By the end of this calendar year, the Hemet Fire Department expects to have a new fire engine for wildland fires. An October 14 Hemet City Council meeting accepted a grant for equipment for the fire engine.The 5-0 vote adopted a resolution accepting the $24,551 grant from the California Fire Foundation. The action also authorized the city manager to approve a purchase agreement for the equipment.A Type VI fire engine has a minimum tank capacity of 150 gallons, a minimum flow rate of 50 gallons per minute, and a minimum pressure of 100 pounds per square inch. Type VI engines are built on a pickup truck frame with a medium-duty chassis and have a gross vehicle weight rating of between 9,000 and 16,000 pounds. Type VI engines are smaller than structural engines, providing an access ad
