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He helped design and develop bespoke equipment - from special helmets with neck protection, to Scotland’s first fire engine, which was pulled by firefighters.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said it sent four fire engines from Penrith, Kendal and Shap and remained at the scene of the crash for several hours.

The fire burned a total of 23,526 acres and ultimately involved 191 personnel, five crews, three helicopters and six fire engines along with numerous air tankers.

Hernandez worked for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as a fire apparatus engineer, overseeing fire engines and water tanks during calls.

An engine crew, meanwhile, rolls to the fire line with a fire engine to pump water or fire-suppressing foam onto a blaze.