Chico Fire Department (California)

Area Served[]

The City of Chico Fire-Rescue Department (CFRD) provides fire suppression, technical rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, basic life support (BLS), advanced life support (ALS) and fire prevention for the city of Chico. The department also provides aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service to the Chico Municipal Airport. Chico, a Spanish word meaning "little", is the most populous city in Butte County, located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California. Butte County EMS provides ALS pre-hospital care and transportation for the department under a joint venture between Enloe Medical Center and First Responder Emergency Medical Services. The city is known as a college town, as the home of California State University, Chico, and for Bidwell Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world.

Mutual Aid[]

CFRD maintains an automatic aid agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Butte County Fire Department, and provides first response to emergencies in the surrounding unincorporated area through the Chico Urban Area Fire and Rescue Agreement.

Department Profile[]

The Chico Fire Department was established in 1873. Today, CFRD serves a population of approximately 107,640. and covers an area of 27.8 square miles characterized by an urban and suburban community mix and is comprised of the following units:

5 Fire Stations
1 Fire Training Center
6 Engine Companies (4 Type 1 & 2 Type 3 wildland engines)
1 Truck Company
1 Technical Rescue apparatus (cross-staffed from Truck Company)
1 ARFF (aircraft rescue) apparatus (cross-staffed from first responding surrounding fire station)
1 Squad / Rapid Response Medical Response apparatus (cross-staffed)
1 Hazardous Materials apparatus (cross-staffed)

Chico Fire-Rescue fields specialized teams for technical rescues, drowning accidents, and hazardous materials response. Paramedics support these teams and serve on the Police SWAT Team.

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Station 1 (Downtown) - 842 Salem Street[]

Truck 1 - 2015 Pierce Velocity FR (1500/200/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#28346)

Squad 1 - 2015 Ford F-350

Truck 11 (Reserve) - 2000 American LaFrance Eagle (2000/300/100' LTI rear-mount platform) (ALF SN#H-36304, LTI SN#9903226)

Engine 16 (Reserve) - 2003 Spartan Gladiator GA41M-2142 / Hi-Tech (1500/750/20A) (SN#04004)

Station 2 (Vecino) - 182 East 5th Avenue[]

Engine 2 - 2016 Pierce Velocity FR PUC (1500/500) (SN#29101-01)

Rescue 2 - 2001 International 4900 / Hackney walk-around (SN#01F00133)

Engine 6 - 2021 Spartan Metro Star 4x4 / Hi-Tech (1500/600/20A)

Engine 12 (Reserve) - 2002 Hi-Tech (1500/750/21A) (SN#23592)

Station 3 - Chico Municipal Airport[]

Unstaffed

Crash Rescue 3 - 2006 E-One Titan HPR 4x4 ARFF (1500/1500/200F/50' Snozzle)

Crash Rescue 3R (Reserve) - 1989 Oshkosh P-19 4x4 ARFF (950/1000/130F/500 lbs. PK)

Station 4 (Southside) - 2405 Notre Dame Boulevard[]

Engine 4 - 2016 Pierce Velocity FR PUC (1500/500) (SN#29101-02)

Cal OES Engine 8332 - 2007 International 7400 4x4 / Rosenbauer Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)

Station 5 (Bidwell Park) - 1777 Manzanita Avenue[]

Engine 5 - 2016 Pierce Velocity FR PUC (1500/500) (SN#29101-03)

Hazmat 5 - 2004 Spartan Advantage / Hackney walk-around

UTV 5 - Polaris Ranger XP 1000 4x4 UTV

Engine 35 - 2020 International HV506 4x4 / BME Model 34D Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)

Engine 15 (Reserve) - 2002 Spartan Gladiator GA41M-2142 / Hi-Tech (1500/750/20A)

Chico Municipal Center - 411 Main Street[]

Antique - 1910 American LaFrance Metropolitan steamer

Antique - 1925 Seagrave 6CT pumper (750/100) (SN#39960) (Ex-Engine 3)

Retired Apparatus[]

2000 International 4800 4x4 / Hi-Tech Type 3 wildland (500/500) (SN#03100) (Ex-Engine 5, ex-Engine 5R) (Sold to McCloud Fire Department)

1997 Spartan Gladiator GA40T-2142 / Hi-Tech pumper (1500/750/12A/30B) (SN#92487) (Ex-Engine 3)

1997 Spartan Gladiator GA40T-2142 / Hi-Tech pumper (1500/750/12A/30B) (SN#92477) (Ex-Engine 5)

1996 Spartan Gladiator GA40T-2142 / 1997 Hi-Tech pumper (1500/750/12A/30B) (SN#92497) (Ex-Engine 1)

1994 Freightliner FL 80 / Hi-Tech pumper (1500/500/10A) (SN#91965) (Ex-Engine 4)

1994 Freightliner FL 80 / Hi-Tech pumper (1500/500/10A) (SN#91955) (Ex-Engine 2)

1991 Spartan Gladiator GA40M-2142 / Westates pumper (1500/500/60B) (SN#523-91) (Ex-Engine 6)

1991 Duplex D350 / Westates pumper (1500/500/30B) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 1R)

1984 Ford L-7000 / Betten rollup walk-around hazmat (SN#236) (Ex-Hazmat 1)

1983 Duplex D350 / Westates pumper (1500/500/30B) (SN#5423) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 3R)

1977 International 1700 4x4 / B&Z wildland (300/500) (SN#C-12-008) (Ex-Engine 5, ex-Engine 5R)

1976 Oshkosh A1838-3C1 / Van Pelt / Hamerly aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount LTI) (SN#760613) (2002 Hi-Tech rehab) (Ex-Truck 5, ex-Truck 2R) (Sold to Susanville Fire Department)

1976 International CO1950B / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) (SN#726067) (Ex-Engine 6, ex-Engine 6R)

1976 International CO1950B / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) (SN#726057) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 4R)

1976 International CO1950B / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) (SN#726047) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 2R)

Station Map[]

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