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LiberalArkie

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Sun May 25, 2025, 08:01 AM May 25

Why America Is Running Out of Fire Trucks [View all]

May 22, 2025

Across America, fire departments are facing a crisis as their aging fleets deteriorate while replacements remain out of reach.
Want to know what industries are ripe for disruption.

Cities from Seattle to Atlanta are forced to watch fire truck delivery times stretch from months to 2-4.5 years, with prices skyrocketing beyond municipal budgets. What's behind this mysterious shortage threatening our communities' safety? Who benefits from these artificial backlogs and astronomical price hikes? And how are innovative entrepreneurs fighting to break this dangerous cycle?

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