ladder truck
Example Sentences
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Rescuers used a ladder truck to help the teenagers climb down – a process that took around two hours to complete.
From Fox News
Scott Seifert, chief of the Spring Fire Department, said that the authorities had decontaminated more than 60 people by having them massage their eyes and wash off under the hose of a ladder truck.
From New York Times
An engine, two medics, a rescue truck and a ladder truck responded, but they did not need to use the ladder truck to reach the passengers.
From Seattle Times
Hergott was applauded as nursing staff wheeled him out of the hospital through the sliding glass doors and helped into one of KVFD’s ladder trucks.
From Washington Times
Firefighters arranged to have the lines de-energized before crews using a ladder truck could get near the parachutist and pull off the rescue Friday, Eloy Fire District Assistant Chief Robert Maestas said.
From Seattle Times
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