A firetruck ladder collapsed as firefighters were battling flames in Mattapan. ... Ladder collapses as Boston firefighters battle flames in Mattapan. Published: Apr. 12, 2018, 11:02 a.m.

Ed Kelly, president of Boston Firefighters Local 718, said the reliability of a ladder is the last thing a firefighter should have to worry about, and said he shuddered to think what would have ...

BOSTON (CBS) – An independent investigator will work to determine what caused a Boston fire truck ladder to collapse onto a home in Mattapan during a Wednesday night fire. Firefighters were ...

WBZ. 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.

Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn called the incident a "catastrophic failure" of the ladder truck, according to WCVB. A firefighter was in the bucket, which was about two feet above the roof ...

RacingFan911 – Emergency Response Videos – On April 11, 2018, Boston firefighters operating at a second-alarm fire in Mattapan had a scare as the ladder on the spare unit Tower Ladder 10 was ...

Training: A History of Boston’s Ladder Culture. December 12, 2016. FFN Editorial Staff. 1 min read. Share To: The focus is on the ground ladder as a proven effective life-safety tool.

Fire department spokesman Steve MacDonald said the Ladder 14 clipped the rear bumper of the passenger car, but caused no further damage during the 8 a.m incident near 667 Cambridge St. Skip to ...