Bakersfield Fire Department

Bakersfield Fire Department
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 Douglas Greener
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

BFD Steam Fire Engine #2 circa 1912

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

BFD Engine 1

The BFD has 14 stations spread across the city.[2]

Address Engine Truck Wildland Other
1 2101 H St Engine 1 Truck 1Engine 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 AveEngine 8 Engine 308
9 7912 Westwold DrEngine 9
10 12100 Alfred Harrell Hwy Engine 10 Patrol 10
11 7000 Stockdale HwyEngine 11 Light Air 1
13 4900 Poppyseed St Engine 13
14 5815 Mountain Vista DrEngine 14 Engine 314
15 1415 Buena Vista Rd Engine 15Truck 15 HazMat 15

References

  1. ↑ "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" (PDF). City of Bakersfield. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Bakersfield Fire Department". California Firefighters. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "History, 1868 to 1956". Bakersfield Fire Department Historical Archive. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Emergency Communications Center". Bakersfield Fire Department. Archived from the original on March 5, 2006. Retrieved February 2, 2008.

Coordinates: 35°22′42″N 119°1′16″W / 35.37833°N 119.02111°W / 35.37833; -119.02111

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