Arizona attorney general investigates steep rise in firefighting equipment prices

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced an investigation Wednesday into potentially anticompetitive pricing in the firetruck industry, saying she is concerned manufacturers may be driving up costs.

Mayes said districts across the state have reported a sharp increase in the cost of essential equipment, including aerial ladder trucks, pumper engines, water tankers and rescue vehicles.

“Arizona’s firefighters run toward danger to protect the rest of us, and they shouldn’t have to do it with equipment that’s falling apart because corporate greed has priced them out of the repairs and replacements they need,” Mayes said Wednesday.

The Democratic attorney general said fire departments have also reported longer delivery times, sometimes forcing them to wait years for new equipment.

Editor’s Note: This story originally said the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona endorsed Kris Mayes. The endorsement was given to Katie Hobbs, not Kris Mayes.

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