Area Served[]
The Sierra Madre Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of Sierra Madre, located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, Southern California, below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. The city's name is Spanish for "mother range." Incorporated as a city on February 2, 1907, Sierra Madre encompasses an area covering 2.96 square miles and serves a population of approximately 10,793. The city is bordered by the Angeles National Forest on the north; the City of Arcadia on the east and south; the City of Pasadena and the unincorporated community of Altadena on the west.
Mutual Aid[]
The Sierra Madre Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the United States Forest Service and, through Verdugo Fire Communications Services, with the Alhambra Fire Department, the Arcadia Fire Department, the Burbank Fire Department, the Glendale Fire Department, the Hollywood Burbank Airport Fire Department, Monrovia Fire & Rescue, the Montebello Fire Department, the Monterey Park Fire Department. the Pasadena Fire Department, the San Gabriel Fire Department, the San Marino Fire Department and the South Pasadena Fire Department.
Department Profile[]
Dispatch[]
The Sierra Madre Fire Department is part of a regional fire and emergency services delivery system referred to as the Verdugo Communications System/Unified Response, located in the City of Glendale, which provides dispatch services for 13 local agencies in the San Gabriel Valley and outside. As a participating agency, the Sierra Madre Fire Department has agreed, along with the 12 other member jurisdictions, to eliminate jurisdictional borders for fire resource responses.
History[]
The Sierra Madre Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1921. Sierra Madre had the last remaining volunteer fire department in greater Los Angeles before transitioning to a paid department in 2017.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 744 Alta Vista Drive | 1961-2007 | Closed and converted into a single family residence |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station 4 - 242 West Sierra Madre Boulevard[]
- Battalion 4 - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban (CA#1235550)
- Engine 41 - 2021 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500/30F) (SN#35979) (CA#1508697)
- Water Tender 41 - 2007 International / West-Mark (500/3000)
- Rescue Ambulance 41 (ALS) - 2021 Ram 4500 / Road Rescue Type I (CA#1280137) (VIN#3C7WRKBL0MG538737)
- Utility 41 - 1998 Ford F-350 SuperCab DRW / Pacific (CA#1056050)
- Engine 241 - 2013 KME Severe Service MFD (1500/750/30F) (CA#1265492) (Ex-Engine 41)
- Rescue Ambulance 241 - 2015 Ram 4500 / Frazer Type I (CA#1328986) (VIN#3C7WRKBJXFG508582) (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 41)
- Engine 341 (Reserve) - 1998 E-One Cyclone (1500/500) (CA#1031861) (Ex-Engine 241, ex-Engine 41)
- Rescue Ambulance 341 (Reserve) - 2007 Ford E-350 / Road Rescue Type III (CA#1331479) (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 241, ex-Rescue Ambulance 41)
- Cal OES 1615 (6041) - 2020 Ford F-550 Crew Cab DRW 4x4 / HME Ahrens-Fox AF622 Type 6 wildland (500pto,180aux/280/20A) (CA#1611774) (VIN#1FD0W5HT8LED22995)
- Staff Unit - 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe (CA#1335795)
- USAR Unit - Trailer
Retired Apparatus[]
- (4041) - 2002 Ford E-350 / Wheeled Coach Type III ambulance (CA#1113087) (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 341, ex-Rescue Ambulance 241, ex-Rescue Ambulance 41)
- 1989 Ford Econoline / Leader ambulance (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 41)
- 1989 Mack CF / Westates pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 341, ex-Engine 241, ex-Engine 41)
- 1987 Mack / Ward 79 pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 341, ex-Engine 42)
- 1983 Ford Econoline / Stoner ambulance (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 42)
- 1979 GMC General tanker (500/3000) (CA#1003808) (Ex-Water Tender 41) (Sold to Baldwin Lake Fire Department)
- 1978 American LaFrance Century aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 41)
- 1978 Mack CF pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 341, ex-Engine 241, ex-Engine 41)
- 1971 Mack CF pumper (1250/300) (Ex-Engine 43) (Ex-Long Beach Fire Department
- 1967 Crown Firecoach CP150-109 pumper (1250/500) (SN#F-1512) (CA#505841) (Ex-Engine 43, ex-Engine 41, ex-Engine 1) (Stripped for parts by private owner / Crown Firecoach Enthusiasts)
- 1967 International (500/500) (Ex-Salvage 41)
- 1966 Seagrave HS935KA85 aerial 85' mid-mount (SN#Q-4107) (Ex-Truck 41) (Ex-Glendale Fire Department)
- 1955 Crown Firecoach CP125-93 pumper (1250 Waterous/500) (SN#F-1043) (CA#454260) (Ex-Engine 43. ex-Engine 3) (Ex-Los Angeles County Fire Department) (Preserved by private owner / Crown Firecoach Enthusiasts)
- 1955 Crown Firecoach CP125-93 / 1960 Crown CP750 rebuild / 1982 AGA Repower refurb pumper (1250 Waterous/500) (SN#F-1041/F-1235) (CA#122482) (Ex-Engine 42, ex-Engine 2) (Rebuilt after MVA in 1960) (Preserved by private owner / Crown Firecoach Enthusiasts)
- 1946 Seagrave pumper (1000/?) (Ex-Engine 425 Reserve)