Minden (LA) Fire Department Takes Delivery of 77-Foot Ferrara

Minden firefighters have a new $620,000 weapon in their arsenal—a 77-foot Ferrara ladder—on which they’ve been perfecting their craft, reports press-herald.com.

This week, over three days, the department’s 15 full-time crew members have been learning the nuances of the new apparatus in field training, the report says. They’ve also received classroom instruction from a Ferrara official.

Fire officials say the truck should be ready for service by the end of this week.

Chicago (IL) FD Pumper Crashes Into Food Pantry at South Side Church

Surveillance video shows the engine avoiding a pole and a traffic light box and then crashing into the building.

Campbellton (FL) VFD Celebrates First New Fire Truck in 54 Years

A $287,000 USDA grant funded most of the Campbellton fire truck; an additional $2,300 was raised to obtain it.