The driver of the fire truck tried to avoid the impact but struck the left side of the Nissan.

 The civilian driver died at the scene and a man in her car was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash occurred at the intersection of Sonoma Boulevard and Florida Street at 9:48 a.m., involving a medic ambulance and Vallejo Fire Department Ford Explorer.

Both vehicles were responding to emergency calls, with their lights and sirens on, when they crashed into each other, police said.

The ambulance was heading eastbound on Florida Street while the fire department SUV was going south on Sonoma Boulevard. A Nissan Altima was also involved in the crash and sustained minor damage.

The suspect was identified as Jermain Middleton, 38, who has a history of throwing rocks at passing vehicles in Hemet, police said. He was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and taken to county jail with bail set at $10,000, police said.

The fire truck sustained more than $1,500 in damage, police said.

They would close one of the older stations, No. 52 which is on House Street. That closure would bring about $1.5 million dollars in savings to the department. According to the proposal, with the savings from closing Station 52, the new station would pay for itself in just 2.5 years.