Department Function

The Fire Department protects approximately 34,000 citizens within a 97-square-mile response area, including the Mission-Soledad Fire Protection District. The department is comprised of:

• One Duty Chief
• One Fire Captain
• Two Fire Engineers
• Two Firefighters
• 15 Volunteer Firefighters

Services are delivered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

Responsibilities

• Educating the public in fire and life safety measures
• Preventing the ignition and spread of unwanted fires 
• Providing rescue and emergency care services
• Responding to, and mitigating the effects on the community from fires, hazardous conditions, and natural and man-made disasters