The mayor's proposed budget allocates $2 million for fire equipment to replace old rigs; the department requested $30 million ...

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.

ORWELL — Village officials announced Friday an Aug. 4 roadway incident involving a fire truck responding to a call on Route 322 and their response to it. “On August 5, village management was formally ...