In some communities, fire crews are delayed -- not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks.

Portsmouth poised to spend $2.5 million for a new aerial ladder fire truck, even though it likely won’t arrive until 2030.

CENTER POINT, Texas – Three brand new fire trucks are being donated to Hill Country volunteer fire departments after floods damaged equipment during the deadly July 4 flooding. Nonprofit Rapid Relief ...

HOUSTON — A $1.5 million fire truck is sitting idle, not because its broken, but because it doesn’t fit inside the fire station it was intended to serve. At Fire Station 61, which was built in the ...