Bakersfield Fire Department
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| City |  Bakersfield |
| Agency overview[1] | |
| Established | May 13, 1877 |
| Annual calls | 32,032 (2013) |
| Employees | 199 (2014) |
| Annual budget | $34,201,033 (2014) |
| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | Anthony Galagaza |
| IAFF | 246 |
| Facilities and equipment[2] | |
| Battalions | 2 |
| Stations | 14 |
| Engines | 15 |
| Trucks | 3 |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
| USAR | 1 |
| Wildland | 4 - Type 3 2 - Type 6 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
The Bakersfield Fire Department (BFD) is a metro fire protection agency that serves the City of Bakersfield, California. The department currently serves a population of approximately 334,000, making the City of Bakersfield the 9th largest in California.
History
The Bakersfield Fire Department has its earliest origins back to 1868. During this time, Colonel Thomas Baker (founder of the City of Bakersfield) kept wooden buckets full of water to fight any fires that threatened the area of Bakersfield.[3] In 1874, the Bakersfield Fire Company was organized with a small number of Firefighters, who would often sponsor events in the area to raise money for needed fire equipment and apparatus. On May 13, 1877, the Bakersfield Fire Department was formally established.[3] In 1910, Kern City merged with Bakersfield, giving the City of Bakersfield an additional fire station, Station 2. Four years later, in 1914, the Bakersfield Fire Department became completely motorized.[3]
Emergency Communications Center
The Bakersfield Fire Department's communications division, known as ECC (Emergency Communications Center), is located in the Whiting Communications Center in Northeast Bakersfield. ECC is a joint dispatch center for the Kern County, Bakersfield City, and California City Fire Departments. Built in 1988, ECC is responsible for dispatching resources over an area of approximately 8,100 square miles (21,000 km2) that includes 65 fire stations. ECC's approximate call volume is 82,000 calls a year and processes Emergency and Non-Emergency Fire and Medical 911 calls for the entire County of Kern.[4]
Stations and apparatus
The BFD has 14 stations spread across the city.[2]
| Address | Engine | Truck | Wildland | Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2101 H St | Engine 1 | Truck 1 | Engine 301 | Battalion 1, USAR 1 | ||
| 2 | 716 E 21st St | Engine 2 | |||||
| 3 | 3400 Palm Ave | Engine 3 | |||||
| 4 | 130 Bernard St | Engine 4 | Patrol 24 | OES 299 | |||
| 5 | 106 E White Ln | Engine 5 | Engine 305 | ||||
| 6 | 127 MeBrundage Ln | Engine 6 | Engine 206 | Battalion 2 | |||
| 7 | 4030 Soranno Dr | Engine 7 | Truck 7 | ||||
| 8 | 2213 University Ave | Engine 8 | Engine 308 | ||||
| 9 | 7912 Westwold Dr | Engine 9 | |||||
| 10 | 12100 Alfred Harrell Hwy | Engine 10 | Patrol 10 | ||||
| 11 | 7000 Stockdale Hwy | Engine 11 | Light Air 1 | ||||
| 13 | 4900 Poppyseed St | Engine 13 | |||||
| 14 | 5815 Mountain Vista Dr | Engine 14 | Engine 314 | ||||
| 15 | 1415 Buena Vista Rd | Engine 15 | Truck 15 | HazMat 15 |
References
- ^ "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" (PDF). City of Bakersfield. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Bakersfield Fire Department". California Firefighters. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "History, 1868 to 1956". Bakersfield Fire Department Historical Archive. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Emergency Communications Center". Bakersfield Fire Department. Archived from the original on March 5, 2006. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
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