Telford Ladder
75 was purchased from Pierce Manufacturing in 2009
and is a 2007 Pierce HAL 100’ aluminum aerial ladder
with a 750 lb. capacity, tip controls, and a remote
controlled pre-piped waterway capable of flowing
more than 1,000 gallons of water per minute. It is
built on a pierce Dash Chassis with seating for six,
it has side roll protection, TAK4 independent front
suspension, Command Zone electronic controls, air
conditioning, rear view camera, automatic snow
chains, and is powered by a Detroit Diesel Series 60
515 hp. engine and an Allison automatic
transmission. It has a Harrison 10Kw hydraulic
generator, power cord reel, and three 1000 watt
lights. The truck carries 200’ of portable ladders,
5 power saws, thermal imaging camera, 4 gas meter,
rescue ropes and equipment, 4 ventilation fans,
salvage equipment, and many hand tools.
Interestingly, the truck was a factory demonstration
model that was purchased by the Telford fire company
in 2009 at a significant cost savings over a new
custom built truck. This truck was used in the
filming of the popular FX television series ‘Rescue
Me’ during its’ fourth season starring Dennis
Leary.
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