UpNorthLive (WPBN/WGTU) reports on fire departments across northern Michigan facing years-long waits and escalating costs for new equipment. While the Traverse City Fire Department nears delivery of a $1.88 million ladder truck three years after ordering it, other departments are turning to the used market through Garage, the online marketplace that connects municipalities buying and selling fire trucks and emergency vehicles — a surging alternative for departments with limited budgets.

UpNorthLive: Traverse City Nears New Truck Delivery as Others Turn to Used Market Amid Delays