When there’s a fire, we expect the trucks to come as soon as possible but it’s getting harder and harder for fire departments to even get those trucks. “So, when we started looking at fire engines, ...

Carmel Fire Department Chief Joel Thacker says aging fire trucks across the country “are breaking down” while departments wait for new replacements. (IBJ photo/Chad Williams) Cities and their fire ...

Columbus firefighters union and a resident say the city's fire division has staffing and equipment issues, but the division ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fire Chief Dennis Rubin has more than 50 years of experience fighting fires and working in big cities like Atlanta, Georgia. But when he took the job as head of the fire department ...

The two new truck additions cost $250,000 each and took about two years to manufacture and be delivered from the Houston-based company Skeeter Emergency Vehicles.

Slatington Borough Council will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the municipal building to vote on the greenways grant, but an unresolved issue is expected to surface: how to fund the ...