Central Fire District (California)

==Area Served ==
The Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the Town of Capitola, as well as for the unincorporated communities of Aptos, La Selva Beach, Live Oak, Rio Del Mar, and Soquel, all located on the edge of Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County, Central California. The district protects a resident population of approximately 90,500 inhabitants, while covering an area of 55 square miles. Central Fire District has a publicly elected Board of Directors consisting of five members who are elected to four year staggered terms. The district is bordered by the City of Santa Cruz and by the unincorporated community of Pasatiempo to the west; by the City of Scotts Valley to the northwest; by the California State Park's Forest of Nisene Marks and the Santa Cruz Mountains to the northeast; by the unincorporated community of Corralitos to the east; the City of Watsonville to the southeast; and Monterey Bay to the south/southwest 
===Mutual Aid===
The Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County has mutual aid agreements with the CAL FIRE San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, the Santa Cruz County Fire Department, the Felton Fire Protection District, the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District, the Santa Cruz Fire Department, the Scotts Valley Fire Protection District, and the Watsonville Fire Department. 
==Department Profile==
The Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County is budgeted for 120 active employees and operates out of seven fire stations. The District's chief officers, including the Assistant Fire Chief and Division Chiefs, provide augmented duty coverage supporting the district’s shift battalion chiefs in emergency response and program management oversight. CFD of Santa Cruz County consists of an Administrative Division, an Operations Division, a Fleet Services Division (Logistics), a Training and Safety Division, and a Community Risk Reduction Division. The District has many firefighters cross-trained in multiple specialty disciplines, including 9 Hazardous Materials Technicians, 29 Rescue Swimmers, 12 Technical Rescue Technicians and 9 Truck Operators. The District responds to requests for service for structural fire suppression, wildland-urban interface firefighting, advanced life support emergency medical services, aquatic rescue, over-the-edge (angled) rescue, and urban search and rescue services and handled 8,712 calls for service during 2022, 5,240 of which were of a medical nature.
=== California Task Force 3 ===
The Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County is a member agency of California Task Force 3 CA TF-3)
== History==
The Central Fire Protection District was created in 1987 from the consolidation of the Capitola, Live Oak and Soquel Fire Districts. One year prior in 1986, the Aptos Fire District and the La Selva Beach Fire District had also consolidated to become the Aptos-La Selva Fire Protection District. By 2018, the Central FPD and the Aptos/La Selva FPD entered into a Shared Services Agreement (SSA) which resulted in the combining of services of their respective Administrative and Prevention/ Community Risk Reduction divisions. On February 4, 2021, the Central Fire Protection District and the Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District consolidated, resulting in the creation of the Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County.
=== Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	930 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz 	2021 (Consolidation)-	Former Central Fire Protection District Station 1
2 	3445 Thurber Lane, Santa Cruz 	2021 (Consolidation)-	Former Central Fire Protection District Station 2
3 	4747 Soquel Drive, Soquel 	2021 (Consolidation)-	Former Central Fire Protection District Station 3
4 	405 Capitola Avenue, Capitola 	2021 (Consolidation)-	Former Central Fire Protection District Station 4
5 	6934 Soquel Drive, Aptos 	2021 (Consolidation)-	Former Aptos-La Selva Fire Protection District Station 1
6 	300 Bonita Drive, Aptos 	2021 (Consolidation)-	Former Aptos-La Selva Fire Protection District Station 2
7 	312 Estrella Avenue, La Selva Beach	2021 (Consolidation)-	Former Aptos-La Selva Fire Protection District Station 3
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Administration - 930 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz===
===Fire Station 1 - Live Oak - 944 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz===
:Battalion 3505 - 2015 Ford F-350 4x4
:Engine 3511 - 2020 Rosenbauer Avenger (1500/500/30F)
:Engine 3521 (Antique) - 1949 Mack pumper (750/?)
:Engine 3523 (Reserve) - 2005 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500/20A)
:Utility 3593 - 2010 Ford F-350 4x4 Surf Rescue
=== Fire Station 2 - Thurber Lane - 3445 Thurber Lane, Santa Cruz===
:Engine 3543 - 2020 Rosenbauer Type 6
:Water Tender 3552 - 2001 Freightliner FL 112 / Firehorse (500/2500)
:Truck 3572 - 2020 Rosenbauer Commander (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) 
:Utility 3598 - 2019 Ford F-350 4x4
===Fire Station 3 - Soquel - 4747 Soquel Drive, Soquel ===
:Engine 3513 - 2013 Pierce Arrow XT (1250/500) (SN#26533)
:Engine 3522 - (Reserve) - 2005 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500/20A)
:Engine 3537 - 2014 International WorkStar 4x4 / Pierce Contender Type 3 wildland (1500/500/20F) (CA#1326792)
===Fire Station 4 - Capitola - 405 Capitola Avenue, Capitola===
:Engine 3514 - 2020 Rosenbauer Avenger (1500/500/30F)
:Engine 3538 - 2014 International WorkStar 4x4 / Placer Type 3 wildland (1500/500/20F)
===Fire Station 5 - Aptos - 6934 Soquel Drive, Aptos ===
:Engine 3515 - 2018 Rosenbauer Commander EXT 6011 (1500/