Area Served[]
The South San Francisco Fire Department (SSFFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of South San Francisco, known as "South City" and located on/in the San Francisco Peninsula/San Francisco Bay area in San Mateo County, Northern California. Incorporated as a city on September 19, 1908, South San Francisco encompasses an area covering 30.17 square miles and serves a population of approximately 66,105 inhabitants. South San Francisco is bordered by the cities of Daly City, Colma and Brisbane, as well as San Bruno Mountain on the north; by the San Francisco Bay on the east; by the City of San Bruno, as well as by San Francisco International Airport to the south; and by the City of of Pacifica, as well as the hills of the northern Coast Range to the west.
Mutual Aid[]
SSFFD has mutual aid agreements with the San Mateo County Fire Department, the CAL FIRE San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, the Colma Fire Protection District, the North County Fire Authority, the San Bruno Fire Department, the Central County Fire Department, the San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department, the Redwood City Fire Department, and the San Francisco Fire Department for San Francisco International Airport (SFO) responses.
Department Profile[]
SSFFD is budgeted for 93 full-time personnel (77 sworn plus 16 non-sworn) staffing a battalion chief's vehicle, four engine companies, one quint company, two ALS and one BLS rescue ambulances, an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and a training tower. The department consists of a fire chief, a deputy fire chief, a fire marshal, four battalion chiefs, an emergency medical services battalion chief, an emergency services manager, fifteen fire captains, fifteen fire engineers, thirty-nine firefighter/paramedics, six emergency medical technicians, a safety inspector I, two safety inspectors II, two safety inspectors (hourly/contract), a management analyst, two administrative analyst IIs, and an accounting assistant. In addition, the South San Francisco Fire Department cross staff a type I heavy urban search & rescue unit, an OES Type 6 wildland engine, as well as a rescue boat. Minimum on duty staffing is 20 persons working a 2/4 schedule with a 24-day on duty cycle (2/24 hour shifts with 4 days off) and includes one certified firefighter/paramedic on each front line apparatus, two in the ALS rescue ambulances, and two emergency medical technicians in the BLS ambulance. The South San Francisco Fire Department is the only fire department in San Mateo County that provides its own patient transport services.
California Task Force 3[]
The South San Francisco Fire Department is a member agency of California Task Force 3 CA TF-3)
History[]
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFS | 201 Baden Avenue | 1948 - 2006 | Closed and remodeled into senior citizen housing |
Apparatus Roster[]
- All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- Shop number in brackets after unit number.
- California License Plate denoted by CA#
Fire Station 61 – 480 North Canal Street (Administration / Emergency Operations Center (EOC) / Fire Training Tower)[]
- Battalion 17 - Chevrolet Suburban (CA#1425593)
- Engine 61 (ALS) - 2018 Spartan ERV Gladiator MFD / Hi-Tech EVS (1500/500/20A/30B) (CA#1587876)
- Rescue 61 (ALS) - 2017 Freightliner M2 106 Type I ambulance (CA#1520298)
- Utility 61 (259) - Ford F-350 4x4 stakebed
- Ambulance 861 (BLS) - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter / Leader Type II
Fire Station 62 – 249 Harbor Way[]
- Quint 62 (ALS) - 2015 Spartan ERV Gladiator Classic MFD (2000/500/103' rear-mount) (SN#214140) (CA#1546371) (Ex-stock)
- Quint 862 (Reserve) - 2013 Sutphen Monarch SPH 100 (1500/500/100' mid-mount platform) (CA#1307835) (Ex-Quint 62)
Oyster Point Marina - 95 Harbormaster Road[]
- Rescue Boat 62 - center console RHIB / (2) Honda outboards on EZ Loader twin-axle trailer (Cross-staffed by Quint 62)
Fire Station 63 "The Bunker" – 33 Arroyo Drive[]
- Engine 63 (504) (ALS) - 2008 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD GA40M-2142 / Hi-Tech EVS (1500/600/35B) (SN#03020) (CA#1349351) (Ex-Engine 61)
- Rescue 63 (ALS) - 2017 International DuraStar / Road Rescue Type I (CA#1355762) (Ex-Rescue 61)
Fire Station 64 – 2350 Galway Drive[]
- Engine 64 (ALS) (502) - 2008 Spartan Gladiator GA40M-2142 Classic MFD / Hi-Tech EVS (1500/600/35B)
Fire Station 65 – 1151 South San Francisco Drive[]
- Engine 65 (ALS) (513) - 2018 Spartan Gladiator MFD / Hi-Tech EVS (1500/500/20A/30B)
- USAR 165 (500) - 2008 Spartan Gladiator / SVI walk-around (CA#1106904)
- Cal OES Brush Patrol 2606 (6022) - 2020 Ford F-550 Crew Cab DRW 4x4 / HME Ahrens-Fox AF622 Type 6 (500pto,180aux/280/20A) (SN#23452) (CA#1616864) (VIN#1FD0W5HT9LED22987)
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- Ford E-350 / Road Rescue Type III ambulance (Ex-BLS 861)
On Order[]
- 2024 Ram 4500 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 167" module ambulance (SO#4021-1)
- 2024 Ram 4500 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 167" module ambulance (SO#4022-1)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 1998 Spartan Gladiator GA40M-3162 aerial (1500/500/75' LTI rear-mount) (SN#9705675) (Ex-Quint 62)
- 1996 Simon-Duplex aerial (1500/500/75' LTI rear-mount) (SN#9509475) (Ex-Quint 65)
- 1992 Spartan Gladiator GA40M-2142 / Hi-Tech EVS pumper (1500/750/30) (SN#91392) (Ex-Engine 61, donated to the College of San Mateo Fire Technology program)
- 199? Freightliner FL 80 Type I ambulance (Ex-Rescue 61) (Donated to Dirección de Protección Civil y Bomberos Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico)
- 1987 HME 1871-WS pumper (1500/500/10) (Ex-Engine 65)
- 1987 KME 1871-WS pumper (1500/500/10) (Ex-Engine 62, ex-Engine 66)
- 1983 Spartan RS20-2042 / Van Pelt / FMC pumper (1500/500) (SN#829923) (Ex-Engine 63)
- 1978 American LaFrance Century Series pumper (1500/500) (SN#CE-34-5918) (Ex-Engine 64)
- 1978 Hendrickson 1871-S / Calavar Firebird aerial (1250/-/500F/90' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Quint 62)
- 1972 American LaFrance 1000 Series pumper (1500/500) (SN#14-1-3028) (Ex-Engine 67)
- 1969 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1500/500) (SN#14-1-1496) (Ex-USAR 165)
- 1968 International 1500 / FD-Built (300 lbs. PK) / 1978 ? tridem trailer (1000/-/750F) (CA#523552 (Ex-Chemical Hose Co.)
- 1952 Kenworth / 1953 Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 5)
Future Plans[]
- New Station 63 planned at 71 Camaritas Avenue