Fargo Fire Department puts new ladder truck into service
The Fargo Fire Department has a new ladder truck to help protect the City of Fargo. Crews put it into service on Tuesday.
The new ladder truck will operate from the Osgood Fire Station and respond to emergency incidents throughout the south side of Fargo.
For responding to fire emergencies this truck is equipped with a 103 foot ladder, a 1500 gallon per minute water pump and a 500 gallon water tank.
The truck is also equipped to respond to auto accidents, high angle rescue and technical rescue incidents. This will be Fargo’s second ladder truck operating in the city, the other one covers the north half of the city.
The new ladder truck was manufactured by Spartan ERV in South Dakota and took one year to build.
The truck cost $884,785.00 and an additional $70,000 in equipment was added to outfit it for its assigned duties.