Last Wednesday afternoon, Cambridge (MA) Fire Department’s new apparatus was placed into service.

Ladder 2’s truck is a 2021 Pierce Ascendant 100-foot tower ladder, Velocity Cab, with idle-reduction technology, and TAK3 rear steering, the department said.

Ladder Company No. 2 placed their new truck in service today, 6 Oct 2021, at 430 pm. The truck is a 2021 Pierce Ascendant 100' Tower Ladder, Velocity cab, with energy saving IRT (Idle Reduction Technology) & TAK3 rear steering.
Group 3 is on duty. pic.twitter.com/DQEvjuwq7R

— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) October 6, 2021

Seagrave—Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington, KY, 95-foot Aerialscope. Capitol stainless steel tilting cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Harrison 8-kW generator. Dealer: Dennis Downes, Fire & Specialty Equipment Company, Shepherdsville, KY.

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