Ventura County Fire Department

Ventura County Fire Department

Smoke Alarms Save Lives

• You may only have 3 minutes to safely escape a home fire
• Working Smoke Alarms provide an early warning and increase your chance of survival
• Install Smoke Alarms:
  
  • Inside Every Bedroom
  • Outside each Sleeping Area
  • On Every Level of the Home

Create your Family Escape Plan

Who is your Everyday Hero? You can be a Fire Safety Superhero

Firefighters wear Special Gear
To keep them safe from fire and smoke

• Helmet Protects our head and face
• Gloves Protect our hands
• Boots Keeps our feet safe and dry
• Face Mask Helps us see and breathe
• Turnouts Keep up from getting burned or wet

VCFDWe can look Scary but don't be afraid - Firefighters are here to help

Ventura County Fire Department:
Composed of approximately 600 dedicated men and women, the Ventura County Fire Department is an all-hazard, full-service agency. We proudly provide fire protection, medical aid, rescue, hazardous materials response, and a variety of other services to the public. Formed in 1928 as a special district, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors acts as the fire department’s board of directors. These five elected supervisors appoint the fire chief and task him with providing fire protection services for the district.

Who We Serve
We serve Ventura County, which has a population of about 850,000 people. Our response area covers 848 square miles and includes all unincorporated areas and the following cities:

• Ojai
• Port Hueneme
• Moorpark
• Camarillo
• Santa Paula
• Simi Valley
• Thousand Oaks

Established 1928On May 11, 1928, the Ventura County Fire Protection District (VCFPD) is established. Walter Emerick is appointed as the Fire Warden (Fire Chief). Fire headquarters is located at 845 E. Santa Barbara St. in Santa Paula. The building is still in use as the Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office.

What We Do
VCFD’s services are built around our mission of anticipating and responding to the dynamic public safety needs of our diverse community. This includes

• Prevention and Education
  Providing safety involves planning, prevention and education to ensure that our citizens and communities can protect their homes, property and businesses against fire. Thorough knowledge of risk mitigation and fire prevention techniques allows VCFD to build a foundation of safe practices through historical successes. VCFD employs multiple fire prevention, education and safety programs for children, adults and seniors. This includes fire code and regulation enforcement, plan reviews, home and business inspections, fire code permits, film permits, and an award-winning, nationally recognized Fire Hazard Reduction Program.
• Response
  VCFD responds to calls from 33 strategically placed fire stations located throughout Ventura County. Our firefighters are trained to provide the highest level of firefighting, rescue and emergency medical care. In addition to fighting fires, we respond to medical emergencies, traffic accidents, land and water rescues, hazardous materials calls, environmental hazards, and a variety of public service requests.

  VCFDIn 2020, VCFD responded to more than 47,272 incidents

  2020 Incidents (129 Calls per day)
  
  • 35,304 Emergency Medical Calls
  • 1,485 Fires
  • 2,540 Rescue Calls
  • 3,155 Public Service Calls
  • 3,645 Alarm Calls
  • 1,079 Hazardous Material Calls
  • 64 Other Calls
• Communication
  VCFD makes it a priority to communicate with the public through our FCC dispatch center, public information office, which ensures that information is disseminated to the public for educational purposes and during emergencies, to our fire prevention counters, which help people determine how to protect their homes, property and businesses against fire.

https://vcfd.org

Patches

• Battalion 2
• Battalion 3
• Battalion 4
• Battalion 5
• Patrol 16
• Station 20
• Station 21
• Station 22
• Station 23
• Station 25
• Station 26
• Station 27
• Station 28
• Station 30

Patches

• Station 31
• Station 32
• Station 33
• Station 34
• Station 35
• Station 36
• Station 37
• Station 40
• Station 42
• Station 43
• Station 44
• Station 45
• Station 46
• Station 47

Patches

• Station 50
• Station 51
• Station 52
• Station 53
• Station 54
• Station 55
• Station 56
• Station 57

Patches

• Air Unit
• Camp 1
• Dozer 4
• EMS
• FCC
• Fire Fleet 1
• Fire Fleet 2
• Fire Prevention
• Honor Guard
• Heavy Equipment
• Training Division

https://vcfd.org/about-vcfd/patches/