Area Served[]
The Santa Fe Springs Department of Fire Rescue (SFSFR) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Santa Fe Springs, formerly Fulton Wells, located 14.8 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles in southeast Los Angeles County. In the mid-1880s, Fulton Wells was renamed Santa Fe Springs (Santa Fe is Spanish for "Holy Faith"), a blend of the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe railroad name, which cut a major railway line through the town, and the presence of nearby hot springs. Incorporated as a city on May 15, 1957, it encompasses an area covering 8.9 square miles, and serves a population of approximately 16,223. The city of Santa Fe Springs is bordered by unincorporated West Whittier-Los Nietos to the north, the city of Pico Rivera to the northwest, the city of Downey to the west, the city of Norwalk to the southwest, the city of Cerritos to the south, the city of La Mirada and unincorporated South Whittier to the east, and the city of Whittier to the northeast. All of these, with the exception of Downey, receive fire protection from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Mutual Aid[]
The Santa Fe Springs Department of Fire Rescue has mutual aid agreements with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the Downey Fire Department (California), the Compton Fire Department, the Long Beach Fire Department, and the Montebello Fire Department.
Department Profile[]
The Santa Fe Springs Department of Fire Rescue is budgeted for 53 firefighters, 3 fire prevention and 7 environmental protection personnel, 2 apparatus mechanics, and 4 administrative staff members, and has a daily staffing of 22 personnel. The Department comprises three Divisions: Operations, Fire Prevention and Environmental Protection. Operations provides fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), hazardous materials response, and urban search and rescue (US&R). Fire Prevention provides plan check, inspections and public education. The Fire Prevention Division is also responsible for determining fire cause and investigating suspicious fires, while the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) was created to protect the public, workers and the environment from harmful exposures to hazardous substances through education, permitting and enforcement. SFSFR's resources include four fire stations and eight front-line emergency vehicles comprised of three engine companies, one truck company, one paramedic rescue squad, one environmental response unit, one air & light unit, and one battalion chief vehicle, working three 24-hour rotating shifts. In addition. Santa Fe Springs Fire Rescue cross staffs one hazardous materials unit, one urban search and rescue unit, which is part of Cal OES Regional Task Force 2 (CA-RTF-2), and an OES Type-1 engine company. SFSFR responds to over 6,000 incidents per year, approximately 85% of which are medical calls.
Dispatch[]
All emergency and non-emergency responses by the Santa Fe Springs Department of Fire Rescue, s well as the Compton and Downey Fire Departments, are initiated, dispatched, and managed from and by the Downey Fire Communications Center (DFCC). The DFCC employs a total of 11 dispatchers; 8 full-time, 2 part-time and 1 Supervisor who also assists in the center as needed. The dispatchers work 12 hour shifts with the minimum staffing for each shift being 2 dispatchers.
California Regional Task Force 2[]
The Santa Fe Springs Department of Fire Rescue is a member agency of Cal OES Regional Task Force 2 (CA-RTF-2).
History[]
Santa Fe Springs assumed the responsibility of providing fire protection services for the citizens of Santa Fe Springs from the Los Angeles County Fire Department in 1958 with 30 personnel. The new fire department got off to an auspicious start, borrowing fire apparatus from neighboring cities and using existing vacant buildings as fire stations. In 2008, the department changed its name from Santa Fe Springs Fire Department to Santa Fe Springs Department of Fire Rescue.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apparatus Roster[]
- All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- California license plate denoted by CA#.
