Fontana Fire Protection District (California)

==Area Served==
The Fontana Fire Protection District (FFPD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Fontana, through a contract with the San Bernardino County Fire Department / San Bernardino Fire Protection District. Fontana is located isome 46 miles east of Los Angeles, n San Bernardino County, southeastern California. The name "fontana" is Italian for fountain or water source, the city being in close proximity to the Santa Ana River to the east. Incorporated as a city on June 25, 1952, the City of Fontana encompasses an area covering 43.07 square miles, and serves a population of approximately 208,393. The city and district is bordered by the unincorporated community of Lytle Creek, and the San Gabriel Mountains to the north; the cities of Rialto and San Bernardino to the east; the unincorporated community of Bloomington to the southeast; the City of Jurupa Valley in Riverside County on the south; the City of Ontario to the southwest; and the City of Rancho Cucamonga to the west. 
=== Mutual Aid ===
The Fontana Fire Protection District has mutual aid agreements with, among others, the CAL FIRE San Bernardino Unit, the Ontario Fire Department, and the Rialto Fire Department, 
== Department Profile ==
The Fontana Fire Protection District is budgeted for 133 uniformed / sworn members, as well as 14.5 civilian staff of administrative and support personnel, providing structural and wildland firefighting, emergency medical services (EMS), advanced life support (ALS), technical rescue, hazardous material response, fire prevention, fire investigation, code enforcement, disaster preparedness, and public education to the citizens of Fontana. Daily staffing consists of forty four on-duty personnel (two battalion chiefs, nine fire captains, nine fire apparatus engineers, and twenty four firefighter/paramedics), working two 24-hours shifts or days in a row followed by 96-hours or four days off, out of seven fire stations. The department's resources include sixteen front-line emergency apparatus comprised of seven paramedic assessment engines, two paramedic assessment ladder trucks, five paramedic ALS rescue squads, and two battalion chief vehicles. In addition, FFPD cross staffs one technical rescue / USAR vehicle which is part of CA-RTF-6, one USAR trailer, two hazardous materials response vehicles, one Haz Mat decontamination trailer, two Type 3 wildland engines, three water tenders, and one mass casualty Incident trailer. FFPD responded to more than 21,000 calls for service in 2021, with more than 14,000 being medical calls. 
=== Dispatch ===
The Fontana Fire Protection District, through the San Bernardino County Fire Department, is part of a regional fire and emergency services communication system called the CONFIRE Joint Powers Authority, commonly referred to as "Comm Center", located in the City of Rialto, which provides dispatch services for 13 fire agencies in San Bernardino County. These agencies are: the Apple Valley Fire Protection District, the Chino Valley Fire District, the Colton Fire Department, the Loma Linda Fire Department, the Rancho Cucamonga Fire District, the Redlands Fire Department, the Rialto Fire Department, the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the Victorville Fire Department, in addition to the following contract agencies: the Big Bear Fire Department, the Montclair Fire Department, the Running Springs Fire Department, and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Fire Department. 
=== California Regional Task Force 6 ===
The San Bernardino County Fire Department / Fontana Fire Protection District is the sponsoring agency of California Office of Emergency Services Regional Task Force 6 (CA-RTF-6).
==History==
On November 28, 1928, the Fontana Fire Commission appointed Earl B. Reeves, a former San Bernardino City fire captain, as the first fire chief of the newly formed Fontana Fire Department. The fledging department consisted of twelve volunteer firefighters. In 1973, the Muscoy Fire Protection District and the Bloomington Fire Protection District joined Fontana to form the Central Valley Fire Protection District. The newly formed Central Valley FPD needed a centralized dispatch center which was originally located in the front office of Fire Station 71 in Fontana, that center would develop into what is now known as 'Comm Center', an increasingly busy and highly technical operation.
In July 2005, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors initiated the reorganization of its fire operations by forming the Fontana Fire Protection District, which succeeded the Central Valley Fire Protection District. Following this action, the County filed an application with the San Bernardino Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to review and consider the reorganization of the San Bernardino County Fire Department. The purpose of the proposed fire reorganization was to achieve the most effective and efficient delivery of services for fire protection, emergency response, paramedic, ambulance, and disaster preparedness to residents and landowners.
