Watsonville Fire Department

== Area Served ==
The Watsonville Fire Department (WFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of Watsonville, located in the Monterey Bay Area of the Central Coast of California, adjacent the Pajaro River at the southern end of Santa Cruz County. The city is named after Judge and California State Senator John H. Watson (1814 – August 8, 1892), one of its two founders. Incorporated on March 30, 1868, the city encompasses an area covering 6.80 square miles and serves a population of approximately 52,590 inhabitants. Watsonville is bordered by the unincorporated community of La Selva Beach to the northwest; the unincorporated communities of Freedom and Amesti to the north; the unincorporated community of Interlaken to the east; the unincorporated community of Pajaro and Monterey County to the southeast/south, and Sunset State Beach to the west.
== History ==
After many years of sharing space with City Hall and the Police Department, Watsonville built a dedicated firehouse in 1925. In its early years, the firehouse shared the lot with Watsonville’s city jail as well as with W.H. Weeks’ Apple Annual Hall.
=== Fire Stations ===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	105 Second Street	1925 - 1982	Closed and became the Chief Gene Friend Fire Museum
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 115 Second Street===
Dedicated 1982
:Battalion Chief 4403 - 2016 Ram 2500 4x4
:Engine 4411 - 2016 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/20F)
:Engine 4413 (Spare) - 2007 HME Ahrens-Fox Silver Fox (1500/500/20A)
:Engine 4436 - 2014 International WorkStar 4x4 / Placer Type 3 wildland (1000/500/20F)
:Truck 4471 - 2020 Rosenbauer Commander R6011 (1500/200/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#74595) (CA#1487577)
:Truck 4472 (Spare) - 1999 KME Excel (1500/300/100' tractor-drawn aerial)
===Fire Station 2 - 370 Airport Boulevard / Watsonville Municipal Airport=== 
:Engine 4412 - 2016 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/20F)
== Retired Apparatus ==
: 1996 Spartan Gladiator GA40M-2142 / 3D aerial (1500/500/75' AI rear-mount) (SN#2681) (Ex-Truck 4471)
: 1992 Spartan Gladiator GA40M-2142 / Hi-Tech pumper (1500/500/15A/15B) (SN#91463) (Ex-Engine 4411)
: 1982 Seagrave HB-25064 pumper (1500/500) (SN#M79175) (Ex-Engine 4412) 
: 1980 International S1824 / G. Paoletti midi-pumper (350/500/15A) (SN#2087) (Ex-Engine 4435)
: 1975 Crown CP-125-85D Firecoach pumper (1250/400) (SN#F1731) (Ex-Engine 4414 Spare)
: 1970 Duplex CF / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) (SN#620719) (Ex-Engine 4415 Spare)
: 1967 Crown CP-125-85D Firecoach pumper (1250/500) (SN#F1476) (Ex-Engine 4413)
: 1967 Crown Firecoach / Maxim aerial (-/-/100' mid-mount) (SN#F1475) (Ex-Truck 4471)
Category:Santa Cruz County, California
Category:California departments operating HME Ahrens-Fox apparatus
Category:California departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Departments operating Placer apparatus
Category:California departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Former operators of 3D apparatus
Category:Former operators of Crown apparatus
Category:Former operators of Hi-Tech apparatus
Category:Former operators of Paoletti apparatus
Category:Former operators of Seagrave apparatus
Category:Former operators of Van Pelt apparatus