CHICAGO, Ill. (InvestigateTV) - At 2 a.m. on June 26, 2025, Lt. Mark McDermott and his crew on Tower Ladder 14 raced toward reports of people jumping from a burning building on Chicago’s west side.

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson have a new letter on their desk. It’s from the International Association of Fire Fighters as well as the ...

In 2022, Federal stimulus money led to a sudden surge in orders for new fire trucks. That led to a major backlog in ...

The work of a firefighter would no doubt be deemed heroic by the bulk of the world's population — even if many would also deem it a little too dangerous to undertake themselves. The job does, after ...

To say that what the fire service is experiencing now when it comes to apparatus purchasing is unprecedented is an understatement, but one that should be put in perspective. Fire apparatus ...

The Quincy Fire Department secured funding for new fire trucks in 2022, but now three years later they still don't have them. Manufacturing delays are forcing them to buy used trucks from other cities ...

Parked inside Milwaukee Fire Station 12 on the city's south side is a Wauwatosa Fire Department ladder truck. Tosa, lending one of their fire trucks to replace one of Milwaukee's broken-down ...

I’VE GOT A WARM UP ON THE WAY IN WEATHERWATCH 12 MILWAUKEE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S FLEET OF FIRE TRUCKS IS AGING. THE CHIEF CAUSE THE SITUATION DIRE? SEVERAL ENGINES WELL BEYOND THE RECOMMENDED AGE AND THE ...