Ocean City is buying a million-dollar fire truck that will improve the fire department's ability to fight high-rise blazes. The $1.1 million heavy duty aerial ladder truck will replace an aging fire truck plagued by mechanical problems that have cost the city tens of thousands of dollars in repair bills in the past year alone, city officials said...
OCNJ Daily reported on Ocean City's move to purchase a new Pierce aerial ladder. The truck is expected to be delivered next year.
City Business Administrator Jim Mallon explained that the truck’s 107-foot-high boom arm is needed to fight high-rise fires that could strike the taller hotels and condominiums in town.