Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department | |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Cities |
Subdivision Name2: | |
Reference1: | [1] |
Annual Calls: | 14,443 |
Annual Budget: | $36,720,370 |
Employees: | 121 |
Staffing: | Career |
Chief: | Joseph Testa |
Iaff: | 1974 |
Battalions: | 2 |
Stations: | 10 |
Engines: | 8 |
Trucks: | 2 |
Hazmat: | 1 |
Wildland Engines: |
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Firstresponderblsorals: | ALS |
The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) provides fire suppression and emergency medical services to the neighboring cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, California.[2] The organization uses a joint powers authority (JPA) model with essential support services provided by both cities. This partnership promotes more efficient administration and effective delivery of services.[3]
See main article: Centennial Light. Firehouse Six houses the Centennial Light, the world's longest-lasting light bulb, located at 4550 East Avenue in Livermore.[4] The department says that the bulb is at least 117 years old and has been turned off only a handful of times. Due to its longevity, the bulb has been noted by The Guinness Book of World Records, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and General Electric.[5]
See main article: Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 4.
The LPFD has multiple members in the California USAR Task Force 4 (CA-TF4) one of the eight FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces in the state.[6] The task force is based in Oakland and is sponsored by the Oakland Fire Department.
The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department has ten fire houses spread across both Pleasanton and Livermore.[7]
Firehouse | City | Engine companies | Truck companies | Wildland engine Companies | Other units | |
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1 | Engine 91 | Engine 691 | Rescue Boat 91, UTV 91, Battalion 9 | |||
2 | Engine 92 | Engine 392 | HAZMAT 92 | |||
3 | Pleasanton | Truck 93 | Engine 693 | |||
4 | Pleasanton | Engine 94 | Engine 394 | OES 340 | ||
5 | Pleasanton | Engine 95 | Engine 695 | |||
6 | Livermore | Truck 96 | Engine 696 | Utility 96, Breathing Support 96 | ||
7 | Livermore | Engine 97 | Engine 697 | Battalion 10 | ||
8 | Livermore | Engine 98 | Engine 698 | |||
9 | Livermore | Engine 99 | Engine 399 | |||
10 | Livermore | Engine 90 | Engine 690 |
The Livermore-Pleasanton Firefighters Foundation is a non-profit organization created to support injured and fallen firefighters, police, EMS personnel, and their families both locally and across the state.[8]
Communications and dispatch services are provided by the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC) located at nearby Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[9]