The combined shriek of a siren and roar of a 525-horsepower Detroit Diesel engine beat the eardrums of passersby as the cab of Charlottesville Fire Department’s Truck 9 turns onto West Main ...

The lights, sirens, and cascades of water, all of them going hand in hand with any modern-day fire truck ... The tiller, or tractor-drawn aerial, is a specialized ladder truck, with the ladder ...

It’s complicated slightly due to the necessity of moving an interior ... Though the tiller truck will only carry about 285 gallons of water, it can carry a lot more fire and rescue equipment ...

When Middletown got a new American LaFrance fire truck in 1931, the city was a different place: The Arrigoni Bridge didn’t exist, the 1899 firehouse was still fairly modern, and a local factory ...

This time-honored tradition continues as a way to honor the commitment to service and readiness, fire officials said. The new truck was reason to celebrate. Also called a Tiller truck, its ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor Fire ... The ladder truck being replaced was purchased over a decade ago for over $1 million, Kennedy said. The new one costing $2.4 million will be a tiller truck ...