Truck prices have doubled in the past decade, with ladder trucks now costing as much as $2 million each, while fire departments are facing backlogs as long as four years, said IAFF, which ...

Prices have doubled and fire equipment orders take three or four years to receive. How are Iowa fire departments coping?

Truck prices have doubled in the past decade, with ladder trucks now costing as much as $2 million each, while fire departments are facing backlogs as long as four years, said IAFF, which ...

Carmel fire truck costs, manufacturing times soar In the summer of 2023, Carmel received a quote from Pierce for a new pumper truck priced at about $1 million. The quote was updated earlier this ...

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) have launched an investigation into rising prices and extended wait times for fire engines.

Fire trucks drive by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab ...