Each kind of commercial and emergency vehicle follows a certain color code or symbol. For instance, you will find a snake symbol on almost all ambulances, and the color of the school buses is always ...

The work of a firefighter would no doubt be deemed heroic by the bulk of the world's population — even if many would also deem it a little too dangerous to undertake themselves. The job does, after ...

Founded by the Mack brothers in 1900 in Brooklyn, New York, Mack Trucks is one of the oldest truck manufacturing companies in the United States. Mack's wide range of specialized trucks are renowned ...

In 2020, when the Foxborough Fire Department wanted to purchase an engine pumper truck, they found a vendor and agreed to pay $625,000 for it to be delivered within 18 months. The department’s Motor ...

The Columbus Division of Fire is facing a critical fire truck shortage after years of inadequate funding accompanied by price hikes and long wait times for new vehicles, the city's firefighters union ...

The Quincy Fire Department secured funding for new fire trucks in 2022, but now three years later they still don't have them. Manufacturing delays are forcing them to buy used trucks from other cities ...

I’VE GOT A WARM UP ON THE WAY IN WEATHERWATCH 12 MILWAUKEE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S FLEET OF FIRE TRUCKS IS AGING. THE CHIEF CAUSE THE SITUATION DIRE? SEVERAL ENGINES WELL BEYOND THE RECOMMENDED AGE AND THE ...

The city of Columbus has approved a $191,000 settlement and a $750,000 settlement is pending for a deadly 2023 crash involving a city fire truck. The city is hiring an outside firm to investigate why ...

Portsmouth plans to authorize a $2.5 million bond to purchase a new aerial ladder fire truck. The new truck is not expected to be delivered until 2030 due to nationwide manufacturing delays. Fire ...

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 ...

EVENING. THANKS SO MUCH. CERTAINLY A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR MILWAUKEE’S FIRE CHIEF WHO FOUGHT FOR MORE MONEY IN THIS YEAR’S BUDGET TO REPLACE HIS AGING FLEET OF FIRE TRUCKS. AS 12 NEWS DUKE CARTER REPORTS ...