From FDNN TV: The Rancho Cucamonga Fire District in Southern California has been able to build a large, well-respected shop, where they service their own vehicles and also those of surrounding agencies and fire service companies.

The Rancho Cucamonga Fire District's Maintenance Shop began 30 years ago with one man, Sammy Dominick Sr. and his small arsenal of equipment. Dominick, who recently retired from his position as Maintenance Officer, recalls its humble beginnings. "It was done with primitive tools, a little Craftsman toolbox and one little pick-up truck that was the vehicle that took us in and out of the district whenever we were called. As time went on and the fleet grew larger, we got to the point where we had to build a facility of our own, and through the Redevelopment Agency, we were able to put this building on the ground," he says of the large three-bay facility that has housed the maintenance shop for the past seven years.

The impressive facility can handle almost any job. The three drive-through bays house a 1,000-hp dynamometer and a three-axle lift that can handle 75,000 pounds. With a portable axle lift, it is able to accommodate a four-axle fire truck. Read the entire article here.