there is more to operating ...