Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department (California)

== Area Served ==
The Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) served the unincorporated community of Rainbow, located in the foothill portion of northern San Diego County, Southern California, just south of the Riverside County line. The area, previously known as "Vallecitos", Spanish for "little valley," was renamed "Rainbow Valley" in the late 1880s, after Mr. James Peebles Marshall Rainbow, who bought a homestead there. The community has a total area of 11.0 square miles and a population of approximately 1,832 inhabitants.
== History==
The Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department was formed in 1967 and, when absorbed, had 28 volunteer employees operating out of two fire stations. In 1987, the RVFD merged with the North County Fire Protection District and in 2018, the community of Rainbow was fully absorbed into North County Fire Protection District operations.
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	2140 Rainbow Valley Boulevard	? - 1987 	Closed and replaced by new Fire Station 1
1 	2309 Rainbow Valley Boulevard	1987-2018 	Became North County FD station 7
2 	6395 Rainbow Heights Road 	1967-2018 	Became North County FD station 6
==Retired Apparatus==
:2012 Pierce Saber PUC (1500/500/?F) (SN#25220)
:2009 International DuraStar 4100 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 wildland (500/500/25A) (CA#1298967) (VIN#1HTMWSKK99H129978) (Ex-Brush Engine 1521)
:2005 International 4400 / Pierce Contender elliptical tanker (500pto/2100/20A) (SN#16281) (CA#1184706) (VIN#1HTMKAZR55H141189) (Ex-Water Tender 1551) (Ex-Elko Fire Department (Nevada))
:2002 International 4900 / Pierce Hawk Initial Attack pumper (1000,/500/?F) (SN#6001-03050753) (CA#1138731) (VIN#1HTSDADR52H549972) (Ex-Brush Engine 1561)
:1997 Ford F-Super Duty 4x4 / Becker (port./280/10A/10B) (CA#022237) (Ex-Squad 1591)
:1989 Ford C-8000 / Ward 79 pumper (1000/750/20B) (CA#261253) (Ex-Engine 1512, ex-Engine 1511)
:1987 Ford C-8000 / Ward 79 pumper (750/500) (Ex-Rescue 1561)
:1971 GMC / Central pumper (1250/750) (Ex-Engine 1514)
Category:Defunct fire departments of San Diego County
Category:Former operators of Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of Ward 79 apparatus