A union representing Des Moines firefighters is warning about the impacts of the plan to remove the truck. Terrifying ...

Outright Vermont announced this year's fire truck pull fundraiser will be the final one, but promised its advocacy work will ...

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

The fire fleet has only three reserve engines and no ladder trucks to cover the city, and the number of backup vehicles falls far below national standards, according to the 46-page report.

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 ...

At the same time, fire truck manufacturers are taking longer than ever to fulfill orders. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, it took an average of 12 months for a division fire truck order to be fulfilled.

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 ...

It costs $12,000 a month to lease a fire truck, Beauchamp said, so that’s not an option. Older, used models available for less don’t meet the township’s needs. “A fire engine is a 20- to ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Lake Charles Fire Department (LCFD) brought three new fire trucks into their fleet through a truck housing ceremony Friday. Three new fire trucks were enrolled into ...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – Budgeting for new fire trucks and ambulances in Independence is proving difficult due to years-long waits ... if the city bought off a dealer but it would be a stock model.

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 ...

From 2017 through 2024, the city ordered 30 of 58 fire trucks approved for purchase, ... seat belts are worn to shreds and photos of the engine parts inventory shows a stock room in disarray.