A MESSAGE FROM YOUR MURRIETA FIRE CHIEF

Murrieta Fire & Rescue is an all-risk accredited organization built on a 75year history of service to the community. Our organization honors this history daily through our community-facing service model, but we have our eyes set firmly on the future to ensure we grow our department with the everchanging city of Murrieta. The great news is that I have never seen a fire department that is more well-suited to do just what the community needs us to do. Our organization has all of the traditions you want to see in a fire department but still has the energy, interest, and motivation to evolve our service to the changing demands we see. At the very core of our fire department is the drive to deliver innovative solutions to public safety for our community, and through the following pages, you will see that we are doing just that.

In this first-ever annual report, the team at Murrieta Fire wanted to provide our residents with an insight into the great work we do for the community every day. The fire department does far more than respond to fires, and the following pages will highlight the work our whole team does to ensure we remain one of the safest and most well-protected cities in the state. You will see our annual statistics for Fire, EMS, Community Risk Reduction, Public Education, Disaster Preparedness - Emergency Management, Personnel Training, and many of the highlights of our staff’s great accomplishments. We celebrated our 75th year as a fire department, and we move into next year with exciting projects and tremendous victories.

As I complete my first year as fire chief of this incredible organization, I find myself in awe of what a great team we have in our fire department and what amazing support we have from our community. I have never seen a fire department that is held in such high regard by the citizen

This is a testament to the partnership with the community that has been in place for the past 75 years and the residents knowing that our firefighters and staff from Murrieta Fire & Rescue are there to serve them in their time of need. We hope you will see, through this annual report, that we are putting the pieces in place to ensure the citizens of Murrieta continue to have one of the best fire departments in the country for the next 75 years and beyond.

Bernard Molloy Ii

Murrieta Fire Chief

HISTORY & ABOUT US

History

On April 16, 1947, the citizens of Murrieta voted to form the Murrieta Fire Protection District. With $1,400 donated by the community, the Fire District purchased a 1941 International 4 by 4 crash truck. At the toll of a bell atop the Methodist Church, the 10 Fire District volunteers responded to 6 calls that first year. The original station was located behind the Murrieta Machine Shop.

With a desire to meet the increasing demand for fire service in the Murrieta Valley, we purchased an additional 4 by 4 crash truck in 1957. In 1966, the volunteers built a 500 GPM pumper on a 1957 GMC frame carrying 800 gallons of water. This pumper was later donated to a small town in Mexico.

Late in 1987, we changed from an all-volunteer Fire District to a combined career and volunteer staffed Fire District. On July 9, 1990, we were the first Fire Department in Riverside County to implement the Emergency Medical Technician - Defibrillator (EMT-D).

About Us

Murrieta Fire & Rescue provides an all-hazards approach to protecting the lives and property of the residents, businesses, and visitors of Murrieta, California. Murrieta Fire & Rescue is consistently working to achieve and/or maintain the highest level of professionalism and efficiency on behalf of those it serves.

Our Mission

Murrieta Fire & Rescue is a progressive team committed to serving our community by providing all-risk emergency and non-emergency services.

Our Vision

To become the standard from which other progressive fire departments are measured.

Our Core Values