KHQ

Spokane fire department faces budget strain with rising fire engine costs

SPOKANE, Wash. – Fire departments nationwide are grappling with rising costs, and the Spokane Fire Department is no exception. The cost of replacing fire engines has been outpacing the department's ...
The Baltimore Sun

Million-dollar-plus fire trucks strain Carroll’s volunteer stations’ funds; county help uncertain

Walking into the truck bays in the center of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Company, Dan Plunkert, the company’s president, stopped behind a massive red fire truck. The truck, called a tower engine, ...
Public Opinion

Here's how Chambersburg fought fires before gas engines

Chambersburg's first steam fire engine was purchased for the Friendship Engine and Hose Company No. 1 in 1871. A second steam engine, a LaFrance model, was acquired for the Goodwill Fire Company No. 3 ...

Southwick fire chief seeks new $1.1 million engine to replace aging truck

When Southwick replaces the Fire Department’s Engine 1 in the next year or two at a cost of about $1.1 million, and could be ...