Victorville Fire Department

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==Area Served==
The Victorville Fire Department (VFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Victorville, located in the Victor Valley region of San Bernardino County, at the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert, 81 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California. The city's name honors California Southern Railroad's General Manager Jacob Nash Victor. Incorporated as a city on September 21, 1962, Victorville encompasses an area covering 74.01 square miles, and serves a population of approximately 134,810 inhabitants. Victorville is bordered by the town of Apple Valley on the east; the City of Hesperia on the south; and the City of Adelanto on the west. San Diego is 148 miles to the south and Las Vegas is 188 miles to the northeast. 
=== Mutual Aid ===
The Victorville Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the Apple Valley Fire Protection District, and with Mission Safety Services for responses to Victorville/Southern California Logistics Airport.
== Department Profile ==
The Victorville Fire Department is budgeted for 59 sworn personnel including the fire chief, one division chief, three battalion chiefs, EMS staff, fire captains, fire engineers and firefighter/paramedics. Victorville's resources include five fire stations and nine front-line emergency vehicles, comprised of five medic engine companies, one medic aerial ladder truck company, two medic squads, and one battalion chief vehicle, working three 24-hour rotating shifts. In addition. Victorville cross staffs three Type 3 and one Type 6 wildland companies, one OES Type 3 wildland company, one hazardous materials response unit with trailer, and one water tender. The Southern California Logistics Airport/Victorville Airport, encompassing approximately 2,200 acres of the former George Air Force Base, lays within the borders of the city and is operated by the SCLA Authority which is comprised of Victorville City Council members. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) however, is provided by a private company and not by the Victorville Fire Department. VFD is the second busiest fire department in San Bernardino County with approximately 22,000 emergency responses each year 
=== Dispatch ===
The Victorville Fire Department is a member of a regional fire and emergency services communication system called CONFIRE Joint Powers Authority (JPA), commonly referred to as "Comm Center", and located in the City of Rialto, which provides dispatch services for nine fire agencies, as well as for four contract agencies in San Bernardino County.
==History==
The Victorville Businessman’s Association began serious discussions about the need for fire protection in 1923. Prior to that, fire suppression efforts were usually initiated by a very loosely organized group of volunteers using well pumps, the steam driven pumps on locomotives, or bucket brigades. The limited amount of fire suppression equipment those volunteers had at their disposal included at least one soda and acid “chemical engine”. On July 26, 1926, the Victorville County Fire Protection District was established.  In 1930, the Victorville Volunteer Fire Department was created. The Victorville Fire Protection District remained an all volunteer operation until July 1, 1972, when a full-time fire chief was hired. In 1976, approximately 14 years after Victorville was incorporated, control of the Victorville Fire Protection District was assumed by the City of Victorville and six more full-time firefighters were hired. The Victorville Fire Department was officially formed on June 27, 1977. On June 24, 2008, the Victorville Fire Department entered into a contract for services with the San Bernardino County Fire for provision of fire, rescue, EMS and paramedic services to the community upon transition. On January 16th, 2018, the Victorville City Council voted to approve resumption of a city run fire department and directed staff to begin its formation, resulting in the reestablishment of the Victorville Fire Department on March 28, 2019 and termination of contract fire services provided by SBCoFD. Commencing June 15, 2018, ARFF services for the Southern California Logistics Airport, and until then provided by SBCoFD, were contracted to Mission Aviation Fire-Rescue, a private company. 
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
319 	18500 Readiness Street, Victorville (Southern California Logistics Airport)	June 24, 2008-June 14, 2018	Contract terminated and ARFF service awarded to Mission Aviation Fire-Rescue. Fire Station 319 is owned by the SCLA Authority/City of Victorville
==Apparatus Roster==
*All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
*Shop numbers in brackets.
*California license numbers denoted by CA#
===Fire Station 311 - 16200 Desert Knoll Drive===
:Engine 310R (Reserve) (18212) - 2002 Spartan Metro Star / Westates (1750/500) (SN#01-837-02) (CA#1109119)
:Medic Engine 311 (ALS) - 2023 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/750/30F) (SN#37309-01)
:Medic Truck 311 (ALS) (18210) - 2006 Pierce Dash 2000 (1750/500/30A/75' rear-mount) (SN#18149)
:Brush Patrol 311 (18503) - 2014 Ford F-550 / BME Type 6 wildland (100/250/20A) (Ex-Brush Patrol 37, ex-Brush Patrol 315)
:Medic Squad 311 (ALS) - 2018 Ford F-450 / Maintainer Custom Bodies 10' walk-around (CA#1494844)
:Hazmat 311 (18214) - 1991 Chevrolet P30 Step Van walk-in (CA#352970)
:Water Tender 311 - 1997 International 4800 / Central States (500/1000) (SN#1151997)
:Truck 311R (Reserve) - 2001 E-One Cyclone II (-/-/100' CR rear-mount) (SN#123285) (Ex-Truck 311)
:Battalion Chief 4310 - 2018 Ford Explorer (CA#1494842)
:Battalion Chief 4311 (Reserve) - 2019 Ford Expedition (CA#1568151)
===Fire Station 312 - 15182 El Evado Road=== 
:Medic Engine 312 (ALS) - 2019 KME Severe Service (1500/500/30A) (SN#GSO-11029)
:Engine 312R (Reserve) (18321) - 2006 KME Excel (1500/500/20A) (SN#GSO-6409) (CA#1245254) (Ex-Engine 53)
:Cal OES Brush Engine 6315 (3013) - 2021 International HV 507 4x4 / BME Model 34 Type 3 wildland (500pto,100aux/480/20A0 (SN#3226) (CA#1611837) (VIN#3HAEETAR1ML185475)
===Fire Station 313 - 13086 Amethyst Road===
:Medic Engine 313 (ALS) - 2019 KME Severe Service (1500/500/30A) (CA#1575630)
: Brush Engine 313 (18209) - 1997 International 4800 / Central States Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (SN#1151997) (CA#993718)
===Fire Station 314 - 17008 Silica Road=== 
:Engine 314 (18215) - 2005 Pierce Saber (1500/750/50B) (SN#16739) (CA#1230861) (Ex-Engine 319)
:Brush Engine 314 - 2018 International WorkStar 7400 4x4 / BME Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A) (SN#3261) (CA#1575632) (Ex-Brush Engine 311)
:Hazmat Trailer 314 (35077) - 2000 Carson Highway Cargo 20' trailer (CA#953534)
:Engine 314R (Reserve) (18368) - 2006 Pierce Enforcer pumper (1750/500/30A) (SN#18596-01) (CA#1243218) (Ex-Engine 313, ex-Engine 311A)
===Fire Station 315 - 12820 Eucalyptus Street===
Built 2010 / Dedicated July 2021
:Medic Engine 315 (ALS) (18208) - 2002 Spartan Metro Star / Westates (1500/500) (SN#01-846-02) (CA#1109116) (Ex-Engine 313)
:Medic Squad 315 (ALS) - 2018 Ford F-450 / Maintainer Custom Bodies 10' walk-around (CA#1413461)
===Station/Assignment Unknown === 
:(18476) - 2016 KME Predator Severe Service pumper (1500/500/30A/20B) (SN#GSO-9859) (Ex-Medic Engine 311)
:(18201) - 2007 Pierce Enforcer pumper (1750/500/30A) (SN#18596-02) (Ex-Medic Engine 314, ex-Medic Engine 312)
:(18207) - 2002 Spartan Metro Star / Westates (1500/500) (SN#01-832-02) (CA#1109119) (Ex-Medic Engine 314)
:(18378) - 2000 International 4900 4x4 / KME Type 3 wildland (SN#GSO-4448) (CA#1058682) (Ex-Brush Engine 314, ex-Brush Engine 4)
:(8780) - 1997 International 4800 4x4 / Master Body Works (SN#11545) (CA#047586) (Ex-Communications Support)
===Awaiting Deployment===
:Medic Truck 311 - 2024 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn) (SN#38107)
:2023 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC pumper (1500/750/30F) (SN#37309-02)
:2023 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC pumper (1500/750/30F) (SN#37309-03)
==Retired Apparatus ==
:(18203) - 1995 International 4800 / E-One Type 3 wildland (500/500) (SO#15466) (Ex-Brush Engine 311)
:1994 Spartan / Central States pumper (1500/500) (SN#195394) (CA#108376) (Ex-Engine 310R Reserve, ex-Engine 311)
:(18211) - 1990 Spartan / Beck pumper (1500/500) (SN#294) (CA#335747) (Ex-Medic Engine 312R Reserve ex-Engine 311A)
:1990 International 4800 4x4 / E-One Type 3 wildland (500/500) (SO#7693) (CA#438051) (Ex-Brush Engine 314)
:1989 Spartan / Beck pumper (1500/500)
:(18205) - 1980 Ford LT-9000 (-/3000) (CA#002847) (VIN#1FDYW90W5BVJ73094) (Ex-Water Tender 311)
: 1975 Crown CS85-85D Firecoach aerial (1500/200/85' Snorkel) (CA#642282) (Ex-Truck 314 Reserve, ex-Truck 311, ex-Truck 4351)
:1930 Ahrens-Fox pumper (500/?) (Ex-Engine 1, restored and preserved at the Victorville Fire Museum)
:1923 American LaFrance pumper (750/200) (Ex-Engine 2, restored and preserved at the Victorville Fire Museum)
:1920 Ford Model T chemical fire wagon (250/2x 40) (Ex-Culver City Fire Department)
==Station Map==
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Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Beck apparatus
Category:Former operators of Crown apparatus
Category:Former operators of Oshkosh apparatus