One of the most challenging situations that any fire company can face is arriving on the scene of a working fire and finding one or more victims trapped in imminent peril. It doesn’t happen often; for ...

During the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on firefighter health and safety. This is probably most evident with the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation’s 16 Life Safety ...

Over the years, fire departments long have recognized the importance of carrying portable ground ladders on their apparatus. Engine company units typically have been equipped with a minimum of three ...

The community is mourning a Whitehall man who died this weekend following a fall from a ladder. Touni Bsiela, 43, was pronounced dead around 12:20 p.m. Saturday, April 8, after falling 20 feet to the ...

The Marion City Fire Department has acquired a new $1.76 million ladder truck, Ladder 25, replacing the 21-year-old Ladder 24. Ladder 25 boasts a 100-foot ladder, reaching the top of all buildings in ...

A jury ruled for an air-conditioning company after a 24-foot ladder fell off the roof of its van and onto a roadway, setting off a multi-vehicle accident. Nicole Tyndall, 34 at the time of the March ...

Whether you’re cleaning gutters, installing a new ceiling fan, or painting a new room, you’re going to need a ladder to get the job done. There are a lot to choose from, including step ladders for ...

Ladders come in a range of styles to suit any number of applications, but step ladders are most common for indoor use. These fold-out, A-frame ladders tend not to surpass 10 feet and typically have ...

Jorma Taccone, the Lonely Island member and former Saturday Night Live writer, suffered a shattered pelvis and a detached sacrum in a 20-foot fall from a ladder at his farmhouse in Connecticut.