Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District

Area Served

The Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District (CSFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Carpinteria, the community of Summerland, and the unincorporated lands within southeastern Santa Barbara County. Located on California's central coast, some 10 miles south of the city of Santa Barbara, the district encompasses an area covering 40 square miles from the Pacific Ocean to extreme elevations in the adjoining Los Padres National Forest, and from Rincon Creek at the Santa Barbara County/Ventura County line to Ortega Hill, near the city of Santa Barbara. It serves a population of more than 17,000. The district is bordered by the Montecito Fire District on the northwest, the Los Padres National Forrest and the Santa Ynez Mountains on the east, the Ventura County boundary on the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

Mutual Aid

Carpinteria-Summerland FPD has mutual aid agreements with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the Santa Barbara City Fire Department, the Montecito Fire Protection District, the Ventura County Fire Department, and the United States Forest Service.

Department Profile

The Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District is a paid department budgeted for 28 safety suppression personnel, 3 fire prevention personnel and 2 administrative assistants. The department has a daily staffing of eight personnel per shift working out of two fire stations. The minimum staffing is four firefighters and one battalion chief at Fire Station #1 in Carpinteria and three firefighters at Fire Station #2 in Summerland. Its resources include four front-line emergency vehicles comprised of two Type 1 engine companies, one rescue squad, and one battalion chief vehicle, working three 24-hour rotating shifts. In addition. CSFD cross staffs one Type 3 wildland company, one OES Type 1 engine company, a Hazmat / MCI trailer, one water rescue craft with a tow vehicle, part of a water rescue team consisting of 12 firefighters who are trained in both open-ocean and swift water technical rescue, and five staff/utility vehicles. CSFD responded to 1087 incidents in 2021, 75% of which were medical calls.

History

The official formation of the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District was June 15, 1934

Apparatus Roster

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Fire Station 1 - 911 Walnut Avenue, Carpinteria

Built 1968

Engine 61 (ALS) - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT PUC (1500/650/30F) (SN#29447)

Rescue Squad 61 (ALS) (U-14-07) - 2014 Ford F-250 walk-around

Hazmat / MCI 61 (U-04-06) - 2004 Pace American 20' Shadow trailer

Water Rescue 61 (U-06-09) - 2006 Chevrolet Colorado tow vehicle for Boat 61

Boat 61 (U-07-04) - 2007 Yamaha Waverunner PWC on trailer

Utility 61 (U-07-07) - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD stakebed

Engine 63 (E-09-06) (Reserve) - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/?) (SN#21840) (Ex-Engine 62)

Battalion 66 (C-15-05) - 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe

Engine 361 - 2017 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 wildland (500/500) (SN#27308) (Ex-demo)

Chief 600 (C-10-01) - 2012 Ford Explorer

Battalion 611 (C-07-09) (Reserve) - 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe

Fire Prevention 620 (C-08-08) - 2008 Ford Explorer

Fire Prevention 621 (C-02-09) - 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe

Fire Station 2 - 2375 Lillie Avenue, Summerland

Built 1925 / Remodeled 1965 with living/office area added

Engine 62 (ALS) (E-13-09) - 2013 Pierce Arrow XT PUC (1500/650/30F) (SN#26540)

Utility 62 (U-02-06) - 2002 Chevrolet 1500

Engine 362 (Reserve) (E-04-02) - 2003 International 7400 SFA 4x4 / Pierce Hawk Type 3 wildland (500/?) (SN#14726) (Ex-Engine 361)

Assignment Unknown

2016 Ford F-550 4x4 / Pierce Type 6 wildland w/ skid (SN#29738)

Retired Apparatus

2002 Ford F-550 (Ex-Rescue 61)

(E-01-07) - 2000 HME 1871-SFO SMFD / Westates Type 1 pumper (1250,300pto/800/20A) (HME SN#19056) (CA#959497) (VIN#44KFT4289YWZ19056) (Ex-OES 288, returned to OES)

(E-98-04) - 1998 KME Renegade pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 6402)

1993 Pierce Lance pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 6401)

Future Plans

The Carpinteria-Summerland FPD has advertised for Qualifications and Request for Proposals for RFP 2023-01 for Architect and Engineering Services for Fire Station 63 at 3806 Via Real in Carpinteria. The RFP was due by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

External Links

• Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District

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