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Modesto City Council (Calif.) approved $5.8 million to lease five pumper trucks and two tiller trucks at a meeting earlier this month. Replacement purchases were pushed back during the recession, and the average age of its fleet is 12 years, with the oldest vehicle 27 years old.
Read More →The Oshkosh Fire Department (Wis.) has added two Pierce Quantum quint 105-ft. heavy-duty aerial ladders to its fleet.
Read More →This Thanksgiving, the Dallas Fire Department received a donation of a new brand-new 2017 F-Series Super Duty from Ford and a pledge of $50,000 donation to purchase equipment from Leary Firefighters Foundation.
Read More →The recall, set to begin Dec. 26, affects 196 trucks in the 2014-2016 model years.
Read More →The City of Santa Fe, N.M., is under fire after a local news report claimed that the city's fleet of "poorly maintained" refuse trucks are a danger to public safety.
Read More →A Sunday night fire in Montgomery County, Ind., destroyed the county Highway Department's 13 tandem trucks used to plow snow as well as two service trucks and a new supply of tires.
Read More →Many of the New Orleans Fire Department's trucks are "outdated and broken" and need to be replaced, the head of the city's firefighting union said during a presentation to the city's elected leaders.
Read More →The City of St. George is leasing three new pumper trucks for just over $2 million. The units will allow the Fire Department to retire reserve trucks that have been in use since the 1970s.
Read More →New Haven (Conn.) firefighters have criticized a city plan to replace a fire engine with two paramedic units, and said the move will hamper their ability to provide quality service.
Read More →The Fall River Fire Department (Mass.) has received a $4.9 million federal loan to purchase fire equipment, including six new fire trucks.
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