Fire Station 1 - 11300 Greenstone Avenue[]
Dedicated 1971
- Utility 81 - 2005 Ford F-350 / Pacific stakebed
- Command 804 (Reserve) - 2009 Chevrolet Suburban (CA#1257607)
- Battalion 804 - 2015 Ram 2500
- Truck 811 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 6x4 PUC (1500/200/40F/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#35910)
- Engine 821 (Reserve) - 2007 Pierce Dash (1500/500/30F) (SN#18784) (CA#1082656) (Ex-Engine 82)
- Engine 822 (Reserve) - 2001 Pierce Dash (1500/500) (SN#12477) (Ex-Engine 81)
- Hazmat 851 - 1997 Spartan / SVI combination hazmat (CA#1021729)
- Environmental Response Unit 859 - 2017 Ram 3500 Crew Cab / BME w/ hydraulic lift gate
- USAR 860 - 2006 Spartan Diamond / SVI walk-around (SN#535)
- Cal OES 1111 - 2013 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-SFO SMFD Model 18 Type 1 (1250/850/20F) (SN#22411) (CA#1433585) (VIN#44KFT4284DWZ22411) (Ex-OES 378)
- Antique Engine - 1958 Seagrave 531B pumper (1000/500/40) (SN#K-7821) (Ex-Engine 1)
Fire Station 2 - 8634 Dice Road[]
Dedicated 1961
- Engine 82 - 2012 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#25252)
- Air & Light 828 - 2019 Freightliner M2 106 / SVI walk-around (SN#1064)
Fire Station 3 - 15517 Carmenita Road[]
Dedicated 1963
- Engine 83 - 2007 Pierce Dash (1500/500/30F) (SN#20018-01/02)
Fire Station 4 - 11736 East Telegraph Road[]
Dedicated 1959 as Fire Station 1
- Engine 84 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/500/40F) (SN#36006)
- Paramedic Squad 841 (ALS) - 2024 Ram 5500 Crew Cab DRW 4x4 / BME walk-around rescue (SN#3381)
- Paramedic Squad 841 (Reserve) - 2006 Ford F-350 / Phenix walk-around rescue
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- 2015 Ram 3500 / Phenix walk-around rescue (Ex-Paramedic Squad 841)
- 2007 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#20018-02/01) (Ex-Engine 84)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2006 Pierce Dash aerial (1500/200/30F/100’ rear-mount platform) (SN#17373) (Ex-Truck 811) (Sold to Novelis Guthrie Industrial Fire Bregade)
- 1998 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1500/500/40) (SN#18766) (Ex-Engine 84) (Sold to Payne Springs Fire Rescue)
- 1992 E-One Cyclone pumper (1750/500/50' Teleboom) (Ex-Engine 83)
- 1992 E-One Cyclone pumper (1750/500/50' Teleboom) (Ex-Engine 812 Reserve, ex-Engine 82) (Sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie de Campbell's Bay-Litchfield)
- 1992 International / SuperVac with trailer (Ex-HazMat 850)
- 1991 Ford / Leader Type II ambulance (Ex-Squad 841)
- 1987 Chevrolet C70 / SVI (Ex-Light & Air Unit 828)
- 1987 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 804)
- 1986 E-One Hurricane aerial (1500/300/95' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Truck 811)
- 1983 Hendrickson / Van Pelt pumper (1500/500) (SN#828552) (Ex-Engine 84, ex-Engine 81)
- 1980 Ford / Leader Type II ambulance (Ex-Squad 842 Reserve)
- 1977 Ford 800 / Hackney walk-around rescue (Ex-USAR 866)
- 1975 Converted recreational vehicle (Ex-Communications 865)
- 1975 Ward LaFrance 80 pumper (1500/500/50’ TeleSqurt) (SN#80-1118) (Ex-Engine 83)
- 1974 Crown Firecoach CPTSQ150-50-56D pumper / Pierce (1500/500/50’ TeleSqurt) (SN#F-1750; 8571C) (Ex-Engine 821 Reserve, ex-Engine 82)
- 1971 American LaFrance 1000 Series pumper (1500/500)
- 1967 Crown Firecoach CP-150-56D pumper (1500/500) (SN# F-1510) (Ex-Engine 821 Reserve)
- 1966 Seagrave 6V71KA85 aerial (-/-/85’ mid-mount) (SN#Q4059) (Ex-Truck 811, ex-Truck 1)
- 1961 Crown Firecoach CP-125-93 pumper (1250/500) / 1989 conversion to foam carrier by Westates (1000/1000FC) (SN#F-1244) (Ex-Foam 823, ex-Downey Fire Department (California))