MARIETTA — Marietta firefighter Josh Chevalier recently discovered a piece of city history that once fought fires as early as the 1940s. The truck is a 1938 American Lafrance JOX 65-foot ladder ...

Middletown Firefighter Owen Andrew explains how a spring-loaded lift was used to help raise the 75-foot ladder on the back of the department’s 1930 American LaFrance tiller truck.

Steve Vinson, 73, a retired pharmacist, bought the 1980 American LaFrance through an online auction with a bid of $6,800. ... Vinson would like to add an aerial or ladder truck to his collection.

A 1930s-era American LaFrance ladder truck upon its return to Middletown, CT, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.

The Franklin Mint classic model fire truck is a 1954 American LaFrance pumper, "the most famous ladder truck of all time," the mint said. People are also reading… ...

This American LaFrance hook-and-ladder truck appeared in the Dennis Quaid movie, "Frequency." The company announced Monday it is closing a plant in Ephrata and laying off 200 workers.

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating a complaint that a front wheel fell off an American Lafrance fire truck last year. The probe covers about 100 Eagle model aerial ladder ...

Middletown’s first-ever ladder truck, built in 1930, returned home last week after a long journey. At left, 102-year-old, former 29-year city firefighter John Cyrulik, who once operated the ...

A 1928 American LaFrance Ladder Truck carries former City of Warren Fire Chief Frank Viola past a line of saluting firefighters and under a processional flag held aloft by the city’s tower truck and ...

Middletown Township Council recently approved up to $600,000 to purchase a tower ladder truck after a township ... smoke began pouring from the company’s 2002 American LaFrance ladder truck.

CHUBBUCK — The Chubbuck Fire Department is literally reaching new heights after unveiling the brand new replacement for its over 40-year-old 1983 American LaFrance ladder truck.

Navistar and American LaFrance are working towards an agreement to jointly produce a low cabover engine (LCOE) truck that will be added to the International lineup. The two companies showcased the ...