You've probably driven by the Cal Fire maintenance facility every time you cross the Yolo Causeway, but many people don't realize the key work they perform here to keep fire crews safe.
"The last thing you want to happen is for them to have a breakdown at the fireline," said Darren Law, a Cal Fire senior forestry equipment manager. "It puts a lot of people in jeopardy."
"We were getting calls right away for help," Law said.
But now this team of more than two dozen mechanics is inspecting and repairing fire engines from across the western states that are on their way to the Southern California fires.
Some of these fire crews are driving more than a thousand miles to reach L.A.
Their goal is to get a strike team of five engines checked out and back on the road in less than 45 minutes. Of the more than 200 out-of-state fire engines inspected, 29 have needed repairs.
"We want to make sure that they're deployed ready to go and safe," Law said.
Much of the state's cost for inspecting and repairing these fire vehicles will be reimbursed from federal disaster funds.
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