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

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 ...

The East Norwich Fire Department will spend $1.6 million to purchase a new fire truck that will arrive this summer, replacing one of its aging ladder apparatuses. The vehicle, a 2024 Ferrara rear ...

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