Chico Fire General Statistics

Main Fire Station Location:

Headquarters
842 Salem Street
Chico, CA 95928

Number of Fire Stations:

  • Six Fire Stations
  • One Fire Training Center

Number of Apparatus:

  • 12 Fire Engines
  • 2 Aerial Ladder Trucks
  • 1 Technical Rescue Unit
  • 1 Brush Patrol
  • 1 HazMat Response Unit
  • 1 Foam Trailer
  • 1 Rescue Support Trailer
  • 1 Breathing Support Trailer
  • 1 FireSafe House Trailer
  • 1 Prevention Support Trailer
  • 3 Command Vehicles
  • 6 Support Vehicles
  • 3 Antique Apparatus

Annual Budget:

$13.5 million
(approx. 28% of the City General Fund)

Total Response in 2008:

10,160 incidents

Average Response Time:

4 minutes

Number of Personnel:

  • 1 Fire Chief
  • 2 Division Chiefs
  • 2.5 Support Staff
  • 1 Fire Prevention Officer (Fire Marshal)
  • 2 Fire Inspectors
  • 18 Fire Captains
  • 21 Fire Apparatus Engineers
  • 24 Firefighters