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, ...
SEQUIM — After 18 years, Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighters will have a new truck smell in a few of their fire engines. Two fire engines — 2025 Spartan Gladiators — arrived on Sept. 27 and ...
A bipartisan group in Congress has increased scrutiny of the fire engine industry. Firefighters complain that escalating prices and yearslong delays are straining public safety resources. By Mike ...
Fire engine manufacturing is now largely controlled by three companies. Around the country, prices have soared, and orders can take years to fulfill. The Los Angeles Fire Department maintenance yard ...