State of California, LA City and LA County File Antitrust Suit Against Fire Apparatus Manufacturers

On the heels of our coverage of an antitrust class action lawsuit filed by Kansas City, Kansas targeting fire apparatus manufacturers, the State of California, the County of Los Angeles and the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County have filed their own sweeping federal lawsuit alleging unlawful consolidation and monopolization in the fire truck industry.

The 143-page complaint was filed February 12, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by the People of the State of California (through the Los Angeles County Counsel), the County of Los Angeles, and the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County. 

The suit names REV Group and its affiliated brands (E-ONE, KME, Ferrara, Spartan, Smeal, and Ladder Tower), American Industrial Partners (AIP) and related entities, Oshkosh Corporation and Pierce Manufacturing, Maxi-Métal, and Boise Mobile Equipment and BME Fire Trucks.

Here is a copy of the complaint: