City

Airport Fire Truck

A big airport crash tender that finally learned how to steer.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 60499 · 2026

Pieces691

Minifigs4

Year2026

Set number60499

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The verdict

This is a proper airport crash tender, long and low and chunky, the kind of fire vehicle that only shows up when a plane is involved.

What sold me was the steering dial, because City fire trucks have rolled straight forward for years and this one actually turns its front wheels. It is a lovely rolling toy for a seven-year-old who loves emergency play. The catch is the price, and I will come back to that, because 70 dollars for 691 pieces is a lot to ask.

Best for: kids age seven and up who are mad about fire and rescue vehicles

The full review

What it is

The Airport Fire Truck is the first 2026 City set out of the gate, and it is one of those long, wide crash tenders you only ever see parked at the edge of a runway waiting for something to go wrong. It measures over twelve and a half inches nose to tail, so it has real presence once it is on the shelf. The first thing I did when I finished mine was roll it across the desk and turn the little dial, and honestly that small moment is what got me, because City fire trucks have driven in a dead straight line for as long as I can remember and this one actually steers. There is a swiveling rooftop extinguisher arm that goes a full circle and fires water elements, opening equipment bays down the sides, and an engine block you can lift straight out for pretend repairs. It is a warm, busy little vehicle with a lot going on for kids to fiddle with.

The catch

Now for the part I promised to come back to. This set costs 70 dollars and gives you 691 pieces, which works out to a little over ten cents a piece, and that is a steep rate for a City vehicle with no building attached. One reviewer summed it up as huge yet thin on features, and I think that is fair. You get size and a couple of clever functions, but the play value does not quite stretch to match the box price. If you are used to City sets feeling like generous value, this one asks you to pay more for less than you might expect. It is not bad, it just wants a discount before it feels right.

Who it's for

Get this one for a child around seven who is genuinely fire and rescue obsessed, the kind who will push it around the floor making siren noises and swiveling that extinguisher for an hour. The steering and the removable engine give little hands real things to do, and the four firefighters keep the story going. I would steer away if you are an adult collector hunting for an interesting build or a display piece, because it is a straightforward vehicle assembly and the price stings at full retail. Wait for a sale and it becomes a much easier yes.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building it is a calm, steady sit-down, the sort of assembly where a newer builder can find their rhythm without getting lost. Most of the work is the long chassis and the boxy body, so there is a fair bit of stacking and plating to get the bulk right, then the fun mechanical bits go in near the end. The steering linkage and the swiveling extinguisher arm are the moments that wake the build up, because you can see the function come together as you place the pieces. It is not a challenging build for an adult, but for the target age it hits a nice sweet spot of achievable and satisfying.

The standout parts here are functional rather than collectible. The multiple axles ride on big chunky rubber tires that give the truck a satisfying heft when it rolls, and the steering assembly is the real story piece, a proper linked mechanism rather than a fixed axle. The rooftop extinguisher arm and its water elements are the other highlight, and the removable engine block is a neat little sub-assembly. You will not find rare printed tiles or exotic recolors to get a parts collector excited, but the four new firefighter minifigures with their helmets, wrench and tablet accessory are pleasant, and the tire and mechanism pieces earn their keep in a play-first set like this.

Fun facts

01This was the very first LEGO City set of 2026, hitting shelves on January 1st to open the new year's lineup.
02It finally gives a City fire truck a working steering dial, a feature reviewers had long wished for after years of straight-rolling engines.
03The whole engine block lifts out of the chassis so kids can act out roadside repairs.
04At over twelve and a half inches long, it is one of the larger single vehicles in the City fire lineup.