A bipartisan group in Congress has increased scrutiny of the fire engine industry. Firefighters complain that escalating prices and yearslong delays are straining public safety resources. By Mike ...

The new ladder truck at the Mount Vernon Fire Department’s LaVenture Road station was partially funded through the state’s Local Option Capital Asset Lending program.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Westfield Fire Chief Patrick Egloff says his department was scheduled to receive a new fire truck in August. Now, the manufacturer is telling the department the truck won’t be delivered until next ...