Special snow chains are placed on the tires of fire trucks to help with traction.

In some communities, fire crews are delayed — not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks. Fire ...

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 ...

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 ...

Interim Fire Chief Ryan Roush presents the fire department’s 2026 budget to the city council. P-J photo by Sara Holthouse Jamestown’s interim fire chief says the city needs to start the process of ...

The borough of Lawnside doesn’t have any working fire trucks — a decision the local fire chief blames on the mayor and ...

Parked inside Milwaukee Fire Station 12 on the city's south side is a Wauwatosa Fire Department ladder truck. Tosa, lending one of their fire trucks to replace one of Milwaukee's broken-down ...

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Tuesday, the Chatham County Fire Department invited the public to its training center to unveil some new fire trucks and to check out the location. It’s all in effort to ...

MARLIN, Texas (KWTX) - Fire departments across Central Texas are adapting to rising equipment costs by purchasing decades-old trucks and extending wait times for new vehicles as apparatus prices have ...