The department staffs two pumpers, a rear-mount ladder truck and a utility. It has a long history of operating with well-designed apparatus, dating back to a 1974 FWD Seagrave pumper, which at one ...

Rick Mosher details the reasoning for some departments to specify a high-side/low-side pumper that includes curbside access to ground ladders. As the engine company culture renaissance continues ...

The aluminum used in the ladder was made at Extrudex Aluminum in North Jackson. Fire Chief Don Hutchison described the truck as a standard pumper but with a 75-foot ladder. On Friday morning ...