Scott Gallagher, fire training captain with Durango Fire Protection District, controls the ladder from the bucket on the department’s newest ladder truck, Tower 1, as he approaches the Fire Training Facility about 60 feet in the air during a demonstration of the truck Wednesday at Station 1 in Bodo Industrial Park. The ladder has a maximum height of 100 feet. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Tower 1, Durango Fire Protection District's newest ladder truck that can reach 100 feet is pulled out of Station 1 on Wednesday in Bodo Industrial Park. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District's newest ladder truck can reach 100 feet high. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District's newest ladder truck can reach 100 feet high. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Scott Gallagher, fire training captain with Durango Fire Protection District, controls the ladder from a bucket on the ladder truck. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A view from the top of Durango Fire Protection District's newest ladder truck, Tower 1, during a demonstration Wednesday at Station 1 in Bodo Industrial Park. The ladder has a maximum hight of 100 feet. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A new ladder truck purchased by Durango Fire Protection District reaches 100 feet high. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A new ladder truck purchased by Durango Fire Protection District reaches 100 feet high. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Scott Gallagher, fire training captain with Durango Fire Protection District, controls the ladder from the bucket on the departments newest ladder truck. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A view from the top of Durango Fire Protection District's newest ladder truck, Tower 1, during a demonstration Wednesday at Station 1 in Bodo Industrial Park. The ladder has a maximum hight of 100 feet. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Scott Gallagher, fire training captain with Durango Fire Protection District, controls the ladder from the bucket on the departments newest ladder truck. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Scott Gallagher, fire training captain with Durango Fire Protection District, controls the ladder from the bucket on the departments newest ladder truck. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
