Operators of the country's largest fire trucks with the longest ladders are going to get a bigger say in a long overdue national strategy. "I have invited specialist aerial frontline firefighters to ...

Fire departments across the U.S. are facing a historic shortage of fire trucks due to extensive manufacturing delays. Wait times for new fire apparatus have increased from about nine months to over ...

Vehicle-based firefighting equipment has come a long way since English inventor Richard Newsham patented the first fire engine in 1721. His horse-drawn machine incorporated a long-levered pump into ...

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 ...