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Local fire departments blame private equity for rising equipment costs

When the Pointe Fire burned through the hills of Santa Clarita on July 15th, it dangerously encroached on homes, a school bus yard and a synagogue, Congregation Beth Shalom.

Flames from the blaze burned right up to the playground of the synagogue's preschool, Rabbi Jay Siegel recalled.

Congregation Beth Shalom is a few miles from Fire Station 150, which houses a fire engine with more than 233,000 miles on its odometer.

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