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Alameda County Fire Department

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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.

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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
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USAR Task Force 4

The Alameda County Fire Department has multiple members that participate in California USAR Task Force 4 (CA-TF4.) CA-TF4 is one of eight FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces in the State of California and 28 nationally. CA-TF4 is based in Oakland and is sponsored by the Oakland Fire Department.

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Engine 10 in San Leandro

The Alameda County Fire Department utilizes a wide variety of firefighting and specialized apparatus, including Engines, Trucks, Quints, Wildland Engines (Type 3 or Type 6,) Dozers and Water Tenders. Special Operations Vehicles include Rescue Boats, HazMat Units and a Rescue Unit. The Department has four Battalions. Stations 6, 7, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 are in Battalion 2. Stations 14, 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21 are in Battalion 3. Stations 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 34 and 35 are in Battalion 4. Stations 27, 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33 are in Battalion 7.

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