Area Served[]
The Nevada County Consolidated Fire District (NCCFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the unincorporated rural areas within Nevada County which includes the unincorporated communities of Alta Sierra (including the Alta Sierra Airport), Banner Mountain, Banner Lava Cap, Cascade Shores, Gracie, North Bloomfield, Quaker Hill, Scotts Flat, as well as the Highway 49 Corridor, all located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Northern California. The District is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors. NCCFD encompasses 143 square miles of residential, commercial, industrial, and rural areas, and serves a population of approximately 32,000+ residents within its geographical boundaries.
Mutual Aid[]
The Nevada County Consolidated Fire District has mutual aid agreements with the CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit, the Grass Valley Fire Department (California), the Higgins Fire Protection District, the Ophir Hill Fire Protection District, the Peardale-Chicago Park Fire Protection District, the Penn Valley Fire Protection District, and the Rough and Ready Fire Protection District.
Department Profile[]
The Nevada County Consolidated Fire District is budgeted for 36 sworn personnel (1 fire chief, 1 division chief, 3 battalion chiefs, 1 fire marshal, 10 fire captains, 5 fire lieutenants, and 15 firefighter/operators) and 6 non-sworn staff (1 fire prevention officer II, 2 fleet mechanics, 1 administrative services manager, 1 finance assistant and 1 administrative services assistant). The district consists of 4 staffed/district-owned fire stations, 1 fire station (Rough and Ready Fire Station 59) jointly staffed with Penn Valley FPD, and 5 un-staffed district-owned fire stations.
History[]
The Nevada County Consolidated Fire District was formed in July 1991, after the Bullion and Gold Flat Fire Protection Districts merged. This was followed in in January 1993 when the Alta-Oaks-Sunset Fire District consolidated with NCCFD, followed by the Watt Park Fire Protection District in January 1998, and the 49er Fire Protection District in October 2003.
Apparatus Roster[]
- All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- California license plate denoted by CA#
Headquarters - 640 Coyote Street, Nevada City[]
Fire Station 84 - 10135 Coyote Street, Nevada City[]
- Engine 84 - 2006 Pierce Saber 4x4 (1500+250/650/40A) (SN#17512-02)
- Water Tender 84 - 2023 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Rosenbauer (?/3000) (CA#1642343)
- Rescue 84 - 2020 Ford F-550 Crew Cab 4x4 walk-around (CA#1601620) w/ inflatable rescue boat
Fire Station 86 - 12337 Banner Lava Cap Road, Nevada City[]
- Engine 86 - 2018 International HV507 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 wildland (1000/600/20F) (SN#31988)
- Squad 86 - Ford F-550 DRW 4x4 Type 6 wildland (?/250) (Equipped with a snow plow during the winter months)
Fire Station 88 - 14400 Golden Star Road, Grass Valley[]
- Engine 88 - 2022 Pierce Enforcer 7000 (1500/500/30F) (SN#36280)
- Water Tender 88 - Kenworth (?/3000/CAFS) (CA#009468)
Fire Station 89 - 11833 Tammy Way, Grass Valley[]
- Engine 89 - 2015 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/600) (SN#28553)
- Brush 89 - 2008 International DuraStar 7400 SFA 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 wildland (SN#7301-08792121)
- Cal OES Water Tender 4102 - 2003 Freightliner FL80 / Westates (500pto/2000/10A) (SN#02-887-03) (CA#959548) (VIN#1FVABXCSX3DK80564) (Ex-OES Water Tender 42)
Rough & Ready Fire Station 59 - 14506 Rough and Ready Highway[]
Dedicated 2012 Staffed jointly with one NCCFD lieutenant and one Penn Valley FPD firefighter
- NCCFD Engine 87 - 2006 Pierce Saber 4x4 (1500/600) (SN#17512-01 or 03) (Ex-Engine 88)
- Cal OES 4610 (6064) - 2020 Ford F-550 Crew Cab DRW 4x4 / HME Ahrens-Fox AF622 Type 6 wildland (500pto,180aux/280/20A) (SN#23451) (CA#1616851) (VIN#1FD0W5HT3LED22967)
- Water Tender 5995 - (CA#268930)
- PVFPD Reserve Ambulance -
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- Battalion 8 -
- 2006 Pierce Saber pumper (1500/600) (SN#17512-03 or 01)
- 1993 Kenworth T800 / 1999 Westates pumper-tanker (500/2850/50A) (Ex-Water Tender 84, ex-49er Fire Protection District)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4
- 2008 Ford Expedition 4x4
- 2000 Freightliner FL70 / BME pumper (1000+125/600/20A) (SN#1089064) (Ex-Engine 84)
- 1999 Freightliner FL70 / 2000 BME pumper (1000/600/20A) (SN#4855475) (Ex-Engine 88)
- 1998 Freightliner FL70 / BME pumper (1000+125/600/40A) (SN#4499854) (Ex-Engine 89, ex-Grass Valley Fire Department)
- 1995 Ford F-550 / Hi-Tech walk-around river rescue (Ex-Rescue 84)
- 1993 International 4800 / Hi-Tech pumper (1000/500/30A) (SN#92356) (Ex-Engine 86)
- 1989 International 9300 / Local pumper-tanker (500/3600) (Ex-Water Tender 88)
- 1989 Kenworth / 1994 Local (500/3600/CAFS) (Ex-Water Tender 84)
- 1989 International 4800 / E-One pumper (1000/500/30A) (SN#7493) (Ex-Engine 80, ex-49er Fire Protection District)
- 1989 International 4800 / E-One pumper (1000/500/30A) (SN#7492) (Ex-Engine 84B, ex-49er Fire Protection District)
- 1988 Kenworth T400A / 1993 Hi-Tech pumper-tanker (500/2800) (SN#91643) (Ex-Water Tender 80)
- 1981 International S1724 / Westates Type 3 wildland (300+85/500) (SN#9772) (Ex-Brush 91, ex-California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)
- 1980 GMC 4000 / Midwestern Type 3 wildland (300+85/500) (SN#1003) (Ex-Brush 86, ex-California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)