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Springfield Twp. firefighter Bruce George thought he'd never see his family's fire truck after it was sold in 1986. Last year ...
The largest firefighters' labor union in the U.S. is demanding antitrust authorities investigate the companies that make fire trucks, saying industry consolidation has led to skyrocketing costs and ...
The Quincy Fire Department secured funding for new fire trucks in 2022, but now three years later they still don't have them.
The International Association of Fire Fighters is calling the feds to action over price increases and multi-year wait times from the three leading truck manufacturers.
Procedural items and fire-rescue truck acquisitions were a topic of the Key Largo Fire and EMS District board’s May meeting.
When it comes to emergency response, fire trucks are the backbone of firefighting operations. These complex vehicles, also known as fire engines, are designed to carry firefighters, water, hoses, ...
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 represents ...
The wheels are in motion for the Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department. On Monday, May 19 TLVFD Chief Royce Cole presented a letter to the Tupper Lake Village Board from the department’s truck ...
Two firefighters were injured after a fire truck overturned Monday in Surry County, according to Surry County EMS. It happened just after 10 a.m. in the 2000 block of Prison Camp Road involving the ...
Just in that four years with inflation and supply and demand, prices have gone up significantly,” explained Chief Coffey. The fire truck is one of many donations to come out of the casino’s ...
In the short-term, the City Council agreed this month to spend $1 million from Springfield’s free cash account to purchase ...