PHOTOS: A multi-purpose ladder truck is the newest addition to the Tusculum Volunteer Fire Department's roster. The arrival of the truck Saturday morning from a fire department in Pennsylvania is “a milestone event” for Tusculum, fire Chief Marty Shelton said. The 2003 Pierce truck includes a 105-foot aerial ladder. The fire department took delivery of the “new-to-us” aerial ladder truck on Friday, ending an extensive search to replace a 1997-model model currently in service in Tusculum. The need for a replacement had long been discussed and was noted during a 2020 Insurance Services Office inspection “that enforced the need for such equipment,” Shelton said. Tusculum is the second volunteer department in Greene County to acquire a ladder truck. The Town of Mosheim Volunteer Fire Department added an aerial apparatus several years ago.