The Southern Illinoisan

Departments face higher costs, longer waits for fire trucks

Fire departments across Southern Illinois are paying far more for new fire trucks and waiting years longer to get them, leaving some communities to rely on aging equipment longer than ...
SunStar

Fire district receives 4 new firetrucks from Zamboanga City Government

THE City Government of Zamboanga has donated four brand new fire trucks to the Bureau of Fire Protection, boosting the ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Fire truck shortage has departments waiting years, relying on old trucks

SPANISH LAKE, Mo. – Many area fire departments have stories about a fire truck they’ve ordered but can’t get delivered. The Spanish Lake Fire Protection District says it’s been waiting nearly four ...
KWTX

Central Texas fire departments adapt to soaring truck costs, longer wait times

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 ...