Marin County Fire Department

Area Served[]

The Marin County Fire Department (MCFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the county of Marin, a large, southward-facing peninsula located in the northwestern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, in Northern California. The county was named for "Marin," great chief of the Licatiut tribe, a branch of the Coast Miwok indigenous people. The County of Marin was incorporated on September 1, 1906, encompasses an area covering 828 square miles, and serves a population of approximately 262,231. Marin County is bordered by Sonoma County to the north; and surrounded by water on three sides; the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Golden Gate Strait on the south; and San Francisco Bay, with estuaries San Pablo Bay and San Rafael Bay, on the east.

Mutual Aid[]

The Marin County Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Bolinas Fire Protection District, the Central Marin Fire Department, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Fire Department, the Inverness Volunteer Fire Department (California), the Marin Municipal Water District, the Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department, the Novato Fire Protection District, the Ross Valley Fire Department, the Skywalker Ranch Fire Brigade, the Southern Marin Fire Protection District, the Stinson Beach Fire Protection District, the CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit, the Gold Ridge Fire Protection District, the San Antonio Volunteer Fire Department, the Sonoma County Fire District, the USCG Training Center Petaluma Fire Department, the Wilmar Volunteer Fire Department, the last six all located in Sonoma County, and the National Park Service - Point Reyes National Seashore Fire Management

Department Profile[]

The Marin County Fire Department is budgeted for 145 full time/paid firefighters, augmented by reserve/seasonal firefighters, who provide structural and wildland firefighting, emergency medical services, advanced life support (ALS), technical rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, fire prevention, fire investigation, code enforcement, disaster preparedness, and public education out of six fire stations to the citizens of unincorporated Marin County. The Marin County Water Rescue unit operates as a component of the US&R Team, is classified as a Type I Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Team (SF S&R), and is designated as CA SF S&R Team 11.

California Task Force 4[]

The Marin Fire Department is a member agency of California Task Force 4 (CA-TF4).

California Regional Task Force 1[]

The Marin County Fire Department is a member agency of California Office of Emergency Services Regional Task Force 1 (CA-RTF-1)

Fleet[]

The MCFD apparatus fleet is comprised of the following resources:

5 Type 1 Engine companies
10 Type 3 wildland units
3 Paramedic (ALS) rescue ambulances
3 Water Tenders
1 Type 2 wildland bulldozer
1 Dozer transport and lowboy trailer
1 Dozer tender
1 Type 1 hand crew (Housed at the Novato Fire District Hamilton station)
1 Flood rescue boat
1 Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team
1 OES Swiftwater / Flood Search And Rescue team
1 Ocean Rescue team
1 Mass-Casualty Incident (MCI) cache trailer

History[]

The first formal fire department in what is now Marin County was the Tamalpais Forestry Association, formed around the turn of the 19th century. The California State Legislature had been discussing legislation for forest-fire suppression as early as 1881, but the formal department did not come into being until approximately 1901. The Marin County Fire Department came into existence in its current incarnation on July 1, 1941, with passage of an ordinance and two resolutions by the Marin County Board of Supervisors.

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Shop number in brackets after unit number.
California License Plate denoted by CA#

Hicks Valley Fire Station - 7330 Red Hill Road, Petaluma[]

Utility 1532 - 2016 Ram 2500 4x4

Engine 1562 - 2009 International WorkStar 7400 4x4 / Hi-Tech Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (CA#1317017) (VIN#1HTWEAZR19J098193)

Water Tender 1592 - 2018 International HV 507

Marin City Fire Station - 850 Drake Avenue, Marin City[]

Battalion 1505 - 2016 Ram 2500 4x4

Utility 1553 - 2002 Ford E-350 4x4

Rescue 1558 (98-93) - 2003 Pierce Dash 2000 walk-around (SN#14017) (CA#1158603} (Ex-Southern Marin Fire Protection District)

Engine 1563 - 2007 International WorkStar 7400 4x4 / Hi-Tech Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)

Engine 1569 - Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)

Engine 1583 (98-75) - 2014 Spartan Metro Star 4x4 / Hi-Tech (1500/500/20A)

Utility 15K9 -

USAR Trailer -

Point Reyes Fire Station - 101 4th Street, Point Reyes[]

Rebuilt 1984

MCI 7 (95-39) - Wells Cargo single axle trailer

Cal OES SF-S&R-11

(000074) - 2008 Ford F-450 4x4 / Placer (CA#1281274) (VIN#1FDXW47Y18EC14750)
2007 Charmac 20' tandem-axle trailer (CA#1281259) (VIN#4RYC202077T111236)
2007 Zodiac FC420 inflatable boat (SN#XDCB297RD707)
2007 Zodiac FC420 inflatable boat (SN#XDCB288RD707)
Yamaha 25MLH 25hp outboard motor (SN#6L2KL1025964)
Yamaha 25MLH 25hp outboard motor (SN#6L2KL1025900)

Flood Boat 15B9 -

Rescue Ambulance M94 (ALS) - 2014 International TerraStar / Wheeled Coach Type I

Utility 1534 -

Engine 1564 - 2007 International WorkStar 7400 4x4 / Hi-Tech Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)

