California man arrested for taking stolen firetruck on joyride

ORVILLE, California -- A man in California is behind bars after taking a firetruck on a joyride.

It all started in Sacramento County, where firefighters were working to extinguish a brush fire when the man got inside one of their unoccupied firetrucks and took off.

Not far down the road, police say the suspect picked up a woman before resuming his high-speed drive.

Authorities chased the pair for about two hours before the man was taken into custody near Orville.