Walking into the truck bays in the center of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Company, Dan Plunkert, the company’s president, stopped behind a massive red fire truck. The truck, called a tower engine, ...

D.C.’s fire department is hoping to get final approval on a $25 million deal that could bring them 18 badly needed fire trucks – but the fire union has questions about the no-bid contract. The D.C.

Westfield Fire Chief Patrick Egloff says his department was scheduled to receive a new fire truck in August. Now, the manufacturer is telling the department the truck won’t be delivered until next ...

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 ...

The cost of fire trucks is climbing, according to the International Association of Fire Fighters, and local departments in Connecticut say they’re feeling the spike. “There are fire chiefs in this ...