About Us

The Fire Department is the primary provider of:

  • Disaster preparedness coordination
  • Fire prevention services
  • Fire suppression
  • Hazard mitigation
  • Pre-hospital emergency medical care

Functions

  • Respond to all types of fires, which can include structures, vehicles, trash, and wildlands
  • Provide pre-hospital advanced life support (paramedic) for all injury and illness calls
  • Conduct fire prevention programs to schools, businesses, and residents of the city
  • Review all development plans for adherence to applicable fire prevention laws, codes, and policies
  • Provide on-site inspections for adherence to approved building plans relative to the Uniform Fire Code, National Fire Protection Association standards and Fire Department policies
  • Maintain records of all emergency fire, medical and hazard mitigation responses
  • Investigate all fires for cause
  • Investigate complaints regarding weed abatement and manage the mandatory weed abatement program
  • Mitigate potential hazardous situations before they become an emergency situation. Examples include standby for:
    • Children locked in a vehicle
    • Electrical lines down
    • Gasoline spills
    • Helicopter landings at Rancho Springs
    • Natural gas leaks
  • Maintain all emergency response vehicles in proper operating condition
  • Provide disaster preparedness services to the City
  • Conduct hydrant flow tests and hydrant inspections
  • Conduct training classes for employees to ensure compliance with Cal-OSHA requirements, ISO requirements, medical certification and recertification requirements, necessary skills refresher requirements
  • Provide opportunities for employee development, such as voluntary physical assessment and offsite state certification classes
  • Maintain a reserve firefighter program consisting of community volunteers
  • Maintain fire stations and equipment in working condition and repair
  • Sponsor a fire explorer program
  • Inspect local businesses for fire and life safety protection