Not to be confused with the Vacaville Fire Protection District.
Area Served[]
The Vacaville Fire Department (VFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of Vacaville, located some 35 miles southwest from the City of Sacramento within the Sacramento Valley in Solano County, Northern California. The city is named after early settler and pioneer of the land Juan Manuel Cabeza Vaca. Incorporated on August 9, 1892, Vacaville encompasses an area covering 28.6 square miles, and has a population of approximately 102,386. Vacaville is bordered by the unincorporated community of Bucktown to the northwest; by the unincorporated communities of Hartley and Allendale to the north; by the Sacramento Valley to the north and to the east; by the City of Dixon to the northeast; by the unincorporated communities of Batavia and Elmira to the east; by Travis Air Force Base to the south; by the City of Fairfield to the southwest; and by the Vaca Mountains to the south and to the west.
Mutual Aid[]
Vacaville FD has mutual aid agreements with the Vacaville Fire Protection District, the Dixon Fire Department, the Fairfield Fire Department, the Suisun City Fire Department, the Travis Air Force Base Fire Department, and the CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit.
Department Profile[]
The Vacaville Fire Department is comprised of 100 full-time sworn and civilian non-sworn support personnel staffing five first due engine companies, one first due aerial ladder company, one incident command vehicle, and five advanced life support ambulances out of five fire stations. Vacaville FD also cross staffs a technical rescue response unit, three Type 3 and three Type 5 wildland units, two swift water rescue/boat units, a California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) engine, and participates in the Solano County Inter-Agency Hazmat Team. The department responded to 12,546 calls for service in 2021.
History[]
Fire Station[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 318 Main Street | 1941-1957 | Closed and demolished; now a commercial retail center |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station 71 - 111 South Orchard Avenue[]
Dedicated January 10, 1996
- Engine 71 - 2016 Pierce Velocity (1500/750/30F) (SN#29434)
- Squad 71 - 1993 Pierce Dash walk-around rescue (SN#E7378)
- Medic 71 - 2018 Ford F-450 / MedTec Type I remount (CA#1520261) (VIN#1FDUF4GT3HEB30579)
- Boat 71 - 2006 Achilles RHIB w/ outboard on trailer
- Battalion 71 - Ford Expedition
- Brush Engine 371 - 2015 International WorkStar 7400 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 (500/500) (SN#28462) (Ex-Brush 75)
- Cal OES 2111 - 2008 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-SFO SMFD Model 18 Type 1 (1250/850/20F) (SN#21350) (CA#1276922) (VIN#44KFT42888WZ21350) (Ex-OES 357)
- Antique - 1941 White WA18 / Van Pelt pumper (500/100) (SN#410) (Ex-Engine 7)
Fire Station 72 - 2001 Ulatis Drive[]
Dedicated February 3, 1989
- Engine 72 - 2018 Pierce Velocity (1500/750/30F) (SN#32481)
- Medic 72 - 2020 Ford F-450 Type I
- Brush Engine 572 - 2007 Ford F-550 4x4 / ProTech Type 5 (100/400/20A) (Ex-Brush 72)
Fire Station 73 - 650 Eubanks Court / Browns Valley[]
Dedicated February 5, 1988
- Engine 73 - 2022 Pierce Velocity 7010 (1500/600/20F) (SN#36359)
- Medic 73 - 2019 Ford F-450 Type I
- Brush Engine 373 - 2019 International WorkStar 7400 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 (500/500) (SN#32914)
Fire Station 74 - 1850 Alamo Drive[]
Dedicated January 1, 1994
- Engine 74 - 2005 KME Excel (1500/750/20A/20B) (SN#GSO-6134) (Ex-Engine 72)
- Truck 74 - 2016 Pierce Velocity 6x4 (?/?/105' rear-mount ladder) (SN#29435) (CA#1495477)
- Medic 74 - 2014 Ford F-450 Type I (Ex-Medic 72)
- Boat 74 - 2006 Achilles RHIB w/ outboard on trailer
- Brush Engine 574 - 2002 Ford F-550 4x4 / Protech Type 5 (100/400/20A) (Ex-Brush 74)
Fire Station 75 - 111 Cogburn Circle[]
Dedicated May 16, 2016
- Engine 75 - 2015 Pierce Velocity (1500/750/30F) (SN#28461) (CA#1470329)
- Medic 75 - 2014 Ford F-450 / 2003 Type I remount
- Brush Engine 575 - 2017 Ford F-550 4x4 Type 5 (250/300) (Ex-Brush 75)
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- Brush Engine 378 - 2001 International 4800 / KME Type 3 wildland (500/500/15A) (SN#GSO-4865) (Ex-Brush 73)
- Reserve Engine - 2012 Pierce Velocity pumper (1500/750/30F) (SN#24788) (Ex-Engine 73)
- Reserve Engine - 2001 KME Excel pumper (1500/750/20A/20B) (SN#GSO-4747) (Ex-Engine 72)
- Reserve Medic - 2012 Ford F-450 / MedTec Type I ambulance (SN#24979-01) (Ex-Medic 74)
- Reserve Medic - 2012 Ford F-450 / MedTec Type I ambulance (SN#24979-02)
- 2023 International HV507 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 wildland (500pto/500/20A) (SN#37054)
In Production[]
- 2025 Pierce Velocity 7010 pumper (1500/600/20F) (SN#39551)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2007 KME Predator aerial (?/?/100' tractor-drawn) (Sold to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue)
- 2005 KME Excel pumper (1500/750/20A/20B) (SN#GSO-6133) (Ex-Engine 73)
- 2003 Ford F-450 Type I ambulance
- 2003 Ford F-450 Type I ambulance
- 1998 Freightliner / Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance
- 1998 Freightliner / Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance
- 1997 Freightliner / Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance
- 1997 Freightliner / Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance
- 1991 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/750/40) (SN#E6911) (Ex-Engine 1)
- 1988 Duplex aerial (1500/150/100' LTI tractor-drawn) (SN#8712518) (Ex-Truck 1)
- 1987 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/750/40) (SN#E4108) (Ex-Engine 2)
- 1987 Freightliner / E-One pumper/tanker (1000/3000) (SN#5684) (Ex-Water Tender 1)
- 1987 Ford / Wheeled Coach ambulance
- 1984 Spartan RS20-2042 / Van Pelt / FMI pumper (1500/700/40) (SN#830324) (Ex-Engine 3)
- 1983 Ford / Wheeled Coach ambulance (Later used for incident support)
- 1982 Spartan CFRC-2042 / Van Pelt / FMI pumper (1500/700/40) (SN#829082) (Ex-Engine 4)
- 1975 International 2050A / Van Pelt pumper (1000/800) (SN#724585) (Ex-Engine 5)
- 1970 American LaFrance Pioneer pumper (1000/750) (SN#PD-1-1962) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 6) (Sold to Fairfield Fire Department (California)
- 1941 White pumper (500/100)