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America’s aging fire trucks
Fire departments wait years for new trucks as aging fleets break down.
In brief
Fire departments wait years for new trucks as aging fleets break down. Fire departments across the country face a critical shortage of fire trucks, with existing vehicles breaking down and replacement parts unavailable, while the cost of a single fire engine has risen 64% in four years. Originally reported by…
Aging fire trucks
Fire departments across the country wait years for new trucks as aging fleets break down with no replacement parts available.
Cost of fire engines
The price of a single fire engine has risen 64% in four years, leaving communities without fire protection.
National shortage
The shortage is real, national, and getting worse as fire departments struggle to replace aging vehicles.
The main idea
Fire departments across the country face a critical shortage of fire trucks, with existing vehicles breaking down and replacement parts unavailable, while the cost of a single fire engine has risen 64% in four years.
