Aerial

The Firehouse.com Aerial product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching aerial ladders, rear-mount ladders, tiller, tractor-drawn aerial ladder trucks.
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel
A Brightline train collided with a Delray Beach ladder truck on Dec. 28, 2024.
Apparatus

Delray Beach, FL, Fire Dept. Ladder Driver Received Glowing Reviews

Jan. 17, 2025
Driver Engineer David Wyatt was behind the wheel of the Delray Beach ladder truck hit by a train after he drove around railroad crossing gates.
Smeal
The Smeal 125’ Rear Mount Aerial was sold by Smeal dealer Mile-Hi Fire Apparatus, Inc.
Aerial

Pueblo, CO, Fire Department Has New Smeal 125’ Rear Mount Aerial

Dec. 18, 2024
Believed to be the tallest aerial in Colorado, this apparatus expands the department’s response package.
Icy weather impacting road conditions across Triad
Apparatus

Winston-Salem, NC, Ladder Truck Flips on Icy Highway

Dec. 3, 2024
A firefighter was injured in the crash that occurred while Winston-Salem Ladder 19 was responding to a call.
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
Fifty units and at least 130 members of FDNY battled a four-alarm fire that originated in a three-story apartment building and spread to the apartment buildings that were on each side of the building of origin, ultimately heavily damaging five buildings in total.
Operations & Training

Hot Shots 11/24

Nov. 26, 2024
Fifty units and at least 130 members of FDNY battled a four-alarm fire that originated in a three-story apartment building.
Pierce
The New Orleans Fire Department has expanded its fleet with four Ascendant® 107’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Ladders on Enforcer chassis.
Aerial

New Orleans Fire Department Expands Fleet with Four Pierce Ascendant® 107' Heavy-Duty Aerial Ladders

New deliveries reinforce the department’s commitment to top-tier firefighting apparatus and enhanced maneuverability on the city's narrow streets.
Michael Ratcliffe
Dispatched at 12:30 a.m., Hamilton Township, NJ, firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire throughout a 170-year-old former rubber manufacturing facility. A defensive operation was ordered, and several additional alarms were transmitted, calling in mutual aid from neighboring towns and elsewhere.
Apparatus

Apparatus Showcase 2024

Nov. 19, 2024
Manufacturers display the latest and greatest in fire-rescue and EMS apparatus and boats.