WATCH | South Metro (CO) FD Puts Its First TDA Into Service

The new tiller, known as Ladder 34, replaces both Tower 34 and Heavy Rescue 34.
Source: Anaheim Fire and Rescue Facebook page.

Anaheim (CA) Fire and Rescue Takes Delivery of Tiller Aerial Ladder

Cameras around the tractor-drawn aerial enhance visibility for the driver and the tillerman.
Seagrave built this 100-foot tractor drawn aerial on a Marauder chassis and tractor cab for Melrose (MA) Fire Department. (Photos courtesy of Seagrave)

Melrose (MA) FD Returns to Seagrave for Another Tractor Drawn Aerial

The new TDA is a 100-foot Patriot. Seagrave measured the Melrose Fire Station doorway arch three times to be sure the new truck would fit.

Fire Apparatus of the Day: June 28, 2024

Check out this Melrose (MA) Fire Department 100-foot Patriot tractor-drawn aerial by Seagrave.

The Colony (TX) Fire Department Purchases New Ladder Tower 100-Foot TDA

The TDA is designed to be compact with the narrow width Spartan Metro Star® chassis and short Ladder Tower trailer/body design.

KME Delivers Second Tractor-Drawn Aerial to Summerville (SC) Fire Rescue

KME has delivered a second tractor-drawn aerial (TDA) to Summerville (SC) Fire Rescue, two years after the first KME-built TDA arrived in town.

Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department Takes Delivery of First of Eight Spartan Emergency Response® Custom Pumpers, First of Four Ladder Tower™ 100’ Tractor-Drawn Aerials

These vehicles are part of a multi-unit order that includes eight Spartan Emergency Response custom pumpers, five tractor-drawn aerials, and three Spartan custom foam pumpers.