cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8310979

Private Equity companies have rolled up manufacturers of ambulances, fire trucks, and other first responder equipment tools in the United States and Canada.

As a result, a small handful of companies control supply and pricing, and have aggressively raised costs and increased order backlogs.

Equipment in the North American market are ten times more expensive than for comparable tools from China, and wait times are three years or longer.

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/code-red-why-your-city-cant-affordor