Newburgh firefighters made a dramatic high wire rescue today, saving two men who were stuck in a bucket ladder over 140 feet in the air. It took rescuers about 4 1/2 hours to safely rescue 29-year-old ...

Anyone who has been in the fire service for any length of time knows how dynamic our chosen trade really is. We make the most of our tools to ensure the public’s wellbeing and enhance firefighter ...

If your department has any type of ladder truck, you must know how to use it to the full extent of its capabilities. In other words, there’s no excuse for not understanding how to maximize the ...

This new interactive class combines an educational lecture with a hands-on experience. The classroom portion will discuss tower ladder operational tactics at various types of structures, forcible ...

It’s a cold, winter night. It’s right around midnight. The first-arriving companies transmit a working fire in a three-story wood-frame building. The second-­arriving ladder faces many obstacles: ...