Recent Examples on the WebExpand All 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.—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024 The new ladder truck was purchased with $850,000 from the state through the help of state Rep. Helena Scott after a 2017 fire destroyed the department's previous truck.—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024 Video provided by Sacramento firefighters showed personnel spraying water from ladder trucks to subdue the conflagration as the bare wooden skeleton continued to fall amid heavy flames.—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024 Kelly has spent his entire 27-year career with the same South End ladder truck.—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024 The ladder truck swerved but hit the rescue truck and then an embankment, leaving the driver of the ladder truck trapped for a short time, Feissner said.—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024 Several police and fire trucks, including a ladder truck, were damaged by debris, particularly flat tires from running over metal on the ground, Duncan said.—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 She was saved with the help of a rescue basket that was lowered into the hopper from a ladder truck, which was used almost as a crane.—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2024 Firefighters used ladder trucks to reach them, securing each one before releasing their over-the-shoulder safety bars, the Crandon Fire Department said.—Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
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