Monterey Fire Department History - Today

1800s | Early 1900s | Present | Historical Museum

2007

At present, the department has 53 paid personnel and a part time Fire Inspector and three fire stations. The fire department responded to over 4,538 incidents in 2006 an increase of 7.65% over 2005. http://www.monterey.org/fire/admin/ratings.html

The Monterey Fire Department provides fire protection to the Army Defense Language Institute & Foreign Language Center & Presidio at Monterey, and Sand City, Naval Postgraduate School and their housing located at La Mesa Village.

Staffing is 15 personnel per shift, 3-platoon system, 53-hour workweek, and minimum staffing of 12 personnel per shift.
 
Administrative staffing: 1 - Fire Chief, 4 – Division Chiefs, 3 assigned shift work, 1 Training Division Chief, 1 - Deputy Fire Marshal and 1- Part Time Fire Inspector. Support personnel in the office include 1 - Administrative Analyst - 1 - Executive Assistant I, 1 - Administrative Assistant II.
 
The population of the city is approximately 30,000. Due to fire service contracts, and tourism, the fire department services a population exceeding 50,000.

Fire apparatus, 5 - pumping engines, 1 - Quint Aerial Platform 105', a Tiller Truck is on order and should be delivered in 2008, this will take the place of the Quint Aerial Platform 1 - Rescue, 1 - Reserve Rescue / Utility, 1- Type 3 Wild Land Unit, 1- Urban Search & Rescue Trailer with equipment, 2 - Command vehicles, 1 - Air Compressor Trailer and a Fire Boat moored at the breakwater.

The Monterey Fire Department prides itself as being a customer service organization, providing programs like Community Emergency Response Training (CERT), Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Fire Prevention Education, and implementation of an Urban Search and Rescue Response Team with North County and Salinas Rural FPD.