Vista Fire Department (California)

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== Area Served ==
The Vista Fire Department (VFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of Vista, as well as for the rural Vista Fire Protection District, located seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean and some 42.5 miles north of downtown San Diego in North San Diego County, Southern California. The city's name means "view" in Spanish. It was incorporated on January 28, 1963 and it, combined with the Vista Fire Protection District, encompasses an area covering approximately 36.5 square miles (City: 19 miles; District: 17.5 miles), while serving a combined population of approximately 120,533 inhabitants. Vista is bordered by the City of Oceanside to the northwest; the unincorporated community of Bonsall to the north; the unincorporated community of Hidden Meadows to the east; the City of San Marcos to the southeast; and the City of Carlsbad to the southwest and west.
=== Mutual Aid ===
VFD has mutual aid agreements with the Carlsbad Fire Department, the North County Fire Protection District, the Oceanside Fire Department, the San Marcos Fire Department, the Valley Center Fire Protection District, and the CAL FIRE San Diego Unit.
== Department Profile ==
The Vista Fire Department consists of of 93 full-time safety personnel (85 sworn suppression, 3 civilian fire prevention, 1 civilian emergency services officer, 1 civilian disaster preparedness officer, and 3 civilian support staff), providing structural firefighting, emergency medical services (EMS), advanced life support (ALS), fire prevention, fire investigation, code enforcement, disaster preparedness, and public education to the citizens of the city and fire protection district of Vista. Daily operations staffing is 26 personnel in three operational shifts working a 48/96 work schedule. VFD's management team consists of a fire chief, a fire deputy chief/fire marshal, a deputy fire marshal, a division chief, three battalion chiefs, an administrative manager, an EMS program coordinator, and an emergency/disaster preparedness manager. The department's resources include six fire stations and eleven front-line emergency apparatus comprised of five engine companies, one aerial ladder truck company, four paramedic (ALS) rescue ambulances, and one battalion chief vehicle. In addition, VFD cross staffs three Type 3 wildland engines, one Cal OES Type I Engine, and one regional light/air/rehab unit. VFD responded to 15,870 calls for service throughout the City of Vista and the Vista Fire Protection District during 2020, the majority of which were medical calls.
===Dispatch===
The Vista Fire Department is a member of a regional fire and emergency services communication system called the North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority, commonly referred to as "North Comm", located in Rancho Santa Fe, which provides dispatch services for 15 fire agencies in North San Diego County.
=== California Task Force 8 ===
The Vista Fire Department is a member agency of California Task Force 8 (CA-TF8).
== History ==
In 1927, a large fire at the Vista Irrigation District office created a need to develop a fire department. Residents organized the first Vista Volunteer Fire Department (Vista Fire District) with 14 volunteers. Their first equipment included a hose, an an old nozzle, a pair of axes, a couple of ladders, two mules and a fire cart borrowed from the City of Oceanside. In 1928, the volunteers bought a 1911 Seagrave fire truck from Orange County, which was funded by $511.44 in donations and profits from a fireman’s ball. During this time the volunteer fire department selected the first fire station location at the Hart Development Company building. It was a rented building behind the bank, on Indiana Street, next to the Hanes building, which held the original library, sheriff, and court offices. In 1929, the volunteer fire department bought their first new Ford Model A fire truck from the Oceanside Ford Dealership. During World War II, a siren was installed on the roof of the small frame Hart Company building. Volunteers would come at the sound and if the fire was too big for the volunteers, the California Division of Forestry, from the state, would come to help. In 1945. the first paid firemen (3) were hired by the District. In 1957, the Vista Fire District formed a part-paid fire department and in 1963, a fully paid department was founded. In 1964, an agreement was reached between the City and the Fire District Commissioners for the City to furnish protection to the entire area.
