Santa Barbara Fire Department

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Santa Barbara Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	California
City	Santa Barbara
Agency overview[1][2]
Established	1881
Annual calls	8,027 (2012)
Employees	110
Annual budget	$21,393,661
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Christopher P. Mailes
EMS level	BLS
IAFF	525
Facilities and equipment
Battalions	1
Stations	8
Engines	7 frontline 4 reserve
Trucks	2
Squads	1
Rescues	2
HAZMAT	1
Airport crash	2
Wildland	2 - Type 3 1 - Type 6
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Santa Barbara City Fire Department (SBFD) is the agency that provides fire protection and basic life support (BLS) emergency medical services for the city of Santa Barbara. Not to be confused with Santa Barbara County Fire Department which serves county residents.