Manteca Fire Department

== Area Served ==
The Manteca Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Manteca located 59 miles south of Sacramento, and 76 miles east of San Francisco, in San Joaquin County, Northern California. The city's name was originally chosen as "Monteca" however, this was misprinted as "Manteca" (Spanish for lard) by the Central Pacific Railroad people, and the misspelled version was eventually accepted as the name of the town. Incorporated as a city on May 28, 1918, Manteca encompasses an area covering 21.41 square miles, and serves a population of approximately 83,498. The city of Manteca is bordered by the unincorporated San Joaquin County community of French Camp to the north; the City of Escalon to the east; the City of Ripon to the southeast; the City of Tracy to the southwest; and the City of Lathrop to the west. 
=== Mutual Aid ===
The Manteca Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority, the Escalon Fire District, the French Camp McKinley Fire District, the Lathrop-Manteca Fire Protection District, the Ripon Fire District (California), the Stockton Fire Department (California)and the Modesto Fire Department in Stanislaus County.
== Department Profile ==
The Manteca Fire Department is budgeted for 50 full time fire suppression employees and 2 civilian employees. Daily staffing is 15 personnel in three operational shifts working a 48/96 work schedule. Its resources include five fire stations and six front-line emergency vehicles comprised of four engine companies, one truck company, and one battalion chief vehicle. In addition, Manteca FD cross staffs an OES Type-1 engine company, one rescue unit and a rescue boat. The Manteca Fire Department responded to 10,852 emergency calls in 2022, approximately 63% of those were for Emergency Medical Services.
== History ==
The Manteca Fire Department was established as a volunteer fire department on November 1, 1915 with as many as 60 members, both men and women, of the community who formed a bucket brigade. 
== Apparatus Roster ==
=== Fire Station 1 - 800 290 South Powers Avenue ===
: Truck 24 (70-7039) - 2009 Sutphen Monarch (1500/280/20F/100' mid-mount platform) (CA#1306428) 
: Engine 241 (Reserve) - 1997 American LaFrance Eagle / Hi-Tech (1500/750/30F) (SN#92708) (CA#1012000) (Ex-Engine 245, ex-Engine 21-1)
: Engine 247 (Reserve) (70-7038) - 2007 American LaFrance Eagle / Hi-Tech (1500/750/20A/20B) (CA#1299958) (Ex-Engine 244, ex-Engine 241)
=== Fire Station 2 - 1154 South Union Road ===
: Rescue 24 - 2003 Ford F-550 4x4 walk-around 
: Battalion 24 - 202? Chevrolet Silverado Z71 4x4 w/canopy (CA#1462590) 
: Engine 242 (70-7046) - 2016 Spartan / Hi-Tech (1500/?) (CA#1503187) 
: Cal OES 4114 (70-7040) - 2005 HME 1871-SFO SMFD / Westates Type 1 (1250,100aux/800/20A) (HME#20564) (CA#1259010) (VIN#44KFT42865WZ20564) (Ex-OES 332) 
=== Fire Station 3 - 399 West Louise Avenue ===
: Engine 243 - 2021 Spartan (1500/?) 
=== Fire Station 4 - 1465 West Lathrop Road===
: Brush 24 (70-7047) - 2017 Freightliner M2-106 4x4 / BME Model 34 Type 3 wildland (250/500/25F) (CA#1416466) 
: Engine 244 (70-7037) - 2007 American LaFrance Eagle / Hi-Tech (1500/750/20A/20B) (CA#1299957) (Ex-Engine 243)
: Engine 246 (Reserve) (70-7029) - 2004 American LaFrance Eagle / Hi-Tech (1500/?) (CA#1170825) (Ex-Engine 242)
=== Fire Station 5 - 1675 East Woodward Avenue ===
Dedicated May 2020
:Rescue Boat 24 - Zodiac Hurricane inflatable / Mercury outboard on single-axle trailer 
:Engine 245 - 2020 Spartan (1500/?)
===Manteca Historical Society & Museum Annex - 600 West Yosemite Avenue===
:1927 American LaFrance pumper (600/?) (Restored and preserved)
=== Station/Assignment Unknown ===
:(70-7042) - 2012 Ford Expedition 4x4 (CA#1331927) (Ex-Battalion 24)
:(70-7031) - Ford Explorer 4x4 (CA#1172285) 
=== To be placed in service ===
:Truck 241 - 2024 Pierce Velocity 6000 (1500/300/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn) (SN#38180-01)
==Retired Apparatus==
:1989 Pierce Dash 2000 pumper (1500/750) (SN#E4784) (Ex-Engine 244, ex-Engine 24-3)
:1989 Pierce Lance pumper (1500/750) (SN#E4850) (Ex-Engine 246, ex-Engine 24-2)
:1981 Ford C-8000 / Van Pelt pumper (1000/400/55' LTI boom) (SO#828611) (Ex-Engine 24-4)
:1976 Duplex R300 / Howe HR-121 pumper (1250/750) (SN#14678) (Ex-Engine 24-5) 
:1920 Ford combination pump and chemical engine
==Station Map==
Category:San Joaquin County
Category:California departments operating American LaFrance apparatus
Category:California departments operating BME apparatus
Category:California departments operating Hi-Tech apparatus
Category:California departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:California departments operating Sutphen apparatus
Category:Former operators of Howe apparatus
Category:Former operators of Van Pelt apparatus