Sonora City Council To Consider New Fire Engine

When the Sonora City Council meets Tuesday evening, city officials will consider a move to participate in a plan that will allow the city to buy a new fire engine. The purchase program being looked into by the City of Sonora is a contract between the California Office of Emergency Services and Westates Fire Apparatus. The city is looking to buy an urban wildland interface fire truck that can be used in grassland and brush that surround the city area. The open council meeting begins Tuesday at 5 p.m.