What You Need to Know About Truck Work and Tower Tactics

Fire Engineering Podcast Network · Mar 7, 2026 · 1h 8m

Mike Scotto, lieutenant (ret.), FDNY, joins host Dave McGlynn for a discussion about truck company and tower ladder operations for this episode of The Training Officer. Scotto addresses apparatus positioning, tower-bucket tactics, victim removal into the bucket, search techniques from outside venting, and more. He shares crew-drill ideas—roll‑down gate cutting, saw handling, hook tricks, portable stream considerations—and how to build low-cost props for realistic practice. This episode provides helpful info for new truck operators, chief officers planning training, and veteran firefighters…