Area Served[]
The South Lake County Fire Protection District (SLCFPD), through a contract with the California Department of Forestry (CAL FIRE), provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the unincorporated communities of Cobb, Hidden Valley, Loch Lomond, and Middletown, all located in southern Lake County, northern California. The fire protection district encompasses an area covering 285 square miles and serves a population of approximately 11,000 inhabitants. The district is bordered by the Kelseyville Fire Protection District to the north; the Lake County Fire Protection District to the north and east; Napa County to the south; and Sonoma County to the west.
Mutual Aid[]
South Lake County Fire has mutual aid agreements with the CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit, the Kelseyville Fire Protection District, the Lake County Fire Protection District (California), the Lakeport Fire Protection District (California), and the Northshore Fire Protection District (California).
Department Profile[]
The district is budgeted for one appointed fire chief, fourteen paid call / full time fire suppression employees (one fire captain, one fire captain/paramedic, one fire engineer, six and a half fire engineer/paramedics, two firefighters, and two and a half firefighter/paramedics), plus two full-time non-sworn civilian support staff (one communications operator and one staff services analyst), augmented by 25 volunteer/part-time firefighters. SLCFPD currently staffs Middletown, Cobb, and Hidden Valley stations on a daily basis with two response personnel at each location. During 2023, the District responded to 1,794 calls for service, 64% of which were of a medical nature.
History[]
The South Lake County Fire Protection District was formed in 1925 as the Middletown Fire Protection District. The district was staffed exclusively with volunteers until the first paid member was employed in 1978. On March 18, 1987, the district was renamed as the South Lake County Fire Protection District. Effective July 1, 2000, South Lake County FPD entered into a contract with CAL FIRE for the provision of services.
Apparatus Roster[]
- All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- California license plate denoted by CA#.
Fire Station 60 - Headquarters - 21095 Highway 175, Middletown[]
Built 1992
- Cal OES 2106 - 2008 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-SFO SMFD Model 18 Type 1 (1250/850/20F) (SN#21352) (CA#1318907) (VIN#44KFT42818WZ21352) (Ex-OES 359)
- Engine 6011 - ? / Beck (CA#209371)
- Water Tender 6011 - 1985 Peterbilt 359 / Van Pelt pumper/tanker (1000/3000) (SN#831555) (CA#490718)
- Utility 6011 - International 4700
- Medic 6011 (ALS) - 2011 Ford F-450 / MedTec M150 Type I (SN#24556) (CA#1356145)
- Medic 6012 - Ford F-450 4x4 / Leader Type I
- Engine 6031 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (CA#1316963)
- Engine 6032 - International (CA#1220906)
- Engine 6061 - Ford F-350 Crew Cab 4x4
- Staff unit -
Station 62 - Cobb - 16547 Highway 175, Cobb[]
Built 1972 - Schedule A (State Funded) station
- Snow Cat 6201 - 1979 snow cat on tandem-axle trailer (CA#325476)
- Water Tender 6211 - 2006 Kenworth T300 / Pierce elliptical (500PTO/?) (SN#17320)
- Medic 6211 (ALS) - 2018 Ford F-550 4x4 / Leader Type I (CA#1537371)
- Engine 6221 - 1991 international 4800 / E-One (1000/500) (SN#9032) (Ex-Engine 162)
- Utility 6221 -
- Engine 6231 - International 4900 4x4 Type 3 wildland
Station 63 - Hidden Valley - 19287 Hartman Road, Hidden Valley Lake[]
Built 1980 - Schedule A (State Funded) station
- Medic 6311 - 2018 Ford F-450 / Leader Type I
- Engine 6321 -
- Utility 6321 -
Fire Station 64 - 10331 Redwood Road, Loch Lomond[]
Built 1959
- UTV 6401 -
- Engine 6421 -
- Utility 6421 -
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- 2009 GMC 5500 4x4 / Pierce walk-around rescue (SN#21326) (CA#1316982) (Ex-Rescue 6031)
- 2003 Chevrolet 3500 4x4 Type I ambulance (Ex-Medic 6012, to be converted to a Type 6 wildland unit with the ambulance box removed)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 1989 Ottawa C118BAC / Beck pumper (1500/750/15A) (SN#237) (Ex-Engine 160) (Sold March 20, 2024, GovDeals)
- 1985 GMC 7000 / Beck rescue (SN#63) (Ex-Squad 160)
- 1969 International 1600 / Klein Type 3 wildland (300+85/500) (SN#70-231) (Ex-Engine 360)
- 1964 Thiolke Spryte snowcat (Ex-Snow Cat 6211, ex-Snow Cat 162)
Future Plans[]
- New 2-story 8,000 ft2 fire station planned during fiscal year 2026-27