Menlo Park Fire Protection District

== Area Served ==
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District (MPFPD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the Town of Atherton, the City of East Palo Alto, the City of Menlo Park, as well as unincorporated areas of San Mateo County, along with contract services to the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) Laboratory, all located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the metropolitan San Francisco Bay area of Northern California. The District serves approximately 29 square miles consisting of four square miles of marshland, eight square miles of the San Francisco Bay, 16.6 square miles of land mass, and one square mile of federal lease land for the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) Laboratory (under contract). It serves approximately 90,000 permanent residents. The Menlo Park Fire Protection District is bordered by the San Francisco Bay to the northeast, the City of Palo Alto and the unincorporated Santa Clara County community of Stanford to the east, the Town of Portola Valley to the south, the Town of Woodside to the southwest, and the unincorporated community of North Fair Oaks to the west.
=== Mutual Aid ===
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District provides automatic aid to the other fire agencies in San Mateo County; the San Mateo County Fire Department, the Central County Fire Department, the Coastside Fire Protection District, the Redwood City Fire Department, the San Bruno Fire Department, the San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department, the South San Francisco Fire Department, and the Woodside Fire Protection District, under the closest response unit boundary drop model. It also has response agreements with the Palo Alto Fire Department and the Fremont Fire Department.
== Department Profile ==
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District is budgeted for 122 full-time personnel, including civilian support staff, and has a daily staffing of 30 firefighters working an alternating 24-hour shift schedule. The department is separated into five divisions: Operations, Office of Emergency Management, Human Resources, Administrative Services and Training. Menlo Park FPD's resources include seven fire stations and eleven front-line emergency vehicles comprised of seven engine companies, two aerial ladder truck companies, and one battalion chief vehicle. All seven engine companies are staffed with a captain and two firefighters, with one being a qualified engineer. The two truck companies are staffed by a captain and three firefighters, with one being a qualified engineer. At least one of the personnel on both the engine companies and the truck companies is a licensed paramedic being able to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS). In addition, MPFPD cross staffs one Urban Search and Rescue vehicle, one Situational Awareness / Unmanned Aircraft Systems unit, two Type 6 wildland engine companies, one brush patrol vehicle, a surface water rescue team with an airboat, one RHIB, two personal watercraft, and three inflatable boats, and one OES Swift Water-Flood Search & Rescue unit. The District responds to 8,504 emergencies a year with 63.38%, or 5,390 of them being emergency medical incidents. 
=== California Task Force 3 ===
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District is the sponsoring agency for California Task Force 3 (CA-TF3)
== History ==
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District was formed on September 16, 1915 when a group of 62 residents petitioned the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Prior to this, fire protection had been provided by a 17-member, all volunteer fire unit utilizing a horse drawn wagon known as Menlo Park Hose Company Number 1. The boundaries of the fire district eventually followed lines similar to those drawn for the original incorporation of Menlo Park. On March 23, 1874, Menlo Park became the second incorporated City in San Mateo County, although only for a short time. The purpose was to provide a quick way to raise money for road repairs. This incorporation, which included Fair Oaks, (later Atherton) and Ravenswood, (later East Palo Alto) lasted only until 1876. Three years after the District was formed, an electrically operated siren was installed in the City's new firehouse, located in a brick building at 1077 Merrill Street. The building was used as the main firehouse for the District until 1955, when operations were moved to the present location of Station 1 at 300 Middlefield Road. The District's first Fire Chief was Frank P. Roach, a former volunteer. The District's first paid firefighter, Leslie Brown was hired in 1918 on a demanding schedule of 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for very meager wages. Menlo Park Fire was the first fire agency in San Mateo County to have paramedics on each fire engine, beginning December 19, 1994 at 8:00 am. Over the years, the Menlo Park Fire District grew significantly, and stations were added as communities formed. The District boundaries grew to cover approximately 17 square miles by the 1940's. Recently, much of the marshland and bay water area has been added to the District's responsibility, making for a total of 29 square miles. 
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	1077 Merrill Street 	ca.1876-1955	Replaced by Station 1 at 300 Middlefield Road.
1 	300 Middlefield Road 	1955-1996 	Razed and rebuilt to current seismic standards.
3 	32 Almendral Avenue, Atherton 	?-1998 	Razed and rebuilt to current seismic standards.
4 	3322 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park	1949-1996 	Razed and rebuilt to current seismic standards.
4 	3322 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park	1996-2021 	Razed and being rebuilt.
Temporary 4	2110 Valparaiso Avenue 	2012-Present	
5 	4101 Fair Oaks Avenue 	1952-1998 	Razed and rebuilt to current seismic standards.