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	East Broadway and South Citrus Avenue	1955 - 1974	Closed and demolished
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 175 North Melrose Drive===
Dedicated 1974
*Engine 121 - 2023 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/30F) (SN#37593-02)
*Rescue Ambulance 121 (ALS) - 2020 Ram 4500 / Wheeled Coach Type I
*Battalion 121 - 2022 Ford F-250 w/ canopy (CA#1511619) (VIN#1FT7W2B63NED75093)
*Antique - 1953 Kenworth / Yankee pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 1214)
===Fire Station 2 - 1050 Valley Drive===
*Engine 122 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/30F) (SN#31189-02)
*Brush 122 - 2022 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Pierce BX Type 3 wildland (500, 125 aux/500/20A) (SN#35837)
*Cal OES 6117 - 2019 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-SFO SMFD Model 18 Type 1 (1250/850/20F) (SN#23229) (CA#1562254) (VIN#44KFT4282KWZ23229) (Ex-OES Engine 408)
===Fire Station 3 - 1070 Old Taylor Street===
*Engine 123 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/30F) (SN#31189-03)
*Brush 123 - 1999 International 4900 4x4 / Master Body Works Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)
*Patrol 123 (F98) - 2023 Ford F-550 4x4 / Firematic B.R.A.T Type 6 (500/250/10A)
*Rescue Ambulance 123 (ALS) - 202? Ram 5500 / Life Line Superliner Type I (SN#5690)
===Fire Station 4 - 2121 Thibodo Road===
*Light & Air 120 (Incident Support Unit) (F59) - 2011 Freightliner M2-106 / SVI walk-around (SN#799) (CA#1356062) (VIN#1FVACYBS6BDBB7542)
*Engine 124 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/30F) (SN#31189-01)
*Rescue Ambulance 124 (ALS) - 2020 Ram 4500 / Wheeled Coach Type I (CA#1488154) (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 1294)
===Fire Station 5 - 2009 South Melrose Drive===
*Engine 125 - 2023 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/30F) (SN#37593-01)
*Brush 125 - 2002 International 4900 4x4 / Master Body Works Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (CA#1123432) (VIN#1HTSDADN32H559364) (Ex-Brush 123)
*Engine 125R (Reserve) (F41) - 2003 KME Excel (1500/500/20A/20B) (SN#GSO-5345) (Ex-Engine 122, ex-Engine 1212)
===Fire Station 6 - 651 East Vista Way===
*Truck 126 - 2019 Pierce Enforcer Notched 7010 6x4 PUC (1500/500/20F/107' Ascendant rear-mount ladder) (SN#33393) (CA#1585534) (VIN#4P1BCAGF5KA020765) (Ex-stock)
*Brush 126 - 1997 International 4900 4x4 / Master Body Works Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (Ex-Brush 125)
*Rescue Ambulance 126 (ALS) - 2019 Ram 4500 / Wheeled Coach Type I (CA#1616962) (VIN#3C7WRKCL5KG646668)
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
*Battalion 120 (F57) - 2011 Ford F-250 w/ canopy (CA#1335088) (VIN#1FT7X2B68BEA37441)
*Chief 1201 - 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe (CA#1539702) (VIN#1GNSCAKC1JR267049)
*Chief 1202 - 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe (CA#1555553) (VIN#1GNSKAKC9KR137864)
*Chief 1203 - 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe (CA#1593797) (VIN#1GNSKAKC7LR206228)
*Chief 1204 -
*Chief 1205 - 2019 Ford Explorer (CA#1559170) (VIN#1FM5K8AT4KGB23524)
*(F52) - 2022 Pierce Enforcer 7010 pumper (1500/750/20F) (SN#38686) (Ex-Field unit) (Ex-Engine 121)
*2022 Pierce Enforcer 7010 pumper (1500/750/20F) (SN#38689)
*2016 Ram 4500 / Wheeled Coach (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 123)
*(F63) 2012 Ford Expedition 4x4 (CA#1335388) (VIN#1FMJK1G50CEF39856) (Ex-Battalion 121)
*(F58) - 2009 Pierce Velocity 7010 pumper (2000/500/20A/20B) (SN#21205-02) (Ex-Engine 125, ex-Engine 123, ex-Engine 1213)
*(F52) - 2009 Pierce Velocity 7010 pumper (2000/500/20A/20B) (SN#21205-01) (CA#1279730) (Ex-Engine 1216)
*2005 Pierce Dash 2000 6710 pumper (2000/500/20A/20B) (SN#16667) (CA#1193975) (Ex-Engine 1211)
*Ford F-450 (CA#1481460) (Ex-BLS 126)
*(F65) - Ford F-450 (CA#1402402) (Ex-Medic Ambulance 1291)
*Ford F-450 (CA#1371606) (Ex-Medic Ambulance 1294)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2012 Sutphen Monarch SPH 100 aerial (1500/300/100' mid-mount platform) (CA#1371098) (Ex-Truck 124, ex-Truck 1274) (Decommissioned 2023)
:(F37) - 1999 International 4900 4x4 / Master Body Works Type 3 wildland (500/500/20F) (SN#13591-1) (Ex-Brush 122, ex-Brush 1262)
:(F20) - 1998 KME Excel aerial (1500/300/20A/75' FireStix boom) (SN#GSO-3352) (Ex-Engine 125, ex-Engine 1215)
:1993 Ford / Modular ambulance (Ex-Medic 95)
:1993 Ford / Modular ambulance (Ex-Medic 94)
:1992 Ottawa C118SBAC / Beck pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1212)
:1990 Ottawa C118SBAC / Beck pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1214)
:1990 Ford / Horton ambulance (Ex-Medic Reserve)
:1989 Ottawa / Beck pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1211)
:1983 Hendrickson / Van Pelt / FMC pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1215 Reserve)
:1980 Crown Firecoach pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1213)
:1977 GMC 4x4 / E-One Type 3 wildland (250/350) (Ex-Brush 1262)
:1973 Ford C-Series / Howe pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 1216 Reserve)
:1911 Seagrave pumper (Ex-Engine 1)
==External Links==
*City of Vista Fire Department
*Light and Air 120 spec sheet
==Station Map==
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