Yucaipa Fire Department

== Area Served ==
The Yucaipa Fire Department (YFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of Yucaipa, located in the Inland Empire region of San Bernardino County in the foothills of the San Bernadino Mountains, some ten miles east of the City of San Bernardino, and some seventy two miles east from downtown Los Angeles, in Southern California. In addition, the Yucaipa Fire Department provides fire protection under contract to the the unincorporated community of Oak Glen. The city's name s derived from the Native American Guachama dialect and means "wet or marshy land". Incorporated on November 27, 1989, Yucaipa encompasses an area covering 28.39 square miles and serves a population of approximately 54,542 inhabitants. Yucaipa is bordered by the unincorporated communities of Cherry Valley and Oak Glen to the north; by the unincorporated community of Mountain Home Village to the north-northeast; by the San Bernardino National Forest to the northeast-east; by the City of Calimesa in Riverside County to the south; by the City of Redlands and the unincorporated community of Crafton to the west; and by the unincorporated community of Mentone to the northwest. 
=== Automatic/Mutual Aid ===
The Yucaipa Fire Department has automatic aid agreements with the CAL FIRE San Bernardino Unit, the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the Highland Fire Department, the Redlands Fire Department, the United States Forest Service/ San Bernardino National Forest Fire Suppression. the CAL FIRE Riverside Unit, the Riverside County Fire Department, and the Calimesa Fire Department. 
== Department Profile ==
The Yucaipa Fire Department, served by CAL FIRE through a co-operative agreement. is budgeted for 22 full-time fire suppression personnel (one Battalion chief, six fire captains, one fire captain/paramedic, seven fire engineers, and seven firefighter/paramedics) working two alternating 48-hour shifts (plus a relief shift) out of three fire stations. This force is augmented by twenty reserve firefighters used to staff a fourth fire station. In addition, there are two non-sworn dispatch/communications operators and .25/part-time administrative assistant, Daily staffing consists of nine on-duty personnel. Staffed front line apparatus include; three ALS engine companies, and one battalion chief vehicle. In addition. Yucaipa cross staffs three wildland units (two Type 3s and one Type 6) and a water tanker. 
Yucaipa Fire does not provide EMS and ambulance transport services as part of its mandate. All EMS and transport is provided under a county contract by American Medical Response (AMR)
==Apparatus Roster ==
* All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
*CA# denotes California License Plate number
====Station 551 - CAL FIRE Yucaipa - 11416 Bryant Street====
Amador (PRC 4144 contract) station (Off-season county funded)
:Medic Engine 551 (ALS) - 2016 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/750/20A)
:Engine 551A (reserve) - 
:Rescue UTV 551 - Polaris Ranger 4x4 (CA#1427167)
:Brush Patrol 555 - Ford F-550 4x4 Type 6 wildland 
:CAL FIRE Engine 3551 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland
:CAL FIRE Engine 3569 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland
====Crafton Hills Station 552 - 32664 Yucaipa Boulevard ====
Schedule A (State Funded) station 
:Medic Engine 552 (ALS) - 2012 KME Predator (1500/500/30A) (SN#GSO-8666) (CA#1381420)
:Brush Engine 552 - 2018 International 7400 4x4 / KME Type 3 wildland (1000/500/20A) (SN#GSO-10751) (CA#1450163) 
:Engine 552A (Reserve) - 2002 Pierce Saber (1500/500/20A) (SN#13158) (CA#1027001)
:Engine 552R (Reserve) -
====Wildwood Station 553 - 34259 Wildwood Canyon Road ====
Schedule A (State Funded) station
:Medic Engine 553 (ALS) - 2022 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/30A)
:Engine 553A (Reserve) - 2007 Pierce Saber (1500/500/20A) (SN#18771) (Ex-Engine 553)
:Engine 553R (Reserve) -
:Utility 553 -
:Battalion Chief 515- 2023 Ford F-150
====Fire Station 555 - 11877 Oak Glen Road ====
Staffed by on-call volunteer / reserve firefighters for significant incidents / Operated under contract for the San Bernardino County Fire Department) 
:Brush Engine 555 (18663) - 2000 International 4800 4x4 / KME Type 3 wildland (750/500/30A) (SN#GSO-3918) (CA#1058692) (Ex-Brush Engine 75)
:Water Tender 555 (19329) - 1999 International 4800 / KME (250/1800/20A) (SN#GSO-3937) (CA#1054519)
===Assignment Unknown===
: Ford F-350 4x4 w/ canopy (CA#1405233) (Ex-Battalion 3513)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2003 Pierce Saber pumper (1500/500/30A) (SN#14741) (CA#1027149) (Ex-Engine 551)
:1995 Mack MS-300P / 1996 Master Body Works brush (500/725/30A) (SN#11154-2) (CA#047572) (Ex-Engine 552B)
:1991 Ottawa / Beck pumper (1500/500/20A) (SN#336) (CA#346580) (Ex-Engine 553A Reserve)
:(18386) - 1987 Ford C-8000 / Beck pumper (1000/500) (SN#121) (CA#066678) (Ex-Engine 555)
:(5177) - 1986 Ford F-350 4x4 / LaMesa brush (180/250) (SN#1FDKF38L3GPB70664) (CA#072000) (Ex-Brush Patrol 555) (Donated to H. Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios AC Linces Zacapu, Michoacan, Mexico)
:1982 American LaFrance Century pumper (1500/500) (SN#CE7456) (CA#785851) (Ex-Engine 552R) (Donated to Crafton Hills College)
==External Links==
* Yucaipa Fire Department
==Station Map==
Category:San Bernardino County
Category:California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Category:California departments operating KME apparatus
Category:California departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Beck apparatus
Category:Former operators of Master Body Works apparatus