How to Use aerial ladder in a Sentence

aerial ladder

noun
  • Firefighters used an aerial ladder to meet the man midair and lower him to safety.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Video shows a fire crew using an aerial ladder truck to reach the victims and secure the car from moving.
    — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The team used an aerial ladder and a Stokes basket before putting the man on a stretcher.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Two aerial ladder trucks were placed at each corner to douse flames from above as other trucks arrived to pump water.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2018
  • Fire crews used aerial ladder trucks, as well as firefighters on the roof, to bring the fire under control.
    — Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
  • First responders then used an aerial ladder with a bucket to retrieve him.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Four victims had fallen from the wall and one was lifted via aerial ladder by responders.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Fitzgerald said an engine pump and an aerial ladder were back in full service June 6.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2019
  • Firefighters used an aerial ladder and rigged up a pulley system and a safety rope for the driver.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Plano Fire-Rescue will receive two pumper fire trucks and an aerial ladder truck to replace old trucks.
    — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 21 June 2022
  • Crews set up an aerial ladder, secured the woman into a basket and safely removed her from the silo.
    — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Rescue crews deployed both ground and aerial ladders to rescue residents.
    — Fox News, 8 Mar. 2020
  • Crews found heavy fire and smoke, requiring aerial ladders to extinguish, Guzman said.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Firefighters fought the blaze for two and a half hours, employing three aerial ladder trucks to attack the fire from above, officials said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
  • For most of his life, Kris kept a photo of himself as a young man at the fire academy, perched atop an aerial ladder looking upward.
    — cleveland, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Stoici was pulled out of the building onto a telescopic aerial ladder, then was put into an ambulance.
    — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Crews battled the flames from multiple angles, shooting water from aerial ladder trucks and dousing the sides of the building with hoses.
    — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • The department said firefighters had to chase the blaze across the attic roof, and used multiple ground and aerial ladders while working the fire.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Hopkins said firefighters fought the fire defensively, using an aerial ladder to spray water down upon the blaze from above.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Crews immediately shifted to rescue mode, using both ground ladders and aerial ladders to reach people trapped above the fire.
    — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Soon, an aerial ladder truck – along with more than 20 firefighters from multiple stations – arrived.
    — oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
  • After the fire was rapidly spreading, a truck company used an aerial ladder for a stream of water to knock the main body of the fire down, according to the release.
    — Megan Jones, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The officials then deployed an aerial ladder to create a pulley system with a safety rope to rescue the tractor’s driver.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
  • An aerial ladder extended overhead with ropes hanging down; additional images showed crews dismantling part of the slide to reach him.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Crews then opted for a different tool — an aerial ladder — which allowed rescuers to properly position themselves over the hole.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The Portland Fire Bureau released photographs of the battle against the blaze from the top of aerial ladder trucks called to the scene.
    — oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Officials have also used large aerial ladder pipes, directing thousands of gallons of water per minute onto the building to contain the blaze.
    — Iris Salem, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Authorities said two people escaped by themselves and firefighters used ropes and an aerial ladder to rescue two others who had minor injuries.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Fire crews used aerial ladders but could only reach lower floors, leaving upper levels dependent on internal firefighting.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Firefighters strapped the worker to a portable stretcher device before using the aerial ladder to safely remove him from the yacht, Kane said.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 17 June 2019

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