No one heard the mayday calls because Brigham's radio had been knocked to another frequency and couldn't talk to the radios owned by Oxford. An Oxford firefighter also could not communicate with dispatch.

"The use of 16-year-old radios for life safety purposes is unacceptable," the report read.

Oxford Fire Chief Sheri Bemis has repeatedly asked for money in the budget for new radios to replace the antiquated ones used that night.

"Since the mayday, that has been addressed," she confirmed.

"We've seen an increase in need in the community and we've actually had some instances where we could have made a difference quicker with some additional tools in our toolbox," Denver Fire Department chief James Flynn said. "When the opportunity presented itself to add Narcan to our equipment list we made the decision to go ahead and do it. It wasn't an immediate decision, it took time to get the equipment in, get the training scheduled, get everybody up to speed and get the kits set up."

Often firefighters, who are also trained as emergency medical technicians, are on the scene before paramedics. Now that the Denver Fire Department carries Narcan on its trucks, those extra few minutes could make the difference in a person's life.

The $1.4 million facility is the fifth location for the Edinburg Fire Department. It is being constructed with funds set aside for this project.

But the oldest third of the Houston Fire Department’s active fire trucks, including pumpers, boosters, ladders and tower trucks, average 14.1 years old, according to data provided by the Houston Fire Department.