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 ...

In a world of high-tech rescue drones, AI-enabled dispatch systems, and real-time fire risk mapping, you’d think fire ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...