West Covina Fire Department

==Area Served==
The West Covina Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of West Covina, located 19 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County. Incorporated as a city on February 17, 1923, it encompasses an area covering 16.09 square miles, and serves a population of approximately 109,501. The city received its name from the neighboring city of Covina which itself is a merger of the words "Cove" and "Vine". West Covina is bordered by that same city of Covina to the northeast, the cities of Baldwin Park and Irwindale to the northwest, the city of La Puente and the census-designated place of Valinda to the southwest, the city of Industry to the south, the unincorporated community of Ramona to the east, and the city of Walnut to the southeast. All of these receive fire protection from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
=== Mutual Aid ===
The West Covina Fire Department has a mutual aid agreement with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and with nearby cities.
==Department Profile==
The West Covina Fire Department is budgeted for 78 firefighters and provides fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), advanced life support (ALS), technical rescue, disaster preparedness, fire prevention, fire investigation, code enforcement, and public education to the citizens of West Covina, working three alternating 48-hour shifts out of five fire stations with fire administration located on the second floor of city hall. The department's resources include nine front-line emergency vehicles comprised of four paramedic engine companies, one paramedic quint / truck company, three paramedic rescue squads, and one assistant chief vehicle. In addition. West Covina cross staffs one air & light unit, one Type-3 wildland engine company and an OES Type-6 wildland patrol vehicle. Each fire engine is staffed with one captain, one engineer, and one firefighter/paramedic; the truck company is staffed with one captain, one engineer, one firefighter and one firefighter/paramedic or two firefighter/paramedics; the three paramedic rescue squads are staffed with two firefighter/paramedics each. The West Covina Fire Department is a participating member of California Office of Emergency Services (OES) Regional Task Force 2 (RTF 2). All first responders are at a minimum Basic Life Support (BLS) certified and a great number are Advanced Life Support (ALS) / paramedic certified. 
=== Dispatch ===
The West Covina Fire Department is part of a regional fire and emergency services delivery system referred to as the Verdugo Communications System/Unified Response, located in the City of Glendale, which provides dispatch services for 13 local agencies in the San Gabriel Valley and outside. As a participating agency, the West Covina Fire Department has agreed, along with the 12 other member jurisdictions, to eliminate jurisdictional borders for fire resource responses.
=== California Regional Task Force 2 ===
The West Covina Fire Department is a member agency of California Office of Emergency Services Regional Task Force 2 (CA-RTF-2).
==History==
The city of West Covina assumed the responsibility of providing fire protection services for the citizens of West Covina from the Los Angeles County Fire Department in 1951 in order to to curb rising costs of County Fire protection, and to provide a level of service tailored to the needs and desires of its residents.
On March 10, 2024 the West Covina Fire Department contracted fire dispatch services to the Verdugo Fire Communications Center. Apparatus were re-numbered in the 120 series as part of the contract.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 819 South Sunset Avenue===
Dedicated 1954
:Engine 121 (F-13) - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/500) (SN#29962-01) (Ex-Engine 1)
:Rescue 121 (ALS) (F-35) - 2014 Ram 4500 / North Star ambulance (Ex-Rescue 1)
:Engine 201 (Reserve) (F-23) - 2003 Spartan Gladiator / Saulsbury (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1)
:Rescue 201 (Reserve) (F-30) - 2004 Ford E-350 / Leader ambulance (Ex-Rescue 1)
:Antique - 1964 Crown CP-125-109 Firecoach (1250/400) (SN#F1354) (Ex-Engine 4 - preserved by West Covina firefighters Association)
