Directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report on anticompetitive practices and violations of the antitrust laws in the fire truck manufacturing industry.

Key Points

• This resolution tells the Federal Trade Commission to investigate if fire truck makers are breaking the law to keep prices high. Currently, just three companies control up to 80 percent of the market. This lack of competition may be driving up costs for local towns.
• The cost of fire trucks has doubled in the last ten years. Pumper trucks now cost $1 million and ladder trucks reach $2 million. At the same time, wait times for new trucks have grown from one year to more than four years.
• High prices and long delays mean fire departments must use old trucks that break down more often. This became a major safety issue during the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires when half of the city's fire trucks were out of service.
• The investigation will look for evidence of price fixing and companies buying up all their smaller competitors to kill competition. The agency must finish its report and suggest ways to fix the market within one year.

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