The Des Moines City Council approved the purchase of two fire engines and a ladder truck for roughly $5 million. The new equipment will replace aging vehicles in the fire department's fleet, which ...

The Dracut Fire Department has deployed its new Tower 1 truck during intensive tactical training on Lakeview Avenue this week ...

A local public-safety acquisition more than 25 years in the making has become reality with the city’s purchase of a Davis Fire Department aerial ladder truck. Chances are you’ve seen the 58-foot, ...

The Greensburg Fire Department’s tractor-drawn ladder truck will be heading south. City council last week unanimously approved selling the 2012 truck to Charleston, S.C., for $750,000, said ...

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 ...

A new ladder truck has entered full-time service for the Columbia Fire Department. Ladder Truck 7 goes into full-time service for Station 7, joining Ladder 1 and Ladder 2 in providing rescue services ...

Fire departments face rising costs and long wait times for new vehicles, forcing them to find creative solutions. Ely in Linn County is trying to raise $950,000 for a new engine, significantly more ...

Milwaukee Common Council vote on Nov. 25 will determine how much city budget money goes toward fixing the fleet.

Milwaukee's fire department will receive $10 million to replace some of their aging fire apparatus fleet, which forces them ...