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3. A related video. Not quite the same topic, but it does get into how other countries use standard commercial trucks...

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2025, 10:09 AM

May 25

...with customized loadouts for fire fighting and other emergency services rather than the big custom-built fire trucks that have become monopolized here.

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Why America Is Running Out of Fire Trucks [View all] LiberalArkie May 25 OP

I have always said that a nationwide effort displacedvermoter May 25 #1

It still gets down to the fact that the vulture capitalists love monopolies LiberalArkie May 25 #2

Undoubtedly, no argument there. displacedvermoter May 25 #6

A related video. Not quite the same topic, but it does get into how other countries use standard commercial trucks... JHB May 25 #3

Very good... I had wondered about all this.. Wearing out the expensive trucks for non-fires. LiberalArkie May 25 #5

I'm a member of my local fire board k_buddy762 May 25 #4

Another corporate greed story Nigrum Cattus May 25 #7

Kick dalton99a May 25 #8

Any chance you could summarize the answers? RandomNumbers May 25 #9