CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit

==Area Served==
The CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit (NEU) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the unincorporated areas of the counties of Nevada, Yuba, Placer, Sierra and Sutter, all located northeast of Sacramento near the Sierra Nevada mountains, in the northeastern portion of California. The NEU administrative boundary extends from the Sacramento Valley floor over the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the Nevada state line. The total acreage in the unit is 2,911,086. Of that acreage, approximately 65% is forested land with the balance dividing nearly equally between grass and brush. CAL FIRE has direct responsibility for fire protection on approximately 1,200,000 acres and serves a population of approximately 678,343. The Placer County Fire Department, which is part of the NEU, operates under a cooperative agreement with CAL Fire. 
===Mutual Aid===
The CAL Fire Nevada Yuba Placer Unit has mutual aid agreements with the United States Forest Service, the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the the Auburn Fire Department, the Foresthill Fire Protection District, the Newcastle Fire Protection District, the South Placer Fire District, the Penryn Fire Protection District, the Grass Valley Fire Department, the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District, the Nevada City Fire Department, the Higgins Fire Protection District, the Placer Hills Fire Protection District, the Colfax City Fire Department, the Iowa Hill Fire Department, the Penn Valley Fire Protection District, the Smartsville Fire Protection District, the North San Juan Fire Protection District, the Rough and Ready Fire Protection District, the Wheatland Fire Authority, the Linda Fire Protection District, the Dobbins / Oregon House Fire Protection District, the Beale Air Force Fire Department, the Marysville Fire Department, the Yuba City Fire Department, the Olivehurst Fire Department, the Foothill Fire Protection District, the Lincoln Fire Department, the Rocklin Fire Department, the Roseville Fire Department, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, the Truckee Fire Protection District, the Northstar Fire Department, the North Tahoe / Meeks Bay Fire Protection District, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, and the Squaw Valley Fire Protection District.
==Department Profile ==
NEU Headquarters is located along Interstate 80 near Auburn. At peak fire season, the Unit staffs 17 fire stations, an air attack base, two conservation camps, a fire-prevention bureau, a pre-fire planning office with GIS resource mapping capabilities, and 7 Registered Professional Foresters. In Northern California, the peak fire season begins in early summer (June-July) and runs until late fall, varying year to year. In Southern California, the peak fire season begins in late spring (May-June) and runs until fall. NEU also maintains numerous types of heavy equipment. 
==History==
Placer County’s early fire service began in 1941 when the county funded a single firefighter operating principally in the Lincoln area who, while maintaining and operating a single fire truck, responded to fires with local volunteers. Then in 1952, the County entered into an agreement with the California Division of Forestry to provide a staffed fire engine in Western Placer County. Between the early 1950's and late 1970's, county fire protection grew to the point that services were being provided from six stations in Lincoln, Penryn, Foresthill, Bowman, Colfax and Alta. In 1974, Placer County entered into a Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement with CAL FIRE, integrating state and local firefighting resources, both career and volunteer, into an effective fire department. In the twenty years between 1980 and 2000 the county continued to contract for fire protection services with CAL FIRE and by the year 2000, fire protection was being provided by fully staffed stations in Lincoln. Bowman, Colfax and Alta, and from five volunteer stations in Dutch Flat, Fowler, Paige, Thermalands and Sheridan. In 2001, CAL FIRE/PCFD assumed fire protection services in the Dry Creek Fire Protection District area after voters approved a dissolution of that district. Two years later, the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) entered into a formal agreement in 2003 with the county for CAL FIRE/PCFD fire protection and advanced life support services for Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln. In 2006, CAL FIRE/PCFD assumed fire protection services for the Placer Consolidated Fire District and renamed it North Auburn/Ophir Fire District. 
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===North Division - Nevada County & Yuba County===
==== Battalion 12====
=====Station 20 - CAL Fire Nevada City - 10242 Ridge Road (Nevada County)=====
:Engine 362 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
:Battalion 2312 -
:Dozer 2342 (BL5F73) - 2018 Caterpillar D6N Type 2 wildland bulldozer
:Dozer Transport 2342 (07X026) - 2019 International HX520 (CA#(CA#1546934) (VIN#3HSDPAPT5KN401144) 
:Dozer Loader 2342 - Cozad lowboy trailer
:Repair 2332 - 2009 GMC 5500 Utility
:Repair 2333 -
:Engine 2352 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
:Engine (Reserve) - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
===== Station 21 - CAL Fire Higgins Corner - 10106 Combie Road, Auburn (Nevada County)=====
:Engine 2372 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
:Engine 2382 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
====Battalion 14====
=====Station 40 - CAL Fire Smartsville - 8839 State Highway 20 (Yuba County)=====
:Engine 2364 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
:Engine - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
:Battalion 2314 -
=====Station 42 - CAL Fire Columbia Hill - 19076 Tyler Foote Road, Nevada City (Nevada County)=====
:Engine - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
:Engine - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
==== Battalion 16====
=====Station 60 - CAL Fire Dobbins - 9946 Marysville Road (Yuba County)=====
:Dozer 2346 - Caterpillar D6N Type 2 Wildland Bulldozer
:Dozer Transport 2346 - 2019 International HX tractor & lowboy trailer
:Dozer Loader 2346 - Cozad lowboy trailer
:Engine 2366 - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
:Engine - International 4x4 Type 3 wildland (500/500)
=====Station 61 - CAL Fire Loma Rica - 11485 Loma Rica Road (Yuba County)=====
See Loma Rica-Browns Valley Fire Department
=====Washington Ridge Conservation Camp 44 - 11425 Conservation, Camp Road, Nevada City=====
:WAR 1 - International Type 1 IA (Initial Attack) Emergency Crew Transport (ECT)
:WAR 2 - International Type 1 IA (Initial Attack) Emergency Crew Transport (ECT)
:WAR 3 - International Type 1 IA (Initial Attack) Emergency Crew Transport (ECT)
:WAR 4 - International Type 1 IA (Initial Attack) Emergency Crew Transport (ECT)
=====Grass Valley Air Attack Base - Nevada County Airport - 13083 John Bauer Avenue, Grass Valley =====
=====Grass Valley Fuels Reduction Crew (Nevada County)=====
:Specializes in vegetation management related to wildland hazards and risks
=====Banner Mountain COM/LO - Nevada City (Nevada County)=====
Dedicated ca. 1931 / Staffed by volunteers June to November annually
:60' steel observation tower
:142' communications tower (State owned)
=====Wolf Mountain Fire COM/LO - 17801 Satellite Drive, Grass Valley (Nevada County)=====
Dedicated 1982 / Staffed by volunteers June to November annually
:30' steel observation tower
:213' communications tower (Leased)
=====Oregon Peak Fire COM/LO - Bullards Bar Reservoir (Yuba County)=====
Dedicated 1935 / Staffed by volunteers June to November annually
:65' steel frame Aermotor observation tower
:160' communications tower
=====California National Guard Fire Crew=====
:CNA 23 - International Type 1 IA (Initial Attack) Emergency Crew Transport (ECT)
====East Division - Placer County====
See Placer County Fire Department. CAL Fire and Placer County Fire operate as an integrated unit responding to all municipal and State Responsibility Areas.
===== Station 55=====
See North Tahoe Fire Protection District
====West Division - Placer County====
See Placer County Fire Department. CAL Fire and Placer County Fire operate as an integrated unit responding to all municipal and State Responsibility Areas.
===Unknown Assignment===
:Mobile Communications Center 27 -
:Mack CH tractor (Ex-Dozer Transport 2342)
==Station Map==
Category:Nevada County, California
Category:Placer County
Category:Yuba County
Category:California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection