The Houston Fire Department’s fire truck fleet is “reaching a critical state,” according to the fire chief. "It's already affecting our availability. It's already affecting our response times," Chief Sam Pena said.
Across the entire fleet, fire trucks marked active in pumpers, boosters, ladders and towers categories have an average age of 8.7 years.
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.