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.
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Apparatus

The Apparatus Architect: The Ground Ladders that Your Rigs Must Carry

March 21, 2024
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur explain how apparatus committees should consider ground ladder specification on new vehicles in light of the new NFPA 1900.
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Apparatus

Massive New Sutphen Fire Truck Plant Opens in Urbana, OH

March 20, 2024
Sutphen Corporation merged three facilities into a single, 185,000-square-foot factory for chassis, pumpers and a service center in Urbana, OH.
Sutphen
Aerial

Delivery: Southington, CT, Mid-Mount Aerial Platform

March 18, 2024
The Southington Fire Department worked with Sutphen to build this 100-foot aerial platform with a pump and tank.
Rosenbauer
Aerial

Delivery: Nashville Rear-Mount Aerial Ladder

March 13, 2024
Rosenbauer built this 109-foot aerial ladder for the Nashville Fire Department on their Commander chassis.
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Apparatus

Driver Killed in Crash with South Montgomery County, TX, Ladder Truck

March 3, 2024
Police say the 29-year-old driver did not slow down, slamming into an aerial ladder from South Montgomery County Fire Department.