In some communities, fire crews are delayed -- not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks.

Lee Chapman worked as a firefighter in Bloomington for decades. Since retiring, he's acquired three vintage fire trucks.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators points the finger at a near-monopoly in the fire truck manufacturing industry.

A fire truck that lost a wheel on its way to an emergency Oct. 27 exemplifies the dangers of Milwaukee's aging firefighting equipment, according to Fire Chief Aaron Lipski.