6 	700 Oak Grove Avenue 	1953-2016 	Building razed and new station 6 built on site.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
=== Administration and Fire Prevention - 170 Middlefield Road ===
===Fire Station 1 - Headquarters - 300 Middlefield Road===
Built 1996
:Engine 1 (ALS) - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/650) (SN#36832-02)
:Battalion 1 - 2018 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4
:Truck 104 (ALS) - 2016 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/107' Ascendant rear-mount) (SN#30034) (Ex-Truck 4)
===Fire Station 2 - 2290 University Avenue, East Palo Alto===
Built 1996
:Engine 2 (ALS) - 2009 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/20F) (SN#21728-01 or 02)
:Truck 2 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (-/-/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn) (SN#31549)
:Rigid Hull 2 - 16' Avon Inflatables RHIB w/ 90 HP outboard on trailer
:USAR 102 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT 8120 6x4 walk-around (SN#31550) (Ex-Rescue 1)
===Fire Station 3 - 32 Almendral Avenue, Lloyden Park===
Dedicated 1998
:Engine 3 (ALS) - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/650) (SN#36832-03)
:Situational Awareness Unit (SAU) (Unmanned Aircraft Systems - UAS) - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
===Fire Station 4 - 3322 Alameda de las Pulgas, West Menlo Park===
Under construction
===Temporary Fire Station 4 - 2110 Valparaiso Avenue===
:Engine 4 (ALS) - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/650) (SN#36832-04)
:Truck 4 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (-/-/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn) (SN#36831)
===Fire Station 5 - 4101 Fair Oaks Avenue, North Fair Oaks===
Dedicated 1998
:Engine 5 (ALS) - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/650) (SN#36832-01)
===Fire Station 6 - 700 Oak Grove Avenue===
Dedicated June 2018 including co-located original 1899 Carriage House / Hose Company No. 1
:Engine 6 (ALS) - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/650) (SN#36832-05)
:Engine 606 - 2018 Ram 5500 4x4 / BME Type 6 wildland (150/300/10F)
:Antique - 1900 Larkin Hose Wagon
:Antique - 1930 Ahrens-Fox MX4X (750/80) 
:Antique - 1956 Seagrave pumper (1000/150)
===Fire Station 77 - 1467 Chilco Street, Belle Haven===
Dedicated 1998
:Jet Ski 1 - Kawasaki Jet-Ski 900 STX personal water craft on trailer
:Jet Ski 2 - Kawasaki Jet-Ski 900 STX personal water craft on trailer
:Cal OES SF-S&R-3 
:* (000076) - 2008 Ford F-450 4x4 / Placer (CA#1281276) (VIN#1FDXW47Y98EC14754)
:* 2007 Charmac 20' tandem-axle trailer (CA#1281258) (VIN#4RYC2020X7T111327)
:* 2006 Zodiac FC420 inflatable boat (SN#XDCB277NB606)
:* 2006 Zodiac FC420 inflatable boat (SN#XDCB271NB606)
:* Johnson 30hp outboard motor (SN#5105542)
:* Johnson 30hp outboard motor (SN#5105539)
:Engine 77 (ALS) - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/650) (SN#36832-06)
:Patrol 77 - Ford F-series 4x4 Type 6 wildland
:Air Boat 77 - 18' Panther flat bottom air boat on trailer
:3 inflatable rescue boats on trailer
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
:Engine 204 (Reserve) - 2001 Pierce Dash (1500/500/20A) (SN#18991-01 or 02)
:Engine 604 - 2016 Ram 5500 4x4 / BME Type 6 wildland (150/300/10F)
:2018 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#32082-01) (Ex-Engine 5)
:2018 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#32082-02) (Ex-Engine 4)
:2018 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#31491-01) (Ex-Engine 5)
:2018 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#31491-02) (Ex-Engine 6)
:2015 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#28694) (Ex-Engine 3)
:201? Chevrolet Silverado 4x4
:2009 Pierce Velocity pumper (1500/500/20F) (SN#21728-01)
: 2007 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500/20A) (SN#18991-02 or 01) (Ex-Engine 1)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2009 Pierce Velocity pumper (1500/500/20F) (SN#21728-02) (Ex-Engine 77) (Sold March 14, 2024, GovDeals)
:2005 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500/20F) (SN#16276-02) (Ex-Engine 2)
:2005 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500/20F) (SN#16276-01) (Ex-Engine 6) (Sold to Shackle Island Volunteer Fire Department)
:2003 Pierce Dash 6x4 aerial (?/?/100' mid-mount platform) (SN#13847) (Ex-Truck 1)
:2002 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500/20F) (SN#13188) (Ex-Engine 4)
:2001 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/?) (SN#12047-02)
:2001 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/?) (SN#12047-01)
:2000 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/830) (SN#11033-02) (Sold to ATCO Structures & Logistics Fire Services)
:2000 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/830) (SN#11033-01) (Ex-Engine 3)
:200? Chevrolet Suburban 4x4
:1996 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500/75' TeleSqurt) (SN#EA154-02) (Ex-Quint 1) (Sold to Green Township Fire Department (Ross County, Ohio))
:1996 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500/75' TeleSqurt) (SN#EA154-01) (Ex-Quint 2)
:1995 Pierce Dash Glider /1980 Van Pelt remount pumper (1500/750/30) (Pierce SN#F3151) (Ex-Engine 4)
:1994 Pierce Dash Glider / 1980 Van Pelt remount pumper (1500/750/30) (Pierce SN#F3150) (Ex-Engine 3)
:1992 Pierce Dash walk-around rescue (SN#E6883) (Ex-Rescue 1)
:1992 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/750) (SN#E6874) (Ex-Engine 6)
:1988 Pierce Arrow aerial (-/-/105' mid-mount ) (SN#E4328) (Ex-Truck 1)
: 1987 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E3650-01) (Ex-Engine 77)
:1980 Duplex / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) 
:1980 Duplex / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) 
:1979 Crown Firecoach pumper (1500/500) (SN#F1813) (Ex-Engine 3)
==External Links==
*Menlo Park Fire Protection District
==Station Map==
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