Game changer : Ladder truck added to Dawson County Fire Department fleet
A fire suppression ladder truck has been added to the Dawson County Fire and Emergency Services fleet for the first time in the department’s history, an addition that local officials say will help save lives as Dawson County grows.
Dawson County Fire Chief Danny Thompson said that the purchase of the ladder truck will greatly enhance the fire department’s ability to serve Dawson County citizens.
“The tallest ladder before the board approved this was a 24-foot ladder, and if you look at a normal residential house we always say 10 foot per floor,” Thompson said. “So if the house was a two-story house we could get to it, but if it was greater than two stories we had to call for help from Forsyth County.”