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Members of the Andover Fire Department train Sunday on the latest addition to the fleet, a 1999 ladder truck, at the South Main Street station. The truck arrived July 22 from Pennsylvania, Fire Chief Jim Adler said, and will assist in building rescues, suppressing flames and venting buildings, among other operations. Submitted photo

ANDOVER —  The volunteer fire department’s newest acquisition, a 1999 ladder truck, will assist firefighters in building rescues, suppressing flames and venting buildings and provide mutual aid to other departments, Fire Chief Jim Adler said.

Ladder 47 arrived July 22 from Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania. It’s equipped with a 109-foot ladder and can carry a six-man crew.

Ladder 47, Andover Fire Department’s newest acquisition, is parked Sunday at the South Main Street station. The 1999 model will “fill a multi-role service,” Fire Chief Jim Adler said. Submitted photo

The ladder is also equipped with extraction tools to rescue people trapped in vehicles and rescue large animals by lifting them in a harness.

Firefighters will be equipped for cold-water rescues with suits, vests and ropes, Adler said.

Eric Designs of Rumford did “a great job” creating the lettering design, with its gold Truck Co. 47 a good contrast to the truck’s green and white paint, Adler said.

“We spent a couple of weeks having the ladder inspected and swapping the equipment from our former ladder truck to the new one,” he said.

On Sunday, some of the 22 volunteer firefighters trained in ladder operations and other exercises. They included Adler, Capt. Wayne Rundlett, Lt. Jeffrey Stetson, Lt. Hunter Verrill, Deputy Chief EMS Fred Detheridge, Zachery Crosby, Colby DeVore, Conan DeVore, Hannah Stetson, Colin DeVore, Sasha Lauzier, Michael DeVore, David Gallant, Aaron Tucket, Tiffany Bailey, EMT Beth Macaulay, Robert Todd and Amy Stetson.

Members of the Andover Fire Department pose Sunday beside the newest acquisition, a 1999 ladder truck from Pennsylvania, at the South Main Street station. From left, front, are firefighters Zachery Crosby, Colby DeVore, Conan DeVore, Hannah Stetson, Colin DeVore, and Sasha Lauzier; back, Deputy Chief EMS Fred Detheridge, firefighters Michael DeVore, Lt. Jeffrey Stetson, David Gallant, Lt. Hunter Verrill, Aaron Tucket, Tiffany Bailey, Capt. Wayne Rundlett, Chief James Adler, EMT Beth Macaulay, Robert Todd and Amy Stetson. Submitted photo

Marianne Hutchinson is a general assignment reporter for the Rumford Falls Times. She has worked for the Times for three years covering the RSU 10 and RSU 56 school boards encompassing the towns of Rumford,...

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