Mike Wolanin | The Republic The Columbus Fire Department’s new fire engine is parked in a bay at Columbus Fire Station 1 for a wet down and push-in ceremony in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.

With wait times stretching up to five years and costs soaring, agencies are turning to secondhand rigs, long-term planning ...

Escalating costs and concern over anti-competitive practices in the custom fire engine industry are at the center of a complaint filed by the city of Fullerton with the California Attorney General’s ...

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 ...