Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Fire Department

About[]

The Sequoia National Park and the Kings Canyon National Park are two national parks located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno and Tulare Counties, in central California. Both parks, encompassing a combined size of 1,353 square miles, have been jointly administered by the United States National Park Service as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks since 1943. The combination Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Park are bordered by the Sierra National Forest to the north; the John Muir Wilderness to the northwest, north and east; the City of Bishop and the Bishop Paiute Tribe to the northeast; the Inyo National Forest to the northeast, east, and southeast; the Owens Valley, and the communities of Big Pine, Independence and Lone Pine to the east; Mount Whitney and Whitney Portal to the southeast; the City of Visalia and the community of Three Rivers to the southwest; and the City of Fresno to the west.

Mutual Aid[]

The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with, among others, the Tulare County Fire Department, as well as the Hume Lake Fire & Rescue Department in Fresno County

Department Profile[]

Dispatch[]

All emergency and non-emergency responses by the Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park Fire Department are initiated, dispatched, and managed from and by the Ash Mountain Fire dispatch center which is separate from the dispatch center for general park operations. Ash Mountain Fire is staffed seasonally, usually from May through November, by one to two permanent dispatchers and one to two seasonal dispatchers.

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Ash Mountain Headquarters - 47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers[]

Chief 1 -

Battalion Chief 1 -

Battalion Chief 3 -

Division 3 -

Division 5 -

Crew 9 - (Fire Effects Monitoring Crew)

Cedar Grove Fire Station -[]

Patrol 41 - 1997 Ford F-Series Super Duty 4x4 Type 6 wildland (65/290)

Patrol 42 - 2007 Ford F-550 4x4 Type 6 wildland (50/280)

Grant Grove Fire Station - Pine Camp Court, Hume[]

Engine 51 - 2012 International 7400 SFA 4x4 / KME Model 34C Type 3 wildland (500/125aux/500)

Engine 52 - 2005 International 4400 4x4 / Ferrara Type 2 structural (1500/1000)

Hammond Fire Station - 47226 Mineral King Road, Three Rivers[]

Engine 71 - 1998 Freightliner FL 80 4x4 / Pierce Responder Type 2 structural (1250/1000) (SN#EB361)

Engine 72 - 2024 Ford F-550 / BFX DOI Model 662 Type 6 wildland (110/300/12A)

Crew 91 - (Kaweah Wildland Fire Module)

Lodgepole Fire Station -[]

Engine 61 - 2010 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-SFO SMFD 4x4 Model 18 Type 1 structural (1250/850)

Mineral King Fire Station -[]

Patrol 81 -

Swale Work Center - Grant Tree Road, Grant Grove Village[]

Superintendent 6 - Ford F-?50 4x4 / BFX Superintendent (Arrowhead Hotshots)

Support 6 - Ram 5500 HD

Crew 61 - 2024 Freightliner M2 106 / BME crew carrier (Arrowhead Hotshots)

Crew 62 - 2024 Freightliner M2 106 / BME crew carrier (SN#3654) (Arrowhead Hotshots)

Ash Mountain Helibase -[]

Helicopter 552 - 1999 Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil C/N 3267 (Civil Registration N353MH) (Leased from Precision LLC) (Equipped with 144 or 210 gallon Bambi Bucket during fire season)

Assignment Unknown[]

2012 International 7400 SFA 4x4 / KME Model 34C Type 3 wildland (500,125aux/500) (Ex-Engine 72)

Retired Apparatus[]

200? International 4400 / KME crew carrier (Ex-Crew 61)

200? International 4400 / KME crew carrier (Ex-Crew 62)

1994 Seagrave pumper (1250/750/20A/20B) (Transferred to Sandy Hook Fire Rescue (New Jersey))

Station Map[]

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