Firefighters' Union President Pat Cleary told WGN many of the city’s fire trucks are very old and pose a danger to firefighters. “The rig is 20 years old. NFPA 1900 states that after 15 years ...

"45 of the LA fire trucks have to return to the barn a day to recharge their electric batteries for 10 hours instead of just gassing up and fighting fires," a January 19, 2025 Facebook post said.

Fire engine manufacturing ... timely acquisition of apparatus,” the department said in a statement. Union officials said their own research showed that four ordered trucks had not been delivered ...

Of course, there’s an exception for emergency vehicles like fire trucks and engines. However, authorities noticed something off about a fire apparatus attempting to access the Palisades fire ...

SOME OF THE WATER THAT WAS NECESSARY TO PUT ON THE FIRE TO EXTINGUISH IT QUICKLY FROZE ON THE ROAD. THE ROAD IS VERY ICY. THE TRUCKS WERE ABLE TO GET TRUCKS IN A PRETTY GOOD POSITION TO ATTACK THE ...

Canberra’s green fire-fighting machines – a plug-in hybrid Rosenbauer and fully electric Volvo – are both out of action for repairs, according to the Emergency Services Agency (ESA). The German-built ...

A garbage truck caught fire and was extinguished at a city of Albuquerque yard.Albuquerque Fire Rescue responded to flames and smoke coming from the body of the vehicle. It happened at just before ...

An offer to buy back or lease the fire trucks was turned down by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment. Firefighting capabilities in many municipalities are hampered due to a ...

WASHINGTON TWP., Pa. - Fire crews are responding to a large structure in Lehigh County on Monday. Lehigh County Communications confirmed a structure fire on the 8800 block of North Loop Road in ...

McBride explained that the electric fire truck remains plugged in and charged at the fire station when not responding to a call. Because most operations are neither a daylong endeavor nor a great ...

two vehicles rear-ended the back of their fire truck. According to Lubbock Fire Rescue, crews were called out before 7 a.m. to the 7000 Block of South I-27 for a tractor-trailer fire. Due to the ...

The trucks were given to the Tshwane Municipality by the department last year November to boost disaster and fire management response.