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, ...
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Why Are Fire Trucks Red?

Each kind of commercial and emergency vehicle follows a certain color code or symbol. For instance, you will find a snake symbol on almost all ambulances, and the color of the school buses is always ...
D.C.’s fire department is hoping to get final approval on a $25 million deal that could bring 18 badly needed fire trucks – and the fire union has questions about the no-bid contract. The D.C. Fire ...
The cost of fire trucks is climbing, according to the International Association of Fire Fighters, and local departments in Connecticut say they’re feeling the spike. “There are fire chiefs in this ...
The borough of Lawnside doesn’t have any working fire trucks — a decision the local fire chief blames on the mayor and council and says could be dangerous. All three of the town’s fire trucks are ...