Alameda County Fire Department Explained

Alameda County Fire Department
Country:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Alameda
Established:July 1, 1993
Annual Calls:41683(2017) [1]
Strength:400 Staff, 100 Reserve personnel
Budget:$140,490,812 (2018) [2]
Iaff:55
Battalions:4
Stations:28
Engines:26
Quints:3
Trucks:4
Rescues:1
Bulldozers:2
Tenders:2
Hazmat:4
Emsunits:2
Firstresponderblsorals:ALS
Chief:William McDonald

The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County, California (excluding Fairview), the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 28 fire stations and 35 companies serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions. Over 400 personnel and 100 reserve firefighters provide a wide variety of services to a community roughly 508sqmi in size.

These services include:

USAR Task Force 4

The Alameda County Fire Department has multiple members that participate in California USAR Task Force 4 (CA-TF4.) CA-TF4 is one of eight FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces in the State of California and 28 nationally. CA-TF4 is based in Oakland and is sponsored by the Oakland Fire Department.

Stations & Equipment

The Alameda County Fire Department utilizes a wide variety of firefighting and specialized apparatus, including Engines, Trucks, Quints, Wildland Engines (Type 3 or Type 6,) Dozers and Water Tenders. Special Operations Vehicles include Rescue Boats, HazMat Units and a Rescue Unit. The Department has four Battalions. Stations 6, 7, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 are in Battalion 2. Stations 14, 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21 are in Battalion 3. Stations 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 34 and 35 are in Battalion 4. Stations 27, 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33 are in Battalion 7.

Battalion 2
Fire Station Number City Address Engine Company Truck Company Wildland Engine Company CommandUnitSpecial Operations UnitsOther Units
6Castro Valley19780 Cull Canyon RoadEngine 6Engine 606Reserve Engine 506

Reserve Water Tender 6

7Castro Valley6901 Villareal AvenueEngine 7Engine 607
22San Lorenzo427 Paseo GrandeEngine 22
23Hayward19745 Meekland Avenue Engine 23 Engine 323
24San Leandro1430 164th AvenueEngine 24 Rescue 24Heavy Rescue 524
25Castro Valley20336 San Miguel AvenueEngine 25 Truck 25 OES Engine 8233Engine 625Battalion Chief 2HazMat 25Reserve Truck 525Reserve Engine 525
26Castro Valley18770 Lake Chabot RoadEngine 26 Engine 626
Battalion 3
Fire Station Number City Address Engine Company Truck Company WildlandEngine Company CommandUnitSpecial operations UnitsOther Units
14Sunol11345 Pleasanton-Sunol Road Engine 14Engine 614CDF Engine 1664CDF Engine 1684CDF Battalion Chief 1614CDF Dozer 1644
16Dublin7494 Donohue Drive Engine 16 Engine 616Water Tender 16Reserve Engine 516
17Dublin6200 Madigan Road Engine 17 Truck 17 Engine 317Dozer 17
18Dublin4800 Fallon Road Engine 18 Engine 318Dozer 18

Breathing Support 18

20Livermore7000 East Avenue Engine 20Engine 8Truck 20 Engine 320

Engine 308

Engine 620

Battalion Chief 3HazMat 20Rescue Boat 8

REMS Unit 8

Medic 20Medic 520

Reserve Engine 520

21Tracy15999 W. Corral Hollow Road Engine 21Engine 321Engine 621Medic 21
Battalion 4
Fire Station Number City Address Engine Company Truck Company Command UnitSpecial Operations UnitOther Units
9San Leandro450 Estudillo Avenue Engine 9Truck 9
10San Leandro2194 Williams Street Engine 10 Rescue Boat 10
11San Leandro14903 Catalina Street Engine 11 Rescue Boat 11
12San Leandro1065 143rd Avenue Engine 12 Truck 12Battalion Chief 4 HazMat 12
13San Leandro637 Fargo Avenue Engine 13
19Berkeley1 Cyclotron Road Engine 19 Engine 619HazMat 19
34Emeryville2333 Powell Street Engine 34 Rescue Boat 34
35Emeryville6303 Hollis Street Engine 35 Reserve Truck 35
Battalion 7
Fire Station Number City Address Engine Company Truck (Quint) Company Wildland Engine Company Command UnitOther Units
27Newark39039 Cherry Street Engine 27Reserve Engine 527
28Newark7550 Thornton Avenue Truck 28 (Quint)
29Newark35775 Ruschin Drive Engine 29Reserve Engine 529
31Union City33555 Central Avenue Truck 31 (Quint) Reserve Truck 531
32Union City31600 Alvarado Blvd Engine 32Reserve Engine 532
33Union City33942 7th Street Engine 33Engine 333Battalion Chief 7

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Response and Activity Statistics. Alameda County Fire Department. Alameda County. 8 January 2015. November 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106230315/http://www.acgov.org/fire/about/statistics.htm. live.
  2. Web site: General Information. Alameda County Fire Department. Alameda County. 8 January 2015. November 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106213511/http://www.acgov.org/fire/about/. live.