Imperial Beach Fire Department

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== Area Served ==
The Imperial Beach Fire Department (IBFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Imperial Beach, a Pacific Ocean beachfront city located some 14.1 miles south of downtown San Diego and 5 miles northwest of downtown Tijuana, Mexico in the South Bay section of San Diego County, Southern California. The city takes its name from Imperial County, California, located 100 miles to the east. Founded in June 1887 and incorporated as a city on July 18, 1956, Imperial Beach encompasses an area covering 4.42 square miles and serves a population of approximately 26,137 inhabitants. Imperial Beach is bordered by the City of Coronado and the San Diego Bay to the north; the City of San Diego to the east; the Playas de Tijuana, the westernmost borough of the municipality of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, across the international border to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. 
=== Mutual Aid ===
The Imperial Beach Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Chula Vista Fire Department, the Coronado Fire Department, the National City Fire Department, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, and Federal Fire San Diego
== Department Profile ==
The Imperial Beach Fire Department is budgeted for 12 uniformed / sworn members (3 fire captain/paramedics, 3 fire engineer/paramedics and 6 firefighter/paramedics), working out of a single fire station. Daily operational staffing is four personnel working a 48-96 schedule consisting of 3 platoons (A, B, C). IBFD's management team consists of a fire chief, a fire marshal, and an administrative assistant. Imperial Beach Fire responds to approximately 3,000 calls for emergency service each year; including structure fires, wildland fires, vehicle fires, hazardous material incidents, traffic collisions, emergency medical calls, and public service requests.
IBFD does not provide EMS and ambulance transport services as part of its mandate. All EMS transport services are provided under contract by Chula Vista Fire Department's Ambulance Transport System (ATS). 
=== Dispatch ===
The Imperial Beach Fire Department receives its dispatch services from San Diego Fire-Rescue's dispatch center, the Emergency Command and Data Center (ECDC), commonly referred to as "Metro." The ECDC dispatches for San Diego Fire Department as well as for 5 other agencies in the county, including IBFD. The other agencies being Chula Vista Fire Department, National City Fire Department, Coronado Fire Department, and Poway Fire Department. These agencies form the "Metro Zone."
== History ==
The Imperial Beach Fire Protection District, as well as a board of fire commissioners was created in 1946. It consisted of a fire chief, an assistant fire chief and a group of volunteer firemen. A used fire pumper was purchased in the spring of 1947 which was kept at the fire chief’s private residence in the 600 block of Seventh Street. The fire district transitioned into the Imperial Beach Fire Department in 1958. Up until the 1970s the fire department was a mix of paid and volunteer firefighters.
=== Fire Stations ===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	166 Palm Avenue	1940s-1956	Closed and replaced by Fire Station 1 / Building, a Quonset Hut, taken over by City Hall
1 	170 Palm Avenue	1956-1979 	Closed and replaced by current Fire Station 1 / Now an adult learning center
==Apparatus Roster==
===Fire Station - 865 Imperial Beach Boulevard===
Built 1979
*Engine 39 (ALS) - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/500/30A) (SN#27434) (CA#1392124) (VIN#4P1BAAGF2EA014674)
*Chula Vista FD Medic 39 (ALS) - 2020 Ford F-450 / Medix MSV-II 170 Type I (CA#1600974) (VIN#1FDUF4GT7LDA09021) (Owned & operated by Chula Vista Fire Department)
*Emergency Management 39 - 2015 Ford F-150 4x4 (CA#1465498) (VIN#1FTEX1C83FKD30849)
*Squad 39At this time there isn't enough people to staff this 24/7, so it's used as a reserve if both engines are OOS or for any support duty its needed for. (Reserve) - 2015 Ford F-350 Crew Cab 4x4 (CA#1417043) (VIN#1FT8W3A63FED43841)
*Prevention 39 -
*Engine 239 (Reserve) - 2004 Pierce Arrow XT 6700 (1500/500/50A) (SN#15549) (CA#037680) (Ex-Engine 39)
*Chief 5401 - 2014 Ford Explorer AWD (CA#1450400) (VIN#1FM5K8D83EGB58499)
*UTV - 2024 Polaris Ranger Crew XP 1000 Northstar Edition Premium w/ MedLite Transport skid
==Retired Apparatus==
*1993 HME / Westates pumper (1500/500) (HME SN#17732) (CA#001954) (VIN#44KFT4284PWZ17732) (Ex-Engine 239, ex-Engine 1)
*1983 E-One pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Reserve Engine)
*1935 Ford pumper (500/?) (Ex-Carpinteria Fire Department) 
==External Links==
*City of Imperial Beach Fire Department
*Pierce MFG Walkaround video of Engine 39
==References==
==Station Map ==
Category:San Diego County
Category:California departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of E-One apparatus
Category:Former operators of Westates apparatus