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Welcome
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Photos of the July 21, 2008 Memorial Dedication Ceremony are posted in our Photo Gallery. Photos courtesy of Jimmy Lee of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff.
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| Fire Chief Keith Richter |
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| The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is a well-equipped, full-service fire agency. The District ranks among the fourteen largest metropolitan fire agencies in the state. We provide fire and emergency medical services to nine cities and the unincorporated areas, serving a population of 600,000 across a 304 square-mile area with 30 fire stations. We also provide full service to business and industry, including several petroleum refineries and chemical manufacturing plants. The District's total operating budget for Fiscal Year 2007-08 is $102.4 million. |
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| Paramedic Equipped Engine |
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In 2007, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District was dispatched to 57,428 Calls For Service, of which 46,882 were EMS calls. Our nationally recognized communications center provides dispatch services for the East Contra Costa, Moraga-Orinda, Crockett-Carquinez, Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection Districts, and the City of Pinole Fire Department. In our Fire Prevention Bureau, staff reviewed more than 4,100 building plans in 2005, to ensure compliance with fire codes.
The vast amount of open space throughout the District presents potential for wildland and urban interface fires, where many homes and structures border on open space. Every spring, in preparation for wildland fire season, fire district workers maintain 470 miles of fire trails and inspect thousands of parcels of land for fire risk. |
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| Badge Pinning Ceremony |
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| Our highly trained and skilled staff comprises some 406 personnel, including 344 uniformed personnel, with 12 Battalion Chiefs, and approximately 62 civilian personnel. Each three-person firefighting crew includes a paramedic. In addition to fire suppression and emergency medical services, overall capabilities and resources of the Fire District include vehicle extrication ("jaws of life"), trench rescue, water rescue, high-angle rescue, building collapse, confined space rescue, fire and arson investigation, code enforcement, building plan review, and public education, such as Community Emergency Response Training (CERT). |
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