CHICAGO, Ill. (InvestigateTV) - At 2 a.m. on June 26, 2025, Lt. Mark McDermott and his crew on Tower Ladder 14 raced toward reports of people jumping from a burning building on Chicago’s west side.

More than two dozen independent manufacturers used to compete to build America’s fire trucks. Today, just three companies control the vast majority of the fire truck market: REV Group, Pierce ...