===Fire Station 2 - 2441 East Cortez Avenue===
:Quint 122 - 2023 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/280/20F/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn) (SN#37735)
:Rescue 122 (ALS) (F-37) - 2017 Ram 3500 / Leader ambulance (Ex-Rescue 2)
:Assistant Chief 1 - Ram 4500
:Air & Light 2 (F-18) - 2001 Freightliner FL 70 / Saulsbury walk-around 
:Utility 1 - Ram 1500 Classic
:Utility 2 - 2002 Ford F-350 4x4 stakebed
:Staff Unit - 2003 Hummer H3 4x4
:Truck 201 (Reserve) (F-5) - 1997 Spartan / LTI (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 72)
:Rescue 202 (Reserve) (F-34) - 2008 Ford F-450 / North Star ambulance (Ex-Rescue 2)
===Fire Station 3 - 1433 Puente Avenue ===
:Engine 123 - 2024 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/500) (SN#37734-01)
:Brush Engine 304 - 2002 International 4900 / Pierce Hawk Type 3 wildland (250/800/30F/CAFS) (SN#12952) (Ex-La Verne Fire Department)
:Cal OES 1609 (6020) - 2020 Ford F-550 4x4 / HME Ahrens-Fox AF622 Type 6 wildland (500pto,180aux/280/20A) (SN#23417) (CA#1606263) (VIN#1FD0W5HT2LED22975)
:Engine 203 (Reserve) (F-20) - 2002 Spartan Gladiator / Saulsbury (1500/500)
===Fire Station 4 - 1815 South Azusa Avenue===
:Engine 124 (F-14) - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/500) (SN#29962-02) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 2)
:Rescue 124 (ALS) (F-36) - 2014 Ram 4500 / North Star ambulance (Ex-Rescue 4)
===Fire Station 5 - 2650 Shadow Oak Drive===
:Engine 125 - 2024 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/500) (SN#37734-02)
:Engine 202 (Reserve) (F-22) - 2002 Spartan Gladiator / Saulsbury (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 2)
===Assignment Unknown===
:Reserve Quint (F-4) - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn) (SN#29963) First Ascendant 107' tractor-drawn aerial produced. (Ex-Quint 2, ex-Quint 1)
:(F-24) - 2006 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (1500/500) (SN#16985) (Ex-Engine 3)
:(F-32) - 2004 Ford E-350 / Leader ambulance (Ex-Reserve Rescue)
: 2002 Ford Excursion 4x4 (Ex-Asst. Chief 1)
:(F-21) - 2002 Spartan Gladiator / Saulsbury pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 5)
==On Order== 
:2022 Ram 4500 / Leader Type 1 ambulance
:2022 Ram 4500 / Leader Type 1 ambulance
==Retired Apparatus==
:1994 Seagrave Marauder (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 72, ex-Engine 202)
:1993 Seagrave Marauder (1500/500/30) (Ex-Engine 73)
:(F0530) - 1992 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E7239) (Ex-Engine 5154) (Sold to Los Angeles Fire Department)
:1991 Chevrolet (Ex-Rescue 71)
:1991 Chevrolet (Ex-Rescue 74)
:1991 Chevrolet (Ex-Rescue 271 Reserve)
:1990 Seagrave JB-50DH (1500/500/30) (SN#Y78312) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 75, ex-Engine 203)
:1989 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 71)
:1988 Pierce Arrow (1500/500) (Ex-E4523-01) (Ex-Engine 72)
:1988 Pierce Arrow (1500/500) (Ex-E4523-01) (Ex-Engine 71)
:1988 Pierce Arrow (1500/500) (Ex-E4523-03) (Sold to Los Angeles County Fire Department)
:1988 Chevrolet van / Bristol trailer (Ex-Air 71)
:1986 Seagrave HT-07DH aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 74, ex-Truck 75)
:(F-27) - 1979 Crown CP150-V56TAC Firecoach (1500/500) (SN#F1852) (Ex-Engine 71, ex-Engine 271 Reserve)
:(F-26) - 1979 Crown CP150-85D Firecoach (1500/500) (SN#F1852) (Ex-Engine 74, ex-Engine 273 Reserve)
:1979 Revcon 29' recreational vehicle (Ex-Communication van / shared with West Covina PD)
:1975 Ford C-8000 / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) (SN#724165) (Ex-Engine 75)
:(F-23) - 1975 Ford C-8000 / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 71) (Sold to St. George Fire Department (Utah)
:(F-18) - 1967 Crown CS75-85D Firecoach / Pitman aerial (-/-/75’ rear-mount Snorkel) (SN#F1506) (Ex-Truck 1)
:1964 Crown Firecoach pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 275 Reserve)
:1951 Crown CP125-93 Firecoach pumper (1250/350) (SN#F1001) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 2)
:1951 Mack LS pumper (750/300)
==Notes==
==External Links==
*West Covina Fire Department
==Station Map==
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