Thirteen HME Ahrens-Fox Type 1 Engines Delivered to California Fire Departments Through OES Grants.

In January of 2008, HME Incorporated was awarded a multi-year contract from the State of California to build over 120 Type 1 fire engines. These vehicles were to be distributed to Cal Fire, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Department of Corrections and the Sonoma Center. Models to be included in this contract were the HME Ahrens-Fox, Silver Fox, Wolf, CAT (City Attack Truck), RAT (Rapid Attack Truck), Rodent, and Arsenal. Since then and despite the economic downturn that the state has faced, thirteen of these new Type 1 engines have been delivered to fire departments throughout California through a grant awarded by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. (cont. on  site)

Temecula Roripaugh Ranch Fire Station Remains Unopened For 3 Years Due to Economic Troubles.

The Cal Fire and Temecula Fire Department’s Roripaugh Ranch Fire Station #95 was built during the housing boom in Southern California, but was never opened because the 805-acre housing development that it was intended to serve was never built.