The Manteca City Council is being asked on Tuesday to authorize buying a fire engine for use at a fire station it has yet to build. It is not putting the cart in front of the proverbial horse.

The totaled fire engine cost $750,000 when the department bought it, said Comstock Township Fire Chief Matt Beauchamp. Now, the same vehicle costs $1.15 million. The township board voted to spend ...

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has approved the purchase of 10 new fire engines to replace aging equipment. The decision comes after recent wildfires strained the county's ...