Santa Monica Fire Department

==Area Served==
The Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Santa Monica, Spanish for "Saint Monica," a beachfront city situated on Santa Monica Bay, and located in western Los Angeles County. Incorporated as a city on November 30, 1886, Santa Monica has a nighttime population of approximately 96,456, while its daytime population exceeds 250,000. The city encompasses an area covering 8.3 square miles, including the neighborhoods of Ocean Park, Sunset Park (with general aviation Santa Monica Airport), Downtown Santa Monica, Northeast Neighbors, Ocean Avenue (with the Santa Monica Pier), Mar Vista, Midtown Santa Monica, the Pico District, and Montana Avenue. The city is bordered on five sides by different neighborhoods of the city of Los Angeles: Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood on the northeast, West Los Angeles on the east, Mar Vista on the southeast, and Venice on the south.
=== Mutual Aid ===
The Santa Monica Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Los Angeles Fire Department, the Culver City Fire Department, and the Beverly Hills Fire Department.
==Department Profile==
The Santa Monica Fire Department is budgeted for 122 sworn and 14.9 non-sworn employees and has a daily staffing of 35 firefighters. Its resources include five fire stations, a public safety facility that houses the Department’s administrative offices and an all-hazards fire prevention division, an accredited fire academy, and nine front-line emergency apparatus. These are comprised of seven paramedic engine companies, one tiller operated ladder truck company in combination with one air/light rescue company, and one battalion chief vehicle, working 48 hour shifts. Each fire engine is staffed with one captain, one engineer, and two firefighters; at least two members of the crew are certified as paramedics. The ladder company is made up of both a tiller truck staffed with one captain, one engineer, and one tiller operator, and an air & light rescue unit staffed with two firefighters; all are Basic Life Support (BLS) certified. SMFD also cross staffs a hazardous materials unit, an urban search and rescue unit, two beach medical all-terrain vehicles and an aircraft fire fighting rescue (ARFF) unit. Santa Monica Fire responds to approximately 19,000 calls annually, with over 80% consisting of EMS calls. 
==History==
Organized fire fighting began in Santa Monica in October of 1875, when six citizens put together the Crawford Hook and Ladder Company. As Santa Monica grew so did the fires and the Fire Department. On March 22, 1889, a group of citizens gathered at the town hall to adopt the constitution of the newly formed Santa Monica Hose and Ladder Company and the Santa Monica Fire Department was founded. SMFD has gone through many changes and accomplishments over the years including maintaining an ISO Class 1 rating since 2012. They are one of five Class 1 agencies in LA County.
===Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	1444 7th Street	1955-2020 	Replaced by new station at 1337 7th Street
==Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 1337 7th Street ===
Opened 2020
:Engine 1 - 2018 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500)
:Engine 6 - 2018 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500)
:Truck 1 - 2018 KME Predator (-/-/100' AerialCat tractor-drawn aerial)
:Rescue Utility 1 - 2015 Spartan Gladiator / SVI air/light
:Community Response Unit 1 (CRU 1) - Ford E-450 - Knapheide KUV body ambulance (Monday through Thursday during peak hours)
:Beach Medical Vehicle 1 (MedCart 1) - Polaris 6x6 ATV
:Battalion 1 - 2019 Ram 4x4
:Battalion 2 (Reserve) - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban
:Rescue Ambulance 1 (Reserve) - Ford E-450 / Knapheide KUV body
:Antique Engine - 1952 Mack 125LS (Ex-Engine 1)
===Fire Station 2 - 222 Hollister Avenue===
:Engine 2 - 2018 KME Predator (1500/500)
: USAR 2 - 2016 Spartan Gladiator / SVI walk-around
: USAR Utility 2 - Ram
:Rescue Ambulance 2 (Reserve) - Ford E-450 / Knapheide KUV body
===Fire Station 3 - 1302 19th Street (Mid-City)===
