| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| City |  San Diego |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | August 5, 1889[1] |
| Annual calls | 183,350(2024)[2] |
| Employees | 1,256 |
| Annual budget | $343,491,249 (FY 2024)[3] |
| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | Robert Logan[4] |
| EMS level | Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) |
| IAFF | 145 |
| Motto | "Dedicated to Our Citizens, Our Members, and Our Profession" |
| Facilities and equipment[5] | |
| Battalions | 7 |
| Stations | 52 and 3 specialty facilities |
| Engines | 52 - Front line 32 - Reserve |
| Trucks | 13 - Front line 9 - Reserve |
| Rescues | 2 Type 1 US&R apparatus 5 Airport Crash Rescue apparatus |
| Ambulances | 39 contracted ALS units |
| Tenders | 3 |
| HAZMAT | 3 |
| USAR | 2 |
| Wildland | 11 - Type 3 |
| Helicopters | 2 |
| Fireboats | 4 firefighting capable lifeguard vessels |
| Light and air | 2 |
| Website | |
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The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) is the full-service fire department of San Diego, California.[2] It was established on August 5, 1889. The department responds to over 183,000 calls per year.[2] It covers 343 square miles of service area, including 17 miles of coastline. It is the second-largest municipal fire department in California, after the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- ^ "Department History". San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "About SDFD". San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Budget". San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Fire Chief Javier Mainar". San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "SDFD - Apparatus". San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.