KWCH (CBS, Wichita) reports on the Stafford (KS) Fire Department, which purchased a used fire truck from Windsor Heights, Iowa through the Garage marketplace to avoid new-equipment costs that can exceed $700,000–$800,000. The story digs into why prices have surged — "a small group of conglomerate companies have bought all the competition up," per Ted Bush of the Wichita Fire Fighters Union — and how platforms connecting local governments to buy and sell used equipment directly offer small departments an affordable path to capable apparatus.

KWCH: Fire Departments Struggle to Buy New Vehicles Because of Rising Costs