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    The Firehouse.com Ladders product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire service and firefighter ladders, including portable, ground and extension ladders, roof ladders with hooks, NFPA ladder compliance options.
    Chicago Still and Box Alarm 59th and Halsted
    Ladders

    Chicago Firefighters Operated at Abandoned Building

    Susan Nicol
    Dec. 12, 2024
    The incident commander directed Chicago firefighters to initiate a defensive attack on the vacant structure.
    Ziamatic
    Apparatus Components

    Ziamatic Releases New Double Hard Sleeve Gantry

    Firehouse.com News
    April 29, 2024
    This game-changer is the safest, most efficient way to retrieve two 10-foot hard sleeves from the top of a fire truck.
    Photos by Carlos Martinez
    Ladders

    Tactical Ladder Placement for Firefighters

    Charles Hendry
    April 23, 2024
    Charlie Hendry says preplanning and drills are vital to firefighters’ ability to know what ladder to choose for the varied potential needs on the fireground.
    Photos by Tom W. Shand
    Apparatus

    The Apparatus Architect: The Ground Ladders that Your Rigs Must Carry

    Tom Shand
    March 21, 2024
    Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur explain how apparatus committees should consider ground ladder specification on new vehicles in light of the new NFPA 1900.
    Multiple Alarm Walgreens Fire, Clinton, New Jersey - 2
    Operations & Training

    Businesses Destroyed in Clinton, NJ, Blaze

    Firehouse.com News
    Feb. 26, 2024
    Clinton, High Point and other fire departments established a ladder pipe operation as the fire burned out of control.
    Massive apartment fire near downtown Louisville
    Operations & Training

    Louisville, KY, Firefighters Battle Downtown Blaze

    Firehouse.com News
    Feb. 19, 2024
    Firefighters initiated ladder pipe operations at the apartment building fire early Monday.