fire truck
(firefighting, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A motor truck that serves as firefighting apparatus (a fire appliance).
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Ladder 118 Fire Truck crossing the Brooklyn Bridge to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Every firefighter on the truck diẹd shortly after. (Photo by Aaron McLamb)
They Used a Fire Truck Ladder to Get Residents Out of a Mental Health Home After a Stabbing Residents of a Portland mental health support facility had to be pulled out through windows using a fire department ladder tr…
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It's annoying but when one of my more ridiculous students yells "CHISME!" ("GOSSIP!" but make it Spanish) whenever a police car, ambulance, or fire truck goes by with sirens blaring, I am kind of amused.
Are there any racing video games where you can be a fire truck and drive recklessly and all the traffic just moves out of your way? #racing
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(firefighting, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A motor truck that serves as firefighting apparatus (a fire appliance).
“Ladder 118 Fire Truck crossing the Brooklyn Bridge to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Every firefighter on the truck diẹd shortly after. (Photo by Aaron McLamb)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They Used a Fire Truck Ladder to Get Residents Out of a Mental Health Home After a Stabbing Residents of a Portland mental health support facility had to be pulled out through windows using a fire department ladder truck after Marlene McNeil whstle.site/llopuy/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ad: For Sale - LEGO City Pizza vs. Fire Truck 60458 - 70 pcs - sealed new #LEGO #LEGOCity #Pizza”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's annoying but when one of my more ridiculous students yells "CHISME!" ("GOSSIP!" but make it Spanish) whenever a police car, ambulance, or fire truck goes by with sirens blaring, I am kind of amused.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Are there any racing video games where you can be a fire truck and drive recklessly and all the traffic just moves out of your way? #racing”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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