Trucks are breaking down with no replacement parts available, and single fire engine's price has risen 64% in four years.

Carmel Fire Department Chief Joel Thacker says aging fire trucks across the country “are breaking down” while departments wait for new replacements. (IBJ photo/Chad Williams) Cities and their fire ...

In 2020, when the Foxborough Fire Department wanted to purchase an engine pumper truck, they found a vendor and agreed to pay $625,000 for it to be delivered within 18 months. The department’s Motor ...

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson have a new letter on their desk. It’s from the International Association of Fire Fighters as well as the ...

As wildfires raged in Los Angeles in January, the mayor and the fire chief came under intense criticism for their actions or inactions, as if one decision or inaction could have extinguished the ...

D.C.’s fire department is hoping to get final approval on a $25 million deal that could bring 18 badly needed fire trucks – and the fire union has questions about the no-bid contract. The D.C. Fire ...

To say that what the fire service is experiencing now when it comes to apparatus purchasing is unprecedented is an understatement, but one that should be put in perspective. Fire apparatus ...

In some communities, fire crews are delayed — not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks. Fire ...