the steel rail bent under its own weight, firefighers told the Herald. "What happened to this ladder, I have not seen before," said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald. Firehouse.com ...

John in Chatham is curious. He wants to know why a Boston Fire ladder truck was dispatched to a medical situation last week instead of an ambulance. That ladder truck ended up crashing into an ...

The historic preservation advocacy organization named seven properties to Massachusetts’ “Most Endangered Historical Resources” list, including what’s called “Ladder Blocks Boston.” ...

The Boston Fire Department says there were no injuries Wednesday night when a firetruck ladder collapsed during an emergency firefighter response in Mattapan. Boston firefighters responded to a ...