Invest in Our Community’s Safety: Fire Apparatus & Infrastructure Costs 

• What to know about the fire struck crisis
  Fire truck prices have doubled and waits stretch for years. Learn what’s behind the fire truck crisis and how the IAFF is fighting for accountability. https://www.iaff.org/news/what-to-know-about-the-fire-truck-crisis/
• Firefighters Condemn “Greed” as Fire Engine Prices Soar
  A bipartisan group in Congress has increased scrutiny of the fire engine industry. Firefighters complain that escalating prices and tears long delays are straining public safety resources: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/fire-trucks-manufacturers-cost-congress.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ylA.vHRLP_5NSN8UyBU&smid=url-share
• US senators robe Wall Street over soaring rices for fire trucks and equipment, delivery wait times
  US lawmakers have launched an investigation into soaring prices and wait times for fire engines that have slammed fire departments nationwide — and probing whether private equity firms are to blame: https://nypost.com/2025/04/17/business/us-senators-probe-private-equity-over-soaring-cost-of-fire-trucks/
• National Fire Protection Association 1710
  The nationally recognized standard that defines the minimum deployment, staffing, and operational requirements for career (fully paid) fire departments. It dictates that first-arriving companies must be staffed with a minimum of four firefighters and arrive at an emergency scene within four minutes of dispatch 90% of the time.
  https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=XjexZf-DgDU