# Alameda County Fire Department

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 km$^2$) 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

## 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.

## Stations & Equipment

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.
Battalion 2 :
| Fire Station Number | City | Address | Engine Company | Truck Company | Wildland Engine Company | Command Unit | Special Operations Units | Other Units |
| 6 | Castro Valley | 19780 Cull Canyon Road | Engine 6 | | Engine 606 | | | Reserve Engine 506 Reserve Water Tender 6 |
| 7 | Castro Valley | 6901 Villareal Avenue | Engine 7 | | Engine 607 | | | |
| 22 | San Lorenzo | 427 Paseo Grande | Engine 22 | | | | | |
| 23 | Hayward | 19745 Meekland Avenue | Engine 23 | | Engine 323 | | | |
| 24 | San Leandro | 1430 164th Avenue | Engine 24 | | | | Rescue 24 Heavy Rescue 524 | |
| 25 | Castro Valley | 20336 San Miguel Avenue | Engine 25 | Truck 25 | OES Engine 8233 Engine 625 | Battalion Chief 2 | HazMat 25 | Reserve Truck 525 Reserve Engine 525 |
| 26 | Castro Valley | 18770 Lake Chabot Road | Engine 26 | | Engine 626 | | | |
Battalion 3 :
| Fire Station Number | City | Address | Engine Company | Truck Company | Wildland Engine Company | Command Unit | Special operations Units | Other Units |
| 14 | Sunol | 11345 Pleasanton-Sunol Road | Engine 14 | | Engine 614 CDF Engine 1664 CDF Engine 1684 | CDF Battalion Chief 1614 | | CDF Dozer 1644 |
| 16 | Dublin | 7494 Donohue Drive | Engine 16 | | Engine 616 | | | Water Tender 16 Reserve Engine 516 |
| 17 | Dublin | 6200 Madigan Road | Engine 17 | Truck 17 | Engine 317 | | | Dozer 17 |
| 18 | Dublin | 4800 Fallon Road | Engine 18 | | Engine 318 | | | Dozer 18 Breathing Support 18 |
| 20 | Livermore | 7000 East Avenue | Engine 20 Engine 8 | Truck 20 | Engine 320 Engine 308 Engine 620 | Battalion Chief 3 | HazMat 20 Rescue Boat 8 REMS Unit 8 | Medic 20 Medic 520 Reserve Engine 520 |
| 21 | Tracy | 15999 W. Corral Hollow Road | Engine 21 | | Engine 321 Engine 621 | | | Medic 21 |
Battalion 4 :
| Fire Station Number | City | Address | Engine Company | Truck Company | Wildland Engine Company | Command Unit | Special Operations Unit | Other Units |
| 9 | San Leandro | 450 Estudillo Avenue | Engine 9 | Truck 9 | | | | |
| 10 | San Leandro | 2194 Williams Street | Engine 10 | | | | Rescue Boat 10 | |
| 11 | San Leandro | 14903 Catalina Street | Engine 11 | | | | Rescue Boat 11 | |
| 12 | San Leandro | 1065 143rd Avenue | Engine 12 | Truck 12 | | Battalion Chief 4 | HazMat 12 | |
| 13 | San Leandro | 637 Fargo Avenue | Engine 13 | | | | | |
| 19 | Berkeley | 1 Cyclotron Road | Engine 19 | | Engine 619 | | HazMat 19 | |
| 34 | Emeryville | 2333 Powell Street | Engine 34 | | | | | Rescue Boat 34 |
| 35 | Emeryville | 6303 Hollis Street | Engine 35 | | | | Reserve Truck 35 | |
Battalion 7 :
| Fire Station Number | City | Address | Engine Company | Truck (Quint) Company | Wildland Engine Company | Command Unit | Other Units |
| 27 | Newark | 39039 Cherry Street | Engine 27 | | | | Reserve Engine 527 |
| 28 | Newark | 7550 Thornton Avenue | | Truck 28 (Quint) | | | |
| 29 | Newark | 35775 Ruschin Drive | Engine 29 | | | | Reserve Engine 529 |
| 31 | Union City | 33555 Central Avenue | | Truck 31 (Quint) | | | Reserve Truck 531 |
| 32 | Union City | 31600 Alvarado Blvd | Engine 32 | | | | Reserve Engine 532 |
| 33 | Union City | 33942 7th Street | Engine 33 | | Engine 333 | Battalion Chief 7 | |