SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- San Diego Fire-Rescue is enhancing its capabilities with new equipment as the region enters peak wildfire season. The department is acquiring additional brush rigs, a new helicopter, and a state-of-the-art mobile command vehicle to better respond to emergencies.

Fire Chief Robert Logan emphasized the importance of these upgrades, stating, "We are adding two new brush rigs. Brush rigs are capable of off-road [operations] that can get right into the heart of those brush fires and out them out and stop them from traveling into structures and things of that nature."

The new mobile command vehicle, which resembles a luxury RV with double pop-outs, serves as a dispatch center on wheels, capable of operating in remote locations. This vehicle is part of a broader strate

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