This new interactive class combines an educational lecture with a hands-on experience. The classroom portion will discuss tower ladder operational tactics at various types of structures, forcible ...

DRACUT — Dracut’s newest fire truck is so much more than just shiny and red. The department announced on Saturday that firefighters underwent intensive training last week to prepare for the deployment ...

The Dracut Fire Department has deployed its new Tower 1 truck during intensive tactical training on Lakeview Avenue this week, aiming to enhance firefighter safety and operational effectiveness.

It’s a cold, winter night. It’s right around midnight. The first-arriving companies transmit a working fire in a three-story wood-frame building. The second-­arriving ladder faces many obstacles: ...

OROVILLE — Climbing off the ladder of Truck 74, Cal Fire-Butte County firefighters cut open a mock roof on a new, four-story training tower, to ventilate fake smoke in a demonstration Tuesday at the ...

DRACUT — The town has added a new $1.56 million fire truck to its fleet, marking an upgrade from its aging ladder apparatus. Delivered on the morning of Oct. 24 by Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, the ...