Mokelumne Fire District

Not to be confused with Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District in Calaveras County
== Area Served ==
The Mokelumne Fire District provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the unincorporated communities of Lockeford and Victor, as well as for an unincorporated rural area east of the City of Lodi. located some 16 miles north of the City of Stockton and some 37 miles southeast of the City of Sacramento in the San Joaquin Valley, a sub region of the California's Central Valley. in northern San Joaquin County. The district is named after the Mokelumne River, itself named after after a Mi-wok native American village located near the valley section of the river. Mokelumne is Mi-wok for "People of the Fish Net". The district encompasses an area covering approximately 64 square miles, while serving a population of approximately 4,000 inhabitants.
=== Mutual Aid ===
The Mokelumne Fire District has mutual aid agreements with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection / Santa Clara Unit, the Clements Fire Protection District, the Liberty Rural County Fire Protection District, the Linden-Peters Fire District, the Lodi Fire Department, the Manteca Fire Department, the Stockton Fire Department, the Waterloo-Morada Fire District, and the Woodbridge Fire District. 
== Department Profile ==
The Mokelumne Fire District is a combination fire department budgeted for a career fire chief, three full-time fire captains, and six full-time engineer/firefighters, augmented by a number of reserve firefighters, who provide fire suppression, emergency medical services, urban search and rescue/swift water rescue, as well as fire prevention, fire inspection, and plan checks to the citizens of the district. The department responded to 886 calls for service in 2022, 50% of which were medical responses.
==History==
In the 1940s, a group of men and farmers from the Northern Fruit Company in the community of Victor, located in Northern San Joaquin County came together to establish the Mokelumne Fire Department, resulting in the formation of a board of directors. The board diligently screened potential volunteers, seeking individuals with high quality and dedication to join their ranks. When someone was selected as a volunteer, they were compensated with $1.00 for each fire call they responded to. Additionally, volunteers were required to attend monthly drills to receive training in equipment usage and first aid. During its early years, the fire department possessed only a two-wheel hose cart. Whenever an emergency call came in, the volunteers would rush to retrieve the cart and respond to the incident. It wasn't until 1942 that the board of directors decided to get bids and construct the first fire station in Victor. Later on, the Department purchased its first fire engine. Subsequently, the Mokelumne Rural Fire District was approved by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on February 15, 1947. 
==Apparatus Roster==
===Fire Station - 13157 East Brandt Road, Lockeford===
*Engine 131 - 2019 Spartan Metro Star MFD 10" RR / Hi-Tech (2000,275/700/25F)
*Engine 13-2 - 2020 Freightliner M2 106 / HME Ahrens-Fox Model 34F Type 3 wildland (500pto,150aux/500/20A) (SN#23330)
*Engine 13-3 - 2007 Pierce Contender (1250/750/20A) (SN#18669)
*Squad 13-5 - 2003 Ford F-550 4x4 / Burton's Type 6 wildland (85/250) 
*OES Brush Patrol 4613 (6067) - 2020 Ford F-550 4x4 / HME Ahrens-Fox AF622 Type 6 wildland (500pto,180aux/280/20A) (SN#23407 to 23480) (CA#1621487) (VIN#1FD0W5hT2LED22863)
*Water Tender 13-6 - 1975 Peterbilt 359-ST 6x4 / Howe wetside (400/3000) (SN#14368-C) 
*Rescue 13-8 - 1990 International 4900 / Hackney walk-around (SN#89F0514) (tow vehicle for Water Rescue 13-1) 
*Water Rescue 13-1 - 2x Inmar inflatable rescue boats w/ Yamaha outboard on single-axle double stack trailer
*Polaris Ranger 4x4 UTV 
==Retired Apparatus==
:1993 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/750) (SN#E7722-02) (VIN#4P1CT02D3PA000591) (Sold to Lathrop-Manteca Fire Protection District)
:1993 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/750) (SN#E7722-01) (CA#292776) (VIN#4P1CT02D5PA000589) (Ex-Engine 13-1)
:1988 Ford F-476 / Hi-Tech Type 6 wildland (BP/200) (Ex-Squad 19-5, ex-Liberty Rural Country Fire Protection District)
:1982 International S1954 / 1983 Grumman (1000/700) (SN#16653) (Ex-Engine 13-2) 
:1977 GMC 6500 / Brenner (BP/3000) (Sold to Lathrop-Manteca Fire Protection District)
:1970 Ford C-900 / Howe (100/600) (SN#13036) (Ex-Engine 13-4) 
Category:San Joaquin County
Category:California departments operating Hi-Tech apparatus
Category:California departments operating Pierce apparatus