Engine 1584 (98-72) - 2007 Spartan Metro Star 4x4 / Hi-Tech (1500/500/20A)

Throckmorton Ridge Fire Station - 816 Panoramic Highway, Mill Valley[]

Rebuilt 2006

Utility 1535 - 1994 Chevrolet 3500HD 4x4 / Reading

Engine 1565 - 2012 International 7400 4x4 / Hi-Tech Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)

Engine 1585 - 2020 Spartan Metro Star / Hi-Tech (1500/500/20A)

Tomales Fire Station - 599 Dillon Beach Road, Tomales[]

Tomales Volunteer Fire Company - combination career and volunteer station

Utility 1531 -

Engine 1560 - International 4800 4x4 / Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)

Engine 1561 (Reserve) - 1998 Pierce Quantum (1500/500/20A)

Engine 1580 (ALS) - 2007 Spartan Metro Star 4x4 / Hi-Tech (1500/500/20A)

Water Tender 1590 - 1997 Peterbilt / West-Mark (500/2500)

Woodacre Fire Station (Headquarters) - 33 Castle Rock Road, Woodacre[]

Rescue Ambulance M-95 (Reserve) - 2006 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue Type III

Rescue Ambulance M-96 - 2014 International TerraStar / Wheeled Coach Type I

Field Command 1524 - 2016 Ram 2500 4x4

Repair 1530 - Ford F-450 SuperCab DRW 4x4

1533 - Ford Transit

Stakeside 1536 -

Utility 1537 - 2016 Ram 2500 4x4

Utility 1538 - 2016 Ram 2500 4x4

Dozer Team 1540

Dozer 1540 - Caterpillar D6T Type 2 wildland
Dozer Tender 1540 - 2015 Ford F-550 4x4 / Reading
Dozer Transport 1540 - 2019 Peterbilt 567 tractor
Dozer Loader 1540 - Cozad lowboy trailer

Engine 1566 (98-23) - 2009 International WorkStar 7400 4x4 / Hi-Tech Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)

Engine 1567 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)

Engine 1568 (98-90) - International 7400 / Hi-Tech Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (CA#1571011)

Engine 1586 - 2015 Ferrara Inferno 4x4 (1500/500/20A) (SN#H-5603)

Water Tender 1596 - 1999 International 8100 / 2000 / General Truck Body pumper-tanker (500/1500)

CA-RTF-1 Special Operations (USAR) - Freightliner w/ rear liftgate

CA-RTF-1 Special Operations (USAR) - International

CA-RTF-1 Special Operations (USAR) - Peterbilt (CA#1552904) / 2019 Hackney ?' tractor-drawn walk-around

Station/Assignment Unknown[]

Utility 15U4 (82-32) -

Cal OES 2108 - 2008 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-SFO SMFD Model 18 Type 1 (1250/850/20F) (SN#21343) (CA#1276906) (VIN#44KFT42808WZ21343) (Ex-OES 350)

2008 International 4400 / Placer crew transport (Ex-Tamalpais Fire Crew, ex-Crew 15A)

2002 Pierce Dash 2000 pumper (1500/500/20F) (SN#13340) (CA#1432074) (Ex-Engine 1585)

Retired Apparatus[]

1998 HME 1871 / 1999 West-Mark pumper (1250/500/20A) (SN#60026) (Ex-Engine 1586)

1998 International 4800 / General Truck Body Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (Ex-Engine 1562) (Sold to Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department (California)

1997 International 4800 / 1998 General Truck Body Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (SN#179) (Ex-Engine 1566)

1997 International 4800 / 1998 General Truck Body Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (SN#178) (Ex-Engine 1565)

1997 Peterbilt / West-Mark tanker (500/3000) (CA#299869) (Ex-Water Tender 1592)

1996 Caterpillar D5-HXL Type 2 wildland (Ex-Dozer 1540)

1996 Peterbilt 378 / 2002 Murray tractor (Ex-Dozer Transport 1540)

1995 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500/20F) (SN#E9581)

1995 International 4800 / 1996 General Truck Body Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (Ex-Engine 1568) \

1993 Peterbilt 357 / 1994 G. Paoletti pumper-tanker (500/2500) (Ex-Water Tender 1592)

1993 International 4800 / Hi-Tech Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (SN#91593) (Ex-Engine 1564)

1992 International 4800 / Hi-Tech Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (Ex-Engine 1567)

1991 Pierce Arrow pumper (1250/500/20A)(SN#E6402-01) (Ex-Engine 1584)

1989 Ottawa C-118TSB / Beck pumper (1250/5000 (Ex-Engine 1581)

1987 Caterpillar 527 Type 2 wildland (Ex-Dozer 1540)

1984 International S1954 / Hi-Tech (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 1586)

1983 International S1954 / Beck (1000/500) (SN#41) (Ex-Engine 1585)

1981 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter C/N 70-00282 S/N 81-23561 (Civil Registration N606PG) (-/900) (Owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and operated by PJ Helicopters) (Operated on behalf of MCFD on a trial basis from July through October 2023)

1981 GMC Brigadier / Local pumper-tanker (250/2400) (Ex-Water Tender 1596)

1960 John Deere 672A grader (Ex-Grader 1544)

External Links[]

Marin County Fire Department

Station Map[]

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