=== Fire Stations ===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
73 	14360 Arrow Boulevard	1959 - 2016	Closed and replaced by current Fire Station 73
==Apparatus Roster==
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*County-assigned shop number in brackets.
*California License Plate denoted by CA#.
===Fire Station 71 - 16980 Arrow Boulevard===
Built 2012
*Medic Engine 71 (ALS) (18463) - 2016 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/30A) (SN#GSO-9854)
*Medic Truck 71 (ALS) - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#30507-01) (CA#1520392)
*Medic Squad 71 (ALS) - 2018 Ford F-450 4x4 / MCB walk-around (CA#1509105) 
*Water Tender 71 - International 4x4 / Pierce
*Utility 71 - 2000 Ford F-350
*Truck 71R (Reserve) (18455) - 2002 American LaFrance Eagle (1500/470/30A/75' LTI rear-mount) (SN#104874) (CA#1126215) (Ex-Medic Truck 77R, ex-Medic Truck 78)
*Battalion 123 - 2018 Ford Expedition SSV 4x4 (CA#1537368)
*Antique Engine 1 (18492) - 1928 Seagrave Special 6-AP (600/80) (SN#54565) (CA#104614)
===Fire Station 72 - 15380 San Bernardino Avenue===
Built 1983
*Mass Casualty Incident Trailer 13 (34113) - 1997 Sport trailer (SN#1S9ES1219V1144747) (CA#948595)
*Medic Engine 72 (ALS) (18555) - 2012 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer (1500/500/30A) (SN#1590612)
*Engine 72A (18454) - 2002 KME Excel (1500/500/20A) (SN#GSO-5057) (CA#1110987) (Ex-Engine 72)
*Medic Squad 72 (ALS) - Ford F-450 XLT SD Crew Cab 4×4
*Rescue 72 (18331) - 2007 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer walk-around (SN#430) (CA#1302624) (Ex-Rescue 73)
*USAR Trailer 72 (34813) - 2022 Wells Cargo tandem-axle enclosed trailer 
*Air Light 72 - Pierce walk-around 
*Swift Water 72 - 2022 Ford F-450 Crew Cab 4x4 (CA#1445645)
===Fire Station 73 - 8143 Banana Avenue===
Dedicated March 18, 2016
*Medic Engine 73 (ALS) (18407) - 2013 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/30A/30B) (SN#GSO-9099) (CA#1419779) (Ex-Medic Engine 74)
*Medic Squad 73 (ALS) - 2018 Ford F-450 4x4 / MCB walk-around (CA#1545835)
*Haz Mat 73 (18460) - 2004 KME Excel walk-in (SN#GSO-5410) (CA#1177087)
*Haz Mat 73A - 2016 Ford F-450 4x4 / MCB 14' walk-around w/ Tommy Lift Gate (SN#M297 or M298)
*Haz Mat Decontamination Trailer 73 (34817) - 2006 Wells Cargo trailer (CA#1225703)
*Haz Mat Utility 73 - Ford F-250 Xtra Cab 4x4 with canopy 
===Fire Station 74 - 11500 Live Oak Avenue===
Built 1990
*Medic Engine 74 (ALS) (18437) - 2013 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/20A) (CA#1281338) (Ex-Medic Engine 73)
*Brush Engine 74 (18383) - 2005 International 7400 4x4 / Rosenbauer Type 3 wildland (750/500/25A) (SN#1333705) (CA#1209447)
*Medic Engine 74R (Reserve) (18461) - 2004 KME Excel (1500/500/30A) (SN#GSO-5650) (Ex-Engine 71)
===Fire Station 76 - 10174 Magnolia Street, Bloomington===
*Medic Engine 76 (ALS) - KME 
*Brush Engine 76 -
===Fire Station 77 - 17459 Slover Avenue, Bloomington===
Built 1992
*Medic Engine 77 (ALS) -
*Medic Truck 77 (ALS) - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#30507-02)
===Fire Chief R.J. Keen Fire Station 78 - 7110 Citrus Avenue===
Dedicated May 7, 2001
*Medic Engine 78 (ALS) (18451) - 2016 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/30A) (SN#GSO-9853)
*Medic Squad 78 (ALS) (8600) - 2014 Ford F-450 4x4 / MCB walk-around (CA#1459500)
*Water Tender 78 (18535) - 2008 International 7400 4x4 / KME (500/1800) (SN#GSO-6887) (CA#1281337)
*Utility 78 - Ford F-150 4x4 w/ canopy (CA#1245514)
===Fire Station 79 - 5075 Coyote Canyon Road===
Built 2007
*Medic Engine 79 (ALS) - 2020 KME Severe Service (1500/500)
*Brush Engine 79 - 2022 International WorkStar SFA 4x4 / BME Type 3 wildland (500,aux/500)
*Medic Squad 79 -
*Engine 79R (Reserve) (18394) - 2006 KME Excel (1500/500/20A) (SN#GSO-6401) (CA#1225748) (Ex-Engine 79)
===Fire Station 81 - 16615 Casa Grande Avenue===
*Medic Engine 81 (ALS) - 2020 KME Severe Service
*Brush Engine 81 - International 4800 4x4 / KME Type 3 wildland (CA#1110932) 
*Battalion - 
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
*Medic Engine 76 - KME (Involved in a MVA with an eighteen-wheeler on the westbound 10 Freeway near Sierra Ave on June 3, 2022, sustaining extensive rear end damage) 
*Medic Squad 77 (ALS) - 2012 Ford F-450 4x4 / Rosenbauer walk-around rescue
*2014 Ford F-450 4x4 / MCB walk-around rescue (Ex-Medic Squad 72)
*(8602) - 2012 Ford F-450 4x4 / Rosenbauer walk-around rescue (CA#1387348) (Ex-Medic Squad 73, ex-Medic Squad 71)
*2009 International 7400 4x4 / KME pumper (500/1800) (CA#1333781)
*(18393) - 2005 Ford F-450 XLT 4x4 / Rosenbauer walk-around rescue (Ex-Medic Squad 72)
*(18322) - 2000 KME Excel (1250/750/20A) (SN#GSO-4249) (CA#1058657) (Ex-Engine 20, ex-Engine 36)
==Retired Apparatus==
*(7015) - 2006 Ford F-450 4x4 / Central States walk-around (Ex-Haz Mat 73A)
*(18443) - 2001 KME Excel (1500/500/20A) (SN#GSO-4900) (Ex-Medic Engine 75)
*(18664) - 2001 International 4800 4x4 / KME Type 3 wildland (500/630/20A) (SN#GSO-4895) (CA#1110932) (Ex-Brush Engine 79, ex-Brush Engine 78)
* (18441) - 1998 KME Excel (1500/500/20A) (SN#GSO-3502) (CA#991161) (Ex-Engine 78, ex-Engine 73, ex=Engine 72R)
*(18449) - 1992 White-Volvo-GMC / Haaker tanker (500/1200) (Ex-Water Tender 77, ex-Water Tender 73)
*(18661) - 1990 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E5662-02) (CA#291012) (Ex-Engine 79R, ex-Engine 72R. ex-Engine 71, ex-Engine 73, ex-Engine 76)
*2001 Haulmark TH85X20WT2 tandem axle enclosed cargo trailer (SN#16HEB202X1A003187) (CA#952846) (Ex-USAR Trailer 72)
==Future Plans==
Final design plans have been completed for a new training facility / fire station planned for the northwest side of the city on Cherry Avenue just south of the 210 Freeway. The first phase of the two-phase project includes a state-of-the-art public training facility with an anticipated completion date in the Spring of 2024 that will allow Fontana’s firefighters to refresh their skills regularly. The center will have a classroom and a training tower that will later be incorporated into future Fire Station 80 planned at the same site
== External Links==
Fontana Fire Protection District
==Station Map==
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