Is a 40-foot ladder truck that weighs up to 30 tons, gets less than 5 miles per gallon, and requires a crew of up to five really necessary for a broken leg? About 11,500 calls poured into the Medford ...

The regular bouts of hurricane force winds have done a number on the aluminum siding on my house in Williamsburg. I need a handyman with a 40 foot ladder to deal with some pieces of siding that have ...

In Montclair, the Fire Department is pumped about its latest piece of equipment: a 100-foot ladder truck. The truck was a veritable bargain, even though it was used, Chief Robert Avels told me. The ...