Hollett said the engine began to lose power, the crew pulled over and the truck's cab began to fill with smoke. 

The crew attempted to control the blaze with a dry chemical extinguisher. A second truck then showed up and was able to put the fire out. 

Hollett said the equipment on the damaged truck was moved to a spare vehicle, so there will be no disruption of service. He said it's not yet clear how much the fire damaged the truck.

The Lakeside City VFD Captain, Eric Stevens, said the truck has state of the art lighting and grass fire fighting equipment. 

Stevens said the truck was completely built by the Lakeside City VFD and a majority of the fund used for the vehicle came from the annual Lakeside City Garage Sale.

No grant money or budget money was used for this truck. 

Fire Commissioner Joseph E. Finn said that foam will be used only on dumpster and vehicle blazes, which are most hazardous to firefighters’ health.

“There will be no reason a firefighter will need to be up close to a dumpster fire,’’ Finn said at a City Council hearing Tuesday. “The foam will do the job. It will reduce the exposure.”