A malfunctioning ladder truck contributed to the deaths of four people in a June 26 fire in Chicago, highlighting a nationwide crisis: the United States is facing a critical shortage of fire trucks. Across the country,

A national shortage of fire trucks has left departments with aging fleets and deadly delays, while manufacturers profit from massive backlogs.

There is a large Chicago Fire Department response and a mayday has been called at a house fire in the city's West Chatham neighborhood.

A truck fire has closed lanes on the northbound side of the Tri-State Tollway, officials said. According to Total Traffic, the closure is impacting nearly all northbound lanes between the Touhy Toll Plaza and Dempster Street as of 4 p.m. Stream NBC 5 for ...

Driven by WUI threats and fleet modernization, the fire truck market is shifting toward 800-volt electric architectures. With backlogs exceeding USD 4.18 billion and lead times spanning 35 months, stakeholders face capital costs hitting USD 2.

When Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief James Spalla was a little kid growing up in Bridgeport, he remembers looking forward to seeing Uncle Jack and Uncle Jerry at family parties... Continue rea