Current code stipulates that buildings higher than 30 feet must be next to a street wide enough to accommodate a ladder truck. Alternatively, the building must have an automatic fire sprinkler system.

Kenworth announced its newest Class 8 vocational trucks – the Kenworth L770 and the battery-electric L770E. The launch came during Waste Expo in Las Vegas on May 6. The two new models come hard ...

Truck prices have doubled in the past decade, with ladder trucks now costing as much as $2 million each, while fire departments are facing backlogs as long as four years, said IAFF, which ...

(WTOC) - Tuesday, the Chatham County Fire Department invited the public to its training center to unveil some new fire trucks and to check out the location. It’s all in effort to help people ...

Kenworth is expanding its lineup of powertrain offerings with the launch of two next-generation battery-electric chassis; the T680E and the industry’s first purpose-built vocational Class 8 BEV, the ...

DOBSON, N.C. — Two firefighters were injured Monday morning after the fire truck they were traveling in overturned in Dobson, according to Surry County Emergency Services. EMS officials said the ...

Those in the trucking industry know the Kenworth logo. It rests on every grille of Kenworth trucks: the vertical red-and-white stripes and the bold K and W in white. Kenworth added to its lineup ...

A Bridgeport Fire Department truck was involved in a motor vehicle crash on Tuesday. Ladder 5 was responding to an emergency call around 1:30 p.m. when it was involved in a motor vehicle collision ...

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Leland is inviting the public to celebrate a dedication for the new state-of-the-art ladder truck for Leland Fire/Rescue. The tiller, or Tractor Drawn Aerial (TDA) ...

Commuters traveling on Highway 447 between Nixon and Wadsworth are facing delays this afternoon due to a truck fire. A Ford F450 carrying an unspecified cargo caught fire, leading to a full ...

The Columbus City Council rejected a $2.5 million contract for a fire truck from Sutphen Corp. due to an ongoing labor dispute between the company and its union employees. The Teamsters Local 284 ...