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 ...

In the February installment of Quick Drills, I covered how important it is to evaluate your engine company’s skill sets in four basic areas: deploying hoselines, establishing a water supply, laddering ...

The fire department is investing in a new ladder truck and volunteer housing as it works to improve emergency response and address staffing shortages.

Aerial devices, whether a ladder, a tower ladder, an articulating boom, an elevating waterway or any other type, all have a hydraulic system at their core. However, the controls of one aerial device ...

Who is coming to the fire? For most of us not in an urban setting, we are not fortunate enough to have a full complement of firefighters on any of our apparatus, especially our aerial trucks. On the ...