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title: "How much does a fire truck cost?"
description: "A fire truck costs 500,000–2,200,000 $. How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/cost/fire-truck/
site: "At One Place"
---

# How much does a fire truck cost?

**Typical cost: 500,000–2,200,000 $**

A firefighting vehicle carrying a pump, hose and water, or an aerial ladder or platform.

> New pumpers $600,000-1,000,000; aerial apparatus $1.5-2.2 million.

## How that compares

*Fire truck against things of a similar money.*

- MRI machine: 500,000–3,000,000 $
- Mount Rushmore: 990,000 $
- Fire truck: 500,000–2,200,000 $
- City bus: 450,000–1,300,000 $
- Garbage truck: 200,000–500,000 $
- Ambulance: 150,000–450,000 $
- Concrete mixer truck: 140,000–350,000 $
- Excavator: 25,000–700,000 $

## How to read this figure

The range here is wide, and that is the honest answer rather than a hedge: the cheap and expensive ends of this category are genuinely different products, and the price gap between them is real.

> Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.

## More about a fire truck

- [How much does a fire truck weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/fire-truck/) — 14,000–36,000 kg
- [How loud is a fire truck?](https://atoneplace.net/loud/fire-truck/) — 110–129 dB
- [Fire truck vs Semi truck](https://atoneplace.net/vs/fire-truck-vs-semi-truck/) — Side by side
- [Fire truck vs City bus](https://atoneplace.net/vs/city-bus-vs-fire-truck/) — Side by side
- [Fire truck vs Garbage truck](https://atoneplace.net/vs/fire-truck-vs-garbage-truck/) — Side by side
- [Fire truck vs Concrete mixer truck](https://atoneplace.net/vs/concrete-mixer-truck-vs-fire-truck/) — Side by side
- [Fire truck vs School bus](https://atoneplace.net/vs/fire-truck-vs-school-bus/) — Side by side

## Common questions

### How much does a fire truck cost?

A fire truck costs 500,000–2,200,000 $. New pumpers $600,000-1,000,000; aerial apparatus $1.5-2.2 million.

## Related pages

- [How much does a fire truck weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/fire-truck/)
- [How loud is a fire truck?](https://atoneplace.net/loud/fire-truck/)
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- [How much does a semi truck cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/semi-truck/)
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- [How much does a excavator cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/excavator/)
- [Fire truck vs Semi truck](https://atoneplace.net/vs/fire-truck-vs-semi-truck/)
- [Fire truck vs City bus](https://atoneplace.net/vs/city-bus-vs-fire-truck/)
- [Fire truck vs Garbage truck](https://atoneplace.net/vs/fire-truck-vs-garbage-truck/)
- [Fire truck vs Concrete mixer truck](https://atoneplace.net/vs/concrete-mixer-truck-vs-fire-truck/)
- [Fire truck vs School bus](https://atoneplace.net/vs/fire-truck-vs-school-bus/)

## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)