Alameda County Fire Department

Alameda County Fire Department
Operational area
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda
Agency overview
EstablishedJuly 1, 1993
Annual calls41683(2017)
Employees400 Staff, 100 Reserve personnel
Annual budget$140,490,812 (2018)
Fire chiefWilliam McDonald
EMS levelALS
IAFF55
Facilities and equipment
Battalions4
Stations28
Engines26
Trucks4
Quints3
Rescues1
Ambulances2
Tenders2
HAZMAT4
Bulldozers2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County, California (excluding Fairview), the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 28 fire stations and 35 companies serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions. Over 400 personnel and 100 reserve firefighters provide a wide variety of services to a community roughly 508 square miles (1,320 km2) in size.

These services include:

  • Advanced Life Support Emergency Medical Services Response
  • Fire Suppression Response
  • Hazardous Materials Response
  • Urban Search & Rescue Response
  • Water Rescue Response
  • Community Outreach & Education efforts
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Fire Prevention and Code Compliance efforts
  • Regional Dispatch