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Sacramento Fire Department

Not to be confused with Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

Sacramento Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State California
City Sacramento
Agency overview[1]
Established1850
Annual calls109,342 (2022)
Employees730.5 FTE (22/23)
Annual budget$173,100,000 (22/23)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefChris Costamagna
EMS levelALS
IAFF522
Facilities and equipment[1][2]
Battalions4
Stations24
Engines24
Trucks9
Rescues1
Ambulances18
Tenders1
HAZMAT2
Wildland3 - Type 3
4 - Type 6
Fireboats4
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Sacramento Fire Department (SFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Sacramento, California.[3] The department was first organized on February 5, 1850, the oldest in the state. It was not until March 30, 1872, when it finally became the first paid fire department west of the Mississippi River. Additionally, the city also provides contracted services for the Pacific Fruitridge Fire Protection District and the Natomas Fire Protection District to provide emergency services. [4] These contracted area expands the departments response area to 146 square miles (380 km2) as they provide services to approximately 540,000 residents.[4]

Stations & Apparatus

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The city itself has 20 fire stations spread across the city. It also operates out of 4 additional stations which are contracted out to the City of Sacramento. In Addition, there is also a Reserve Station.[1] Each station has a fire engine along with a number of support units. All specialty rigs, such as the wildland fire engines and the hazardous material truck are cross-staffed by engine and truck personnel.[2] There are also four boats spread across the stations for rescues in the two rivers that both run through, and border Sacramento, the American River and the Sacramento River, respectively.[5]

Fire Station Number Address Engine Company or Squad Company EMS Medic Unit Truck Company Wildland Unit Other units Battalion
1 624 Q St Engine 1 Medic 1 1
2 1229 I St Engine 2 Medic 2 Truck 2 Boat 2, water bike 1 & 2, Battalion 1 1
3 (contracted) 7208 W. Elkhorn Bl Engine 3 Engine 603 water tender 3 3
4 3145 Granada Wy Engine 4 Medic 4 1
5 731 Broadway Engine 5 Truck 5 Boat 5 1
6 3301 Martin Luther King Jr. Bl Engine 6 Medic 6 Truck 6 2
7 6500 Wyndham Dr Engine 7 Medic 7 Truck 7 HazMat 7 4
8 5990 H St Engine 8 Medic 8 Boat 8 1
9 (CLOSED) 5801 Florin Perkins Rd
10 5642 66th St Engine 10 Medic 10 Truck 10 2
11 785 Florin Rd Engine 11 Boat 11, Battalion 4 4
12 4500 24th St Engine 12 Medic 12 EMS 22 2
13 1100 43rd Av Engine 13 Medic 13 AIR 13 4
14 1341 North C St Engine 14 Engine 614 EMS 23 1
15 1640 W El Camino Ave Engine 15 Medic 15 Engine 615 1
16 7363 24th St Engine 16 Truck 16 Engine 316 4
17 1311 Bell Av Engine 17 Medic 17 Truck 17 3
18 (contracted) 746 North Market Bl Engine 18 Engine 318 3
19 1700 Challenge Wy Engine 19 Medic 19 Engine 619 Type 1 OES 3
20 2512 Rio Linda Bl Engine 20 Medic 20 Rescue 20, Rescue 220, Battalion 3 3
30 1901 Club Center Dr Engine 30 Medic 30 Truck 30 HazMat 30 3
43 4201 El Centro Rd Engine 43 Medic 43 Truck 43 Engine 343, Water Tender 43 3
56 (contracted) 3720 47th Av Engine 56
 Medic 56 Medic 256 Engine 656 Battalion 2
Type 3 OES Engine 8434 		2
57 (contracted) 7927 East Parkway Engine 57 Medic 57 4
60 3301 Julliard Dr Engine 60 Engine 660 2
99 (Reserve) 300 Arden Way Squad 299 Rehab 99, Air 99 3

USAR Task Force 7

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Main article: Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 7

Some of the teams most notable deployments include the Northridge earthquake (1994), Oklahoma City bombing (1995), World Trade Center (2001) Hurricane Katrina (2005) Hurricane Harvey (2017) and Hurricane Maria (2017)[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sacramento Fire Department 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Sacramento Fire Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Battalions Chart" (PDF). Sacramento Fire Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "About". Sacramento Fire Department. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Department Overview". Sacramento Fire Department. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "Stations". Sacramento Fire Department. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "USAR Operations". Sacramento Fire Department. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

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