Modesto Fire Department

==Area Served==
The Modesto Fire Department (MFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Modesto, the county seat of Stanislaus County, located in the Central Valley in between the coastal California mountain ranges and the Sierra Nevada mountain range, some 68 miles south of the City Sacramento and some 90 miles north of the City of Fresno, in Northern California. In addition, Modesto FD provides fire service under a full fire service contract to the City of Ceres/Ceres Emergency Services and the Ceres Fire Protection District, the City of Oakdale/Oakdale Fire Department and the Oakdale Fire Protection District, an area of the former Industrial Fire Protection District (Fire Station 10, now the Modesto-Ceres Fire Protection Agency), and the Salida Fire Protection District. This includes the communities of East Oakdale, Empire, Knight's Ferry, La Grange, Riverbank, Valley Home, and Waterford. Lastly, under an administrative-only contract. referred to as Modesto - Stanislaus Consolidated - Turlock (MST). MFD provides fire administration to the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District and the Turlock Fire Department. The city's name is Spanish for "modest" which was the description given to Central Pacific Railroad's co-founder/banker William C. Ralston. Incorporated on August 6, 1884, the city encompasses an area covering 44.80 square miles and serves a population of approximately 218,464 inhabitants. Modesto is bordered by the unincorporated community of Salida to the northwest; the City of Riverbank to the northeast; the City of Waterford to the east; the City of Hughson to the southeast; the City of Ceres to the south; and the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge and the Woodland Fire Protection District to the west.
===Mutual Aid===
The Modesto Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection / CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, the Escalon Fire District and the Stockton Fire Department in San Joaquin County, and, under the MST contract, with the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District and the Turlock Fire Department,
==Department Profile==
The Modesto Fire Department is budgeted for 152 full-time firefighters, augmented by administrative personnel assigned to nine fire stations, plus an additional eight stations under contract in neighboring jurisdictions. MFD has joined the City of Ceres, the City of Turlock, the City of Oakdale, the Oakdale Fire Protection District, and the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District as participating members of a fully-staffed regional administration team. MFD does not provide ambulance transport services as part of its mandate. All transport is provided under contract by American Medical Response (AMR).
=== Dispatch ===
The Modesto Fire Department is a member of a regional fire and emergency services communication system called the Stanislaus Regional Communication Center, also referred to as Stanislaus Regional 9-1-1, located in the City of Modesto, which provides dispatch services for multiple Law Enforcement and Fire Agencies throughout Stanislaus County.
==History==
In 1875, Modesto Hook and Ladder Company, Volunteer Fire Department was organized with man-powered hose cart 21/2. They operated out of a building in the 800 block of 10th Street at H Street. A group of civic-minded men organized a volunteer fire department which, in the years that followed, did its very best with primitive equipment and meager water pressure to cope with the many serious fires that plagued the city. In 1910, George Wallace was hired as a first paid firefighter because he was good with horses. He bought two horses (Prince and Charlie) to pull the hose and a ladder wagon. He then bought two more horses (Bud and Queen) to pull a second chemical wagon. The main fire station was relocated to 715 10th Street, named the "Central Fire Station," and shared with City Hall. In 1911, Wallace was appointed Fire Chief. In 1912, the Modesto Fire Department bought a Pope Hartford hose and chemical engine and thus began using gasoline-powered fire apparatus. In 1935, Modesto had three fire stations, four engines, one hose wagon, a chemical truck, and one 75-foot ladder truck. There were 15 paid firefighters and 30 volunteers. George Wallace continues to hold a legacy at the department today.
From 2011, until its dissolvement on June 12, 2014, the Modesto Fire Department operated under a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with the Salida Fire Protection District and the Stanislaus County Fire Warden’s Office under the name Modesto Regional Fire Authority.
On July 1, 2019, under a joint service contract, the Modesto Fire Department started providing fire services to Oakdale city proper, as well as to the rural area of the Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District, including the unincorporated communities of East Oakdale, Knights Ferry and Valley Home. With this agreement, the City of Modesto was able to add one battalion chief, nine fire captains, nine fire engineers and six firefighters from the former Oakdale City/FPD ultimately staffing four additional fire stations. Fire Prevention Services continued to be provided by the City of Oakdale. The original agreement ran for three years, from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022, and was extended on July 1 , 2022, running through June 30, 2027. On October 19, 2020, the Oakdale Fire Protection District made a decision to no longer rotate staffing between the Knights Ferry and Valley Home Fire Stations, leaving one of the two fire stations unstaffed at any given time. As a result, the District transitioned to full time staffing of Knights Ferry Fire Station 29 and brown-out Valley Home Fire Station 30.
On August 3, 2021, the City of Ceres’ fire protection services officially merged with the City of Modesto’s Fire Department in order to provide a regional approach to fire response. The five-year agreement, effective from August 3, 2021, will run through June 30, 2026, with the option of an additional two-year extension after that.
On January 25, 2022, the Turlock City Council approved a contract proposal in which the Modesto Fire Department took over administration, management and command services for the Turlock Fire Department. The contractual agreement runs from through through June 2026
On September 28, 2022, the Local Agency Formation Commission of Stanislaus County (LAFCO) approved a contract for the Modesto Fire Department to provide fire service to the Salida Fire Protection District.
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	800 block of 10th Street at H Street 	1875 - 1910 	Closed and demolished; replaced by the new central fire station
CFS 	715 10th Street 	1910 - 1818 	Closed and demolished; replaced by new Fire Station 1
2 	420 Chicago Avenue 	1923 - 2007 	Closed and demolished; replaced by current Fire Station 2
3 	Downey Avenue 	1925 - 1968 	Closed and demolished; replaced by current Fire Station 3
4 	Virginia Avenue 	1948 - 1976 	Closed and demolished; replaced by current Fire Station 4
8 	737 Airport Way (Modesto City-County Airport)	1980-??-present	Closed due to budget constraints.
10 	 	1977 - ? 	Closed when contract for service with Industrial Fire District started.
10 	148 Imperial Avenue 	1991 - present 	Former Industrial Fire District Fire Station 1.
12 	4820 Salida Boulevard, Salida 	2022 - present 	Former Salida FPD Fire Station 1
13 	1330 Ladd Road, Del Rio 	? - 2022 	Closed; Former Salida FPD Fire Station 2
14 	5551 Ciccarelli Road, Salida 	? - 2022 	Closed; Former Salida FPD Fire Station 3
15 	2755 Third Street, Ceres 	2021 - present 	Former Ceres Fire Station 1
17 	420 East Service Road, Ceres 	? - 2021 	Closed; Former Ceres Fire Station 3
18 	3101 Fowler Road, Ceres 	2021 - present 	Former Ceres Fire Station 4
19 	830 Pecos Avenue, Creres 	2021 - present 	Former Ceres Fire Station 2
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 600 11th Street ===
Dedicated November 1939
:Engine 1 - 2023 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#37460-01)
:Truck 1 - 2017 Pierce Velocity (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#30972-01)
:Brush 1 - 2015 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 wildland (500pto/500/30F) (SN#27313) (Ex-stock)
:Rescue 1 - 2007 Pierce Quantum walk-around (SN#19254-01)
:Water Rescue 1 -
:Battalion 1 - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe SSV
===Fire Station 2 - 420 Chicago Avenue===
Dedicated April 2008
:Engine 2 - 2023 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#37460-02)
:Engine (Reserve) - 
===Fire Station 3 - 635 El Vista Avenue ===
Dedicated November 1968
:Engine 3 - 2023 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#37460-03)
:Grass 3 - 2004 Ford F-550 4x4 Type 6 wildland (125/250) (CA#1136521) 
===Fire Station 4 - 1505 Blue Gum Avenue===
Dedicated July 1976
:Engine 4 - 2017 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#30973-02)
:OES HazMat 4101 (009041) - 2017 HME Ahrens-Fox LFDxl-24 (74") 1871-Spectr 18' Type 2 walk-around (SN#22893) (CA#1527901) (VIN#44KFT4287HWZ22893) (Operates as Hazmat 41)
===Fire Station 5 - 200 West Briggsmore Avenue ===
Dedicated 1965
:Engine 5 - 2023 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#37460-04)
:Truck 5 - 2017 Pierce Velocity (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#30972-02)
:OES Engine 4118 - 2005 HME 1871-SFO SMFD / Westates Type 1 (1250,300pto/800/20A) (HME SN#20558) (CA#1230685) (VIN#44KFT42805WZ20558) (Ex-OES 321)
:Battalion 5 - 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe SSV (Ex-Battalion 1)
===Fire Station 6 - 2700 Standiford Avenue ===
Dedicated 1979
:Engine 6 - 2015 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#28753-01) (Ex-Engine 3)
:Truck (Reserve) - 2006 Pierce Quantum (-/-/105' rear-mount ladder) (SN#17541) (Ex-Truck 1)
===Fire Station 7 - 1800 Mable Avenue ===
Dedicated 1981
:Engine 7 -
===Fire Station 9 - 4025 Fara Biundo Drive ===
Dedicated 1989
:Engine 9 (ALS) - 2023 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#37460-05)
===Fire Station 10 - 148 Imperial Avenue, Bret Harte / Modesto-Ceres Fire Protection Agency ===
Dedicated 1950
:Engine 10 -
:Grass 10 - 2004 Ford F-550 4x4 Type 6 wildland (125/250) (Ex-Grass 1)
:Engine (Reserve) - 
===Fire Station 11 - 4225 Carver Road===
Dedicated 2005
:Engine 11 - 2015 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#28753-02) (Ex-Engine 5)
===Fire Station 12 - 4820 Salida Boulevard, Salida===
Dedicated 1966
: Engine 12 - 2017 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/30F) (SN#30973-05) 
:Tanker 12 - 1996 International 2674 / S&S pumper/tanker (1000/3000) (SN#2197) (Ex-Salida FPD Water Tender 61)
: Wildland 12 - 2009 International 7400 SFA 4x4 / Pierce Hawk Type 3 (500,120aux/500/30F) (SN#22944) (Ex-Salida FPD)
:Rescue 12 - Ford C-Series
===Fire Station 13 - 1330 Ladd Road, Del Rio ===
Dedicated 1978 - Unstaffed
===Fire Station 14 - 5551 Ciccarelli Road, Salida ===
Dedicated 2005' - Unstaffed
===Fire Station 15 - 2755 Third Street, Ceres===
:Engine 15 - 2019 Rosenbauer Commander 4000 (1500/750/2x30F) (Ex-Ceres Engine 15) (Ex-Ceres Fire Department Engine 19)
:Brush 15 - 2019 Freightliner M2-106 4x4 / Rosenbauer Type 3 wildland (1000/500/20F) (Ex-Ceres Fire Department)
:Engine 215 (Reserve) - 2003 Pierce Quantum (1500/750/20A) (Ex-Ceres Fire Department Engine 15)
===Fire Station 18 - 3101 Fowler Road, Ceres===
:Quint 18 - 2019 Rosenbauer Commander (2000/300/101' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Ceres Fire Department)
:Grass 18 - :2003 Ford F-550 4x4 / Burton's (125/300) (Ex-Ceres Fire Department)
:Boat 18 - Zodiac Mark III Grand Raid inflatable / 55 HP Johnson outboard on single-axle trailer (Ex-Ceres Fire Department)
===Fire Station 19 - 830 Pecos Avenue, Ceres ===
:Engine 19 - 2019 Rosenbauer Commander 4000 (1500/750/2x30F) (Ex-Ceres Fire Department Engine 16)
:Engine 219 (Reserve) - 2007 Pierce Saber (1500/750/30F) (Ex-Ceres Fire Department Engine 216) 
===Fire Station 27 - 450 South Willowood Drive, Oakdale===
:Engine 27 - 
:Battalion 3 - 
===Fire Station 28 - 325 East G Street, Oakdale===
:Engine 28 - 2019 Spartan Gladiator MFD / Hi-Tech (1500/500/20A)
:Brush 28 -
:Water Rescue 28 - 
:Boat 28 - 
===Fire Station 29 - 17700 Main Street, Knights Ferry===
:Engine 29 - 
:Water Rescue 29 - 
===Fire Station 30 - 13200 Valley Home Road, Valley Home ===
Unstaffed
===Station/Assignment Unknown ===
:Dozer 17 - 
:2017 Pierce Velocity pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#30973-01) (Ex-Engine 1)
:2017 Pierce Velocity pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#30973-03)
:2017 Pierce Velocity pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#30973-04)
: 2017 Pierce Velocity pumper (1500/500/30F) (Ex-Engine 2)
:2010 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 ARFF (1500/1500/210F/500 lbs. DC) (Job#131884) (Ex-Crash 8)
:2009 Pierce Quantum pumper (SN#21897-01)
:2007 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#19003-01) (Ex-Engine 5)
:2005 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#16334) (Ex-Engine 6)
:2004 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#15306-01) (ex-Engine 3)
:2004 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#15306-02) (Ex-Engine 7)
:2004 Ford F-450 towing Featherweight trailer (Ex-HazMat 4) 
:2003 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#14060) (Ex-Engine 10)
:2000 E-One Titan HPR 4x4 ARFF (1500/1500/200F/50' Snozzle) (Ex-Crash 8 Reserve, ex-Crash 8) 
:2000 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/750/20A) (SN#11152-01) (Ex-Engine 13, ex-Salida FPD Engine 21)
:2000 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/750/20A) (SN#11152-02) (Ex-Engine 14, ex-Salida FPD Engine 23)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2003 Pierce Quantum aerial (-/-/105' rear-mount ladder) (SN#13779) (Ex-Truck 11)
:2001 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#12431) (Ex-Engine 4)
:199? Oshkosh T1500 4x4 ARFF (1000/1585/200F/120 lbs. DC) (Ex-Crash 8)
:1997 Pierce Quantum aerial (-/-/105' HSL rear-mount ladder) (SN#EA265)
:1994 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 9)
:1990 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E5659-01) (Ex-Engine 30 Reserve)
:1990 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 31 reserve) 
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725877)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725876)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725875)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725874)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725873)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725872)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725871)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725870)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725869)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725868)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725867) (CA#686519) (Ex-Engine 31)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725866)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725865)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725864)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725863)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725862)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725861)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725860)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725859)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725858)
:1977 Van Pelt Custom 300 pumper (1500/500) (SN#725857)
:1948 White WB-20 / Van Pelt pumper (750/500)
:1946 Seagrave aerial (-/-/85' mid-mount)
:1928 Seagrave aerial (-/-/75' tractor-drawn)
:1927 Seagrave Suburbanite pumper (400/65)
:1923 Seagrave pumper (750/?)
:1923 Seagrave pumper (750/?)
:1912 Pope-Hartford hose and chemical wagon (Ex-Engine 1) 
==External Links==
*Modesto Fire Department
==Station Map==
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