Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census

Sounding the Alarm: America’s Fire Apparatus Crisis

Date: September 10, 2025
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342

Member Statements

Ranking Member

Andy Kim

(D -
 NJ)

Witnesses

Panel I

DENNIS L. RUBIN

Fire Chief
Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department

Panel I

EDWARD A. KELLY

General President
International Association of Fire Fighters

Panel I

BASEL MUSHARBASH

Principal Attorney
Antimonopoly Counsel

Panel I

MIKE VIRNIG

President of Specialty Vehicles Group
REV Group

Panel I

DAN MEYER

Vice President of Sales
Pierce Manufacturing