Mayor Carstarphen and Camden Fire Department Celebrate Arrival of New Ladder Truck

Mayor Carstarphen and Camden Fire Department celebrate arrival of new ladder truck

Ladder 3 carries 183 feet of ladders and is capable of delivering water to the highest floors of Camden's tallest buildings.

Camden Fire Department gets new fire truck as it upgrades aging fleet

The city of Camden’s fire department is getting a much-needed upgrade with a brand new truck to improve its aging fleet. Tower ladder three is a long awaited addition to Camden’s North 27th Street Station that is part of the larger effort to address aging apparatus throughout the city. “There are fire trucks older than some of our firefighters,” Camden Fire Department Chief Jesse Flax. Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen says that since 2022, $14 mi…