Matt Stoller (@mattstoller): "So an insane story, a private equity roll-up of fire trucks companies is why more than half the fire trucks in Los Angeles were out of service during the catastrophic wildfires in the Palisades and Eaton."

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So an insane story, a private equity roll-up of fire trucks companies is why more than half the fire trucks in Los Angeles were out of service during the catastrophic wildfires in the Palisades and Eaton.

The cost of fire trucks has skyrocketed in recent years––going from around $300 -500,000 for a pumper truck and $750-900,000 for a ladder truck in the mid-2010s, to around $1 million for a pumper truck and $2 million for a ladder truck in the last couple years.

Basel Musharbash

Jan 25

3:04 PM

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