U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Jim Banks of Indiana have already been investigating private equity’s role in the skyrocketing costs of fire trucks, writing to the IAFF in ...

Prices have doubled in 10 years, union says Some cities wait years for new trucks Groups also call for study of equipment, parts Companies cite COVID-19 among delay reasons May 13 (Reuters) - The ...

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 ...

AND YESTERDAY, THE ROSE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY HOSTED FOOD TRUCKS IN THE NEW FREEDOM MUNICIPAL BUILDING PARKING LOT TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE FIREFIGHTER AND HIS FAMILY. FAMILY MEMBERS THANK ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Fire trucks are critical for keeping communities safe, but at Hawaii stations and around the country, getting these trucks now take a lot longer and comes with a much ...

But they were not the only ones facing scrutiny. Fire truck manufacturers also found themselves in the spotlight, highlighted by the difficulty local governments have in acquiring new firefighting ...

was prompted by widespread complaints from fire departments detailing delayed deliveries, faulty components and rapidly escalating prices. Prices for ladder trucks have jumped from $750,000–$ ...

Over the past two decades, the private equity firm American Industrial Partners has acquired a number of specialty vehicle companies, including fire truck manufacturers, and has combined them into ...

Interestingly, it isn't that fire trucks are adhering to this color code only in certain countries—fire departments across the globe have almost all their fire trucks painted with the same red ...

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A Louisiana-based company known for manufacturing fire trucks quickly is selling fire engines to parts of California to help the state fight disastrous wildfires. Ferrara Fire Apparatus ...