fire crew

Members of the New Hampshire wildland crew headed to California to battle the devastating wildfire there. (COURTESY N.H. DIVISION OF FORESTS AND LANDS)

CONCORD — A firefighting engine with two firefighters from the N.H. Division of Forests and Lands was deployed Friday  to assist with fighting the Mendocino Complex fire in California.

Classified as a Type VI engine, the vehicle has a minimum tank capacity of 150 gallons and can deliver as much as 50 gallons of water per minute when necessary.

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