:Engine 3 - 2019 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/50F) (SN#GSO-10703) (CA#1378240) (VIN#1K9AF4S87KN058780)
:Engine 4 - 2013 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500)
:Engine 8 (Reserve) - 2005 KME Predator (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 4)
===Fire Station 5 - 2450 Ashland Avenue / Santa Monica Airport===
:Engine 5 - 2005 KME Predator (1500/500)
:Aircraft Rescue 5 (AR 5) - E-One Titan HPR 4x4 crash tender (1500/1500/200F)
:ARFF Utility 5 (U5) - Ram 5500 4×4 / Firetrucks Unlimited TAU RIV (-/300/300F/500 lbs. DC)
:Haz-Mat Unit 5 - 2012 Spartan Gladiator / SVI
:Haz-Mat Utility 5 - Ram
:Engine 9 (Reserve) - 1994 Pierce Arrow (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1)
:Truck 2 (Reserve) - 2005 KME Predator (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (Ex-Truck 1)
:Rescue Ambulance 5 (Reserve) - Ford E-450 / Knapheide KUV body
===Fire Station 7 - 1100 Pacific Coast Highway===
Temporary
:Engine 7 - 2019 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500)
:Beach Medical Vehicle 7 (MedCart 7) - Polaris 4x4 ATV
:Utility 7 - Ram
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
:2019 KME Predator Severe Service pumper (1500/500/50F) (SN#GSO-10705)
:2019 KME Predator Severe Service pumper (1500/500/50F) (SN#GSO-10704)
:2019 KME Predator Severe Service pumper (1500/500/50F) (SN#GSO-10702)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2004 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 1) (Donated to Cuerpo Voluntario de Bomberos de Mazatlan, A.C, Sinaloa, Mexico)
:2001 GMC (Ex-USAR)
:1999 KME Renegade (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 6) (To French Camp McKinley Fire District, CA)
:1994 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E8363-05) (Ex-Engine 7) (Donated to Cuerpo Voluntario de Bomberos de Mazatlan, A.C, Sinaloa, Mexico)
:1994 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E8363-04) (Ex-Engine 4)
:1994 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E8363-03) (Ex-Engine 3)
:1994 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E8363-02)
:1994 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E8363-01)
: 1992 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 1)
:1992 Chevrolet Kodiak / SVI air & light (2 light towers) (Ex-Rescue 1)
:1991 Ford Type II ALS ambulance (Ex-Squad 1)
:1989 Seagrave HB / Marion pumper (1500/500) (SN#W-799904) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 7 Reserve)
:1988 Ford Type II ALS ambulance (Ex-Squad 2)
:1988 Ford Type II ALS ambulance (Ex-Squad 3)
:1986 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 1)
:(203) - 1985 Crown Firecoach / Van Pelt pumper (1500/500) (Crown SN#75005 / Van Pelt SN#830635) (Ex-Engine 5, ex-Engine 8 Reserve)
:(201) - 1980 Crown Firecoach pumper (1500/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (Ex-Engine 3)
:(212) - 1975 Crown Firecoach pumper (1500/400) (SN#F1692) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 9 Reserve)
:(223) - 1974 Walter B1500 4x4 crash tender (1000/1500/110F) (Ex-Crash 5, ex-Palm Springs Fire Department) (Preserved at the Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Airport)
:(22) - 1970 Crown Firecoach pumper (500/500) (Ex-Engine 6)
: 1969 Crown Firecoach aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 1)
:(202) - 1968 Crown Firecoach pumper (1500/500) (SN#F-1564) (Ex-Engine 4)
:1959 Seagrave aerial (-/-/85' tractor-drawn) (SN#L-6705) (Ex-Truck 6, ex-Redondo Beach Fire Department Truck 1)
:1959 Crown Firecoach pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 5, ex-Engine 7)
:(222) - 1957 Crown Firecoach pumper (1000/400) (SN#F1082) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Crash 5, ex-Foam 8)
:1956 Crown Firecoach / 1943 American LaFrance aerial (-/-/85' tractor-drawn) (SN#F1067) (Sold to Lynnwood Fire Department (Washington)
:1953 GMC 630 / Van Pelt pumper (Ex-Engine 1) (Ex-Cal OES)
:1952 Mack / Ansul Fireboss chemical unit (-/-/500 lbs. Dry Chemical) (Ex-Crash 5)
:(28) - 1951 White 3000 / Local walk-around (Ex-Rescue 1)
:1943 American LaFrance aerial (SN#L1951)
:USAR trailer
==External Links==
*Santa Monica Fire Department
==Station Map==
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