Santa Clara County Fire Department

Santa Clara County Fire Department
Operational area
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
Agency overview
Established1947
Annual calls17,495 (2015)
Employees280
Annual budget$97,079,239 (2015)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefKenneth Kehmna
EMS levelALS
IAFF1165
Facilities and equipment
Battalions3
Stations15
Engines14 - front-line
6 - reserve
Trucks3 - front-line
1 - reserve
Rescues3
Tenders1
HAZMAT1 - front-line
1 - reserve
USAR1
Wildland6 - type 3
2 - type 6
Light and air1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Santa Clara County Fire Department (SCCFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the county of Santa Clara, California. Established in 1947, the SCCFD is responsible for the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County as well as the communities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga.[1]

The service area encompasses approximately 128 square miles (330 km2) with a population of 226,700.[2] In addition to their career firefighters, the department is also augmented by approximately 27 volunteer firefighters.[1] Daily 24-hour emergency response staffing consists of 66 firefighters and officers operating out of 15 fire stations with 19 pieces of apparatus and 3 command vehicles.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). SCCFD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Santa Clara County Fire Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.