How to Use ladder truck in a Sentence

ladder truck

noun
  • Crews used a ladder truck to spray water from above.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • One man tried to set fire to the ladder truck but was stopped by museum staff.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • At one point, three ladder trucks poured water onto the place from above.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton and John Sleezer, kansascity, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The other two men remained with the ladder truck.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Rusting ladder trucks and engine parts lay in the tall grass outside of his shop.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Eight ladder trucks were at the scene on the edge of the French Quarter.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, NOLA.com, 28 Dec. 2017
  • Firefighters were seen climbing ladder trucks up to the roof.
    — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The ladder truck will replace a 26-year-old fire engine.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Varona, her husband, went to work on a ladder truck, putting water on hot spots in Wahikuli.
    — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Crews used a ladder truck to douse the flames, which were shooting through the roof of the two-story building.
    — David Harris, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Video shot by 10News showed a ladder truck putting water on top of the roof of the home.
    — Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 June 2018
  • Craig said that a similar new ladder truck would cost around $2 million.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Firefighters went up a ladder truck to check the area to make sure no embers had set anything else on fire.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2022
  • Firefighters aimed water at the intense flames from high up on ladder trucks.
    — Chan Ho-Him and Ken Moritsugu The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Kids and adults are welcome to enjoy the spray from the fire department's ladder truck.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Those crews have about 13 fire engines and two ladder trucks, but they're all designed for on-road use.
    — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The height of one of the doors is being raised to 12 feet 4 inches so the ladder truck will fit.
    — Linda G. Kramer, cleveland.com, 9 May 2018
  • The company sold every type of pumper, engine and ladder truck.
    — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Once the ladder truck went up, Wells said, the fire was contained in 15 minutes.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The ladder truck would replace the town’s current fire engine, which is 26 years old.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Children can climb on a fire engine or into a medic unit, view a water rescue boat, or a ladder truck.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The fire department has ordered a new ladder truck and plans to double in size, from two stations to four.
    — Alia Malik, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2018
  • Crews used ladder trucks to spray water onto the towering flames as black smoke poured from windows.
    — John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Firefighters used multiple ladder trucks to pour water on the fire, and smoke could be seen for miles.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Firefighters used a ladder truck and extended the bucket to the roof.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Another man can be seen talking to the worker as firefighters move a ladder truck in place to help him down.
    — Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The fire department also didn't send the correct ladder truck, Nevin said.
    — Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Two dozen fire engines and eight ladder trucks battled the fire that forced some tenants to jump out of their second-floor windows.
    — Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
  • About 15 miles north, a fire department ladder truck helped with a home rescue in Goshen.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2021
  • Sorensen said that is being pursued, though the value of the ladder truck at the time of the fire was still very low due to its age and amount of use.
    — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019

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