The Sacramento Fire Department (SFD) provides
fire protection
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and
emergency medical services to the city of
Sacramento,
California
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.
The department was first organized on February 5, 1850, the oldest in the state. It was not until March 30, 1872, when it finally became the first paid fire department west of the Mississippi River. Additionally, the city also provides contracted services for the
Pacific Fruitridge Fire Protection District and the
Natomas Fire Protection District to provide emergency services.
This contracted area expands the department's response area to as they provide services to approximately 540,000 residents. In 2025, Sacramento Fire partnered with Medic Ambulance to increase medical transportation flexibility with the agreement to staff 4 Basic Life Support ambulances.
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Stations & Apparatus
The city itself has 20 fire stations spread across the city. It also operates out of 4 additional stations which are contracted out to the City of Sacramento. In Addition, there is also a Reserve Station.[ Each station has a fire engine along with a number of support units. All specialty rigs, such as the wildland fire engines and the hazardous material truck are cross-staffed by engine and truck personnel.][ There are also four boats spread across the stations for rescues in the two rivers that both run through, and border Sacramento, the ]American River
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and the Sacramento River, respectively.
USAR Task Force 7
Some of the teams most notable deployments include the Northridge earthquake (1994), Oklahoma City bombing
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(1995), World Trade Center (2001) Hurricane Katrina (2005) Hurricane Harvey (2017) and Hurricane Maria (2017)
See also
* Pioneer Mutual Volunteer Firehouse
References
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Fire departments in California
Fire Department
Ambulance services in the United States
Medical and health organizations based in California