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The department bought a used ladder truck from another city to keep operations running, but that truck is also more than two decades old.—Mike Baker, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025 Because of the heavy smoke conditions throughout the building, several people had to be removed from inside, including some who were rescued using a ladder truck.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025 The Fire Department rescued people with a special ladder truck that has a platform attached.—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025 Closures among the department’s 25 total stations would likely increase the burden placed on a skeleton of seven stations that are spread throughout Oakland and carry full ladder trucks with specialized equipment for various emergencies.—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ladder truck
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