El Segundo Fire Department

== Area Served ==
The El Segundo Fire Department (ESFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of El Segundo, a Pacific Ocean beachfront city located in the South Bay region of southwestern Los Angeles County, some eighteen miles southwest from downtown Los Angeles, in Southern California. The city's name means "The Second" or "The Second One" in Spanish, as it was the site of the second Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast on November 27, 1911. Incorporated on January 18, 1917, El Segundo encompasses an area covering 10.88 square miles and serves a population of approximately 16,731, which increases to nearly 80,000 during normal work/daytime hours. El Segundo is bordered by Dockweiler State Beach (a unit of the California State Park system however, managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors) to the northwest; by the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles International Airport to the north; by the City of Hawthorne and the unincorporated community of Del Aire to the east; by the City of Manhattan Beach to the south; and by the Santa Monica Bay/Pacific Ocean to the west.
=== Mutual Aid ===
The El Segundo Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Chevron Fire Department - El Segundo Refinery, the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the Redondo Beach Fire Department, the Manhattan Beach Fire Department, and the Torrance Fire Department.
== Department Profile ==
The El Segundo Fire Department is budgeted for 45 sworn firefighters working a 48 hours on/ 96 hours off shift rotation, in addition to 7 non-sworn administrative support and fire prevention personnel. The Department has six divisions, each representing a critical fire and life safety service delivery component. The divisions are: Administration; Fire Suppression; Emergency Medical Services; Fire Prevention; Environmental Safety and Emergency Management under the direct supervision of the Fire Chief. ESFDs resources include two fire stations and six front-line emergency apparatus comprised of two paramedic engine companies, one paramedic ladder truck company, two paramedic rescue ambulances, and one battalion chief vehicle. Daily Platoon staffing consist of fourteen (14) sworn personnel. Each fire engine is staffed with one captain, one engineer, and one firefighters/paramedic. The ladder truck is staffed with one captain, one engineer, one firefighter/paramedic, and one tiller operator. The rescue ambulances are staffed with two firefighter/paramedics and the command vehicle is staffed with one battalion chief. In addition. El Segundo FD cross staffs one technical rescue / USAR vehicle which is part of CA-RTF-2, and one Rapid Extraction Module Support truck. All firefighters are trained to the Emergency Medical Technician level (EMT-1) and 15 firefighters are licensed paramedics. ESFD responded to 3,077 calls for service during 2022, 63.7% of which were medical responses.
=== Dispatch ===
The El Segundo Fire Department contracts dispatch to a regional fire and emergency services communication system called the South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority (SBRPCA), commonly referred to as “RCC” for “Regional Communications Center”, located in the City of Hawthorne, which provides dispatch services for 3 fire agencies and 6 law enforcement agencies in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.
=== California Regional Task Force 2 ===
The El Segundo Fire Department is a member agency of California Office of Emergency Services Regional Task Force 2 (CA-RTF-2).
== History ==
The El Segundo Fire Department was established in 1917 as a volunteer organization.
=== Fire Stations ===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
2 	2161 East El Segundo Boulevard	1950s - 2009	Closed and replaced by current Fire Station 2/ Now a commercial/retail development
==Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 314 Main Street===
:Engine 31 (ALS) - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/500/30F) (SN#30055) (CA#1495699) 
:Rescue 31 (ALS) - 2019 Ford F-450 / Braun Northwest ambulance 
:Battalion 31 - 2018 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4 / BME (CA#1547127)
:Engine 33 (Reserve) - 1999 Pierce Dash (1500/500) (SN#11230) (Ex-Engine 31) 
:Rescue 31 (Spare) - 2003 Freightliner M2 / Medic Master ambulance (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 31)
===Fire Station 2 "The Farm House" - 2261 East Mariposa Avenue===
Dedicated 2009
:Engine 32 (ALS) - 2019 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/500/30F) (SN#33779) (CA#1575519)
:Truck 32 (ALS) - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC (1500/300/105' HSL tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#26890) (CA#1409859) 
:Rescue 32 (ALS) - 2019 Ford F-450 / Braun Northwest ambulance (CA#1570697)
:REMS 32 (Rapid Extraction Module Support) - 2019 Ford F-250 4x4 walk-around
:USAR 32 - 2005 Spartan Advantage FF / Hackney tractor-drawn walk-around (Ex-USAR 31)
:Engine 34 (Reserve) - 2008 Pierce Quantum (1500/750) (SN#19779) (Ex-Engine 32)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2003 Freightliner M2 / Medic Master (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 32)
:2002 Ford Excursion (Ex-Battalion 31)
:1996 Freightliner FL 60 / Wheeled Coach (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 31)
:1996 Freightliner FL 60 / Wheeled Coach (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 32)
:1994 Pierce Lance (1500/300/100' rear-mount aerial) (SN#E8390) (Ex-Truck 32)
: 1990 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 31)
:1993 Pierce Lance pumper (1750/500) (SN#E7419-01) (Ex-Engine 32, ex-Engine 34)
:1993 Pierce Lance pumper (1750/500) (SN#E7419-02) (Ex-Engine 31, ex-Engine 33)
:1987 Ford Custom van ambulance (Ex-Rescue 32)
:1986 Chevrolet Custom van ambulance (Ex-Rescue 31)
:1985 Pierce Arrow (1500/500/) (SN#E2549) (Ex-Engine 31)
:1984 Pierce Arrow (1500/500/) (Ex-Engine 33)
:1983 Chevrolet Malibu wagon (Ex-Battalion 31)
:1981 Pirsch pumper (1250/750) (Ex-Engine 31)
:1978 Crown Firecoach / Pierce pumper (1500/300/75' Tele-Squrt) (Ex-Truck 31)
:1970 Crown Firecoach pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 32)
:1968 Crown Firecoach pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 34)
:1955 Van Pelt pumper ((1500/500) Ex-Engine 1)
==External Links==
* El Segundo Fire Department
==Station Map==
Category:Los Angeles County
Category:California departments operating BME apparatus
Category:California departments operating Hackney apparatus
Category:California departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of Crown apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pirsch apparatus
Category:Former operators of Van Pelt apparatus