Brian Brown explains that apparatus purchasing committee members consider many factors related to the full lifecycle of the vehicle.

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Braden Varney, 36, of Mariposa, died when his bulldozer rolled over as he built a fire break to help stop the blaze in Yosemite Valley.

A suspect allegedly stole a $1 million Sacramento County fire truck from the scene of a vegetation fire and traveled nearly 100 miles as police pursued the apparatus.