Emergency Response Vehicles Volume 1

Emergency Response Vehicles Volume 1-


FOCUS ON: Fire Trucks, Current Market Conditions, Oshkosh Corporation, Big 3players, Key Performance Indicators, Fire Departments, Wildfires, Pyro-terrorism

Emergency Response Vehicles Volume 1 focuses on Emergency Response Vehicle Types, Fire Truck Types, Current Market Conditions and Outlook, Oshkosh Corporation, Key Performance Indicators for the Big 3 Fire Truck Producers, U.S. Fire Departments, Wildfires and Pyro-Terrorism.

Fire trucks, the focus of Volume 1, are used by Fire and Rescue Services, which are considered part of critical U.S. infrastructure, specifically the Emergency Services Sector (ESS). The ESS includes geographically distributed facilities and equipment in both paid and volunteer capacities organized primarily at the federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial levels of government, such as city police departments and fire stations, county sheriff’s offices, Department of Defense police and fire departments, and town public works departments. The ESS also includes private sector resources, such as industrial fire departments, private security organizations, and private emergency medical services providers.

North American Fire truck production in 2023 was lower than the historical average due to supply chain and labor issues. Additionally, Fire truck customers are struggling with prices that are at historic highs. New engine emission requirements also are on the horizon.

Three companies and their brands dominate the Fire truck market. The market leader, Oshkosh Corp., is analyzed in detail. Key performance indicators for the Big 3 are provided.

There are approximately 27,185 Fire departments in the U.S. Pennsylvania has the most, but New York City has the largest Fire department in the U.S. with 17,329 employees and a 2023 budget of ~$2.3 billion.

The number of U.S. annual wildfires is variable but has decreased slightly over the last 30 years. However, the number of acres affected annually, while also variable, generally has increased. The total cost of wildfires in the United States is estimated at between ~$400 billion to ~$900 billion each year.

An important thesis of Volume 1 is that the odds of Pyro-Terrorism events in the U.S. are increasing. The Ukraine-Russia war, the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel, and the invasion of the Southern U.S. border by illegal migrants all have increased the likelihood of Pyro-Terrorism coming to the U.S. from the Middle East and Europe.


  • INTRODUCTION
  • EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES
    • Types
    • Fire Trucks
    • Ambulances
    • Emergency Management Vehicles
    • Police Cars
    • Rescue Vehicles
    • Hazardous Materials Response Vehicles (HAZMAT)
  • FIRE TRUCK TYPES
    • Type 1
    • Type 2
    • Type 3
    • Type 4
    • Types 5, 6, 7
      • Table Fire Truck Standards by Type
    • Electric
  • CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS AND OUTLOOK
    • Historical Production
    • Great Financial Crisis
    • Covid Pandemic
    • 2023 Production
      • Table North American Fire Truck Production (Volume, ASP, Value): 2023-2027
    • Production by Type
      • Table North American Fire Truck Production Volume, ASP, Value by Type: 2023
    • Production Outlook
    • Prices
    • Fire Truck Customers
    • Lead Times
    • Supply Chain Issues
    • Labor Issues
    • Profits
    • Fire Truck Lifespans
    • New Engine Regulations
    • Engine Issues
    • Cab Issues
    • Distribution
    • Exports
    • Competitive Landscape
      • Table North American Fire Truck Production Market Shares by Company ($ Billion): 2023
  • OSHKOSH CORPORATION
    • Company Description
    • Segments
      • Table Oshkosh Sales and Operating Income by Segment for First Nine Months 2023
    • Vocational
    • Fire & Emergency
    • Pierce Products
    • ARFF
    • Frontline Communications
    • Distribution
    • Engineering, Research and Development
    • Backlog
    • Competition
    • Supply Chains
    • Manufacturing Facilities
      • Table Oshkosh Management Team
      • Table Oshkosh Income Statement ($ Million, EPS $): 2020-2025
      • Table Oshkosh Balance Sheet ($ Million, Book Value $): 2020-2025
      • Table Oshkosh Cash Flow Statement ($ Million): 2020-2025
      • Table Oshkosh Valuation Metrics ($ Million): 2020-2025
      • Table Oshkosh Segment Revenue, Operating Income, Operating Margin, Revenue by Region ($ Million): 2018-2022
      • Table Oshkosh Revenue, Operating Income, Operating Margin by Segment ($ Million): 2022 vs. 2023
      • Table Oshkosh Backlog by Segment ($ Million): 2022-2023
  • KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
    • Table Big 3 Fire Truck Producers Revenues ($ Billion), EBITDA ($ Million): 2022-2023
    • Table Big 3 Fire Truck Producers Free Cash Flow, Capital Expenditures ($ Million): 2022-2023
    • Table Big 3 Fire Truck Producers Stock Prices: 2022-2023
    • Table Big 3 Fire Truck Producers Stock Price P/Es: 2022-2023
    • Table Big 3 Fire Truck Producers Market Caps, Shares Outstanding ($ Million): 12/19/23
    • Table Big 3 Fire Truck Producers EPS: 2022-2023
    • Table Big 3 Fire Truck Producers Economic Value/EBITDA, Price/Book Value: 2023
    • Table Big 3 Fire Truck Producers Return on Equity, EBITDA Margin (%): 2022-2023
  • APPENDIX 1
    • U.S. FIRE DEPARTMENTS
      • Table U.S. Population and Fire Departments by State: 2023
      • Table 10 Largest U.S. Cities Population, Fire Department Budgets and Headcounts: 2023
  • APPENDIX 2
    • WILDFIRES
      • Table U.S. Federal vs. Nonfederal Wildfires Number (Thousands): 2018-2022
      • Table U.S. Federal vs. Nonfederal Wildfires Acres Burned (Million): 2018-2022
      • Resources
      • Wildfire Damages
        • Table Wildfire Structures Burned by Number and Ownership: 2019-2022
      • Conflagrations
      • Financial Costs
  • APPENDIX 3
    • PYRO-TERRORISM
      • Terrorism Definition
      • Pyro-Terrorism
      • Potential Threats
        • Table Foreign Nationals by Hostile Country Found at U.S. Southern Border (Number): FY 2022-2023
      • Risks
      • Attacks
      • U.S. Domestic Terrorist Groups
      • Climate Change
      • Illegal Migrants Terrorism’s Next Wave
        • Table Number of Illegal Migrants on U.S. Terrorist Watchlist: FY17-FY24

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