hook and ladder
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Known internally as 200 Series engines, they are identical to other engines and usually paired with hook and ladder trucks, which do not carry water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025
Known internally as 200 Series engines, they are identical to other engines and placed around the city, usually paired with hook and ladder trucks, which do not carry water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
A couple of weekends ago, I was at the Magnuson Park off-leash area, and a huge hook and ladder rig appeared and drove down a narrow alleyway full of parked cars on both sides.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
Alan Goldfarb Dear Diary: In high school in the ’50s, often I would look out the window and see a New York Fire Department hook and ladder truck drive by.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2010
A hook and ladder truck was hauled to the scene, its crew standing by ready at need.
From The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep by Victor G. Durham
