ladder trucks
Tall rescue apparatus
Ladder trucks are fire trucks equipped with extendable ladders for reaching upper floors of buildings.
The ladder, mounted on a turntable, can extend fifty feet or more and rotate to access different angles.
Ladder trucks carry rescue equipment and ventilation tools but typically less water and hose than pumper trucks.
Also called aerial trucks or hook-and-ladder trucks.
- reachExtend to touch
- outriggersSide-mounted stabilizing extensions
- quintGroup of five
- fire hoseFlexible water conduit for emergencies
- rescueSave from harm
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