Fire Districts Association of California

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• Legislation, Regulations and Code

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• Fire District Planning

• Latest Trends, Issues, and Resources

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The North Central Fire Protection District (NCFPD) was established in 1947, and provides a full range of emergency services and community risk reduction. The District has 5 elected board members from the public and protects 230 square miles, including the City of Kerman, the township of Biola, and unincorporated areas of Fresno County. The District is a fully paid fire department with 65 full time suppression members and 10 administrative and business staff. The District operates out of six strategically located fire stations (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59) two of which opened July 1, 2022 and currently has a daily staffing level of 22 suppression personnel; (1) Battalion Chief, (6) Captains, (7) Engineers, and (8) firefighters. Administrative staff are assigned to Headquarters located in the City of Kerman. Administrative staff includes, a General Manager, finance staff, facility technician, IT Manager, training officer, a Battalion Chief, Deputy Chief, and Fire Chief.

In 2023 the NCFPD, in partnership with Kerman Unified School District, graduated it’s first Regional Occupational Program ROP/CTE, with 20 junior/ senior high school students. The classroom and hands-on training was conducted at station 55’s training facility. Additionally, the District in partnership with Fresno City College student internship program, has upstaffed engine companies staffing from 3 persons to 4 or 5 persons at some stations. The District can accommodate 12 to 15 student interns per college semester.

Station 54 is located near Highway 99 and 180. This station houses a Type I Engine, and an State OES Type VI engine.

Station 55 / Headquarters is located 18 miles west of the City of Fresno, in the City of Kerman with a population of 17,000 surrounded by rural agriculture. Station 55 is equipped with a variety of front line, reserve, and specialty equipment. Front line apparatus are cross staffed by call type and response zone and include a primary response Type I engine, a Type 6 engine, a 105’ ladder truck and a 3,000-gallon water tender. The station also houses a fully equipped reserve engine, support vehicles, and (5) electric all-terrain vehicles. Lastly, one of the District communications towers and training classroom support the district at station 55.

Station 56 is located adjacent to the Historical Kearney Manson and park, west of highway 99. This station houses a Type I engine, personnel cross staff’s a Type II Tactical Water Tender, and has a large first due area primarily comprised of rural agriculture and remote areas.

Station 57 is located in the township of Biola with 1,350 population. This station houses a front-line Type 1 1500 GPM engine, and cross staffs a water tender primarily serving the community of Biola and surrounding rural agriculture and more than 10 miles of the San Joaquín River.

Station 58 located near highway 99 and the San Joaquin River serves a mix of suburban and rural area with one front line Type 1 engine, and a Type VI Ford 550, 300 gallon, 1250 GPM engine, and two reserve engines. Station 58 also houses the Fire Shop, training classroom and burn room, SCBA repair shop, and District Logistics.

Station 59 was re-opened in July of 2022 and house a Type 1 1500 GPM, four-person staffed engine company and a Type VI engine, two-person staffed. This station is centrally located within 5.2 square miles of unincorporated islands surrounded by the City of Fresno. The District sets between Interstate 5 and Freeway 41, and is comprised of agricultural, rural residential, suburban and metro areas. The District has several target hazards such as large agricultural commercial buildings, power plans, communications towers, several large quantity hazardous materials buildings and manufacturing plants. The District also has approximately 25 miles of the San Joaquin Valley Railroad, approximately 20 miles of Highway 180, and 22 miles of the San Joaquin river.

Over the last two years the District has been aggressive in procuring and implementing new technology and equipment as well as in servicing new apparatus and infrastructure to support our personnel in the field to best serve our communities.