Fire engines and fire trucks often get lumped together in everyday conversation, yet on the fireground they serve very different purposes. That distinction shapes how departments buy equipment, train ...

Vehicle-based firefighting equipment has come a long way since English inventor Richard Newsham patented the first fire engine in 1721. His horse-drawn machine incorporated a long-levered pump into ...

Few things excite kids more than climbing inside a giant truck, honking a fire engine horn or seeing emergency vehicles up close. Touch-a-truck events let kids explore the vehicles they usually only ...

Two more fire engines and a new ladder truck will soon roll out to fire stations across the city. The upcoming delivery of those vehicles, planned for the summer, was celebrated during Tuesday’s ...