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HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Former Clover Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bert Martin is recovering after his fire truck overturned while responding to a fire. The crash, which occurred Friday ...
BILLERICA, MASS. (WHDH) - The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of a damaging fire in Billerica. Several trucks caught fire Monday night in a lot on Salem Road.
The fire department has some trucks in service that are more than 20-years-old. They are only able to keep them in service because they have two maintenance workers who constantly work on them.
ELKHART, Ind. (WSBT) — The Elkhart Fire Department celebrated the arrival of their new fire truck at Fire Station 4 on Thursday. To mark the event, one that only happens every 15 to 20 years ...
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 ...
TUMALO, Ore. — A fire early Monday morning destroyed a food truck in Tumalo, an unincorporated community in Deschutes County, just north of Bend. Bend Fire & Rescue and the Deschutes County ...
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) contributed $155,000 through its Community Investment Fund to purchase a new fire truck for the District of Port Edward in April, 2025.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 19 of the New York edition with the headline: Private Equity’s Role in Fire Truck Costs Draws Scrutiny.
Undoubtedly, red-colored fire trucks are easily recognizable even from long distances, but the color is not the brightest in low-lighting conditions, as Stephen Solomon, an optometrist, found in ...
Truck 7 was brought back to the fire station and began operating again on Dec. 30, 2024. The addition of the truck means there are now four truck companies located in Stockton.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Fire Department battled a fire at International Paper, a paper mill in the 2800 block of Dixon Street, for more than 12 hours. Around 2:30 p.m., the Des Moines ...
OREGON CITY Ore. (KPTV) - A massive fire at the Blue Heron paper mill was concluded to be “accidental,” investigators revealed this week. On Tuesday, investigators revealed the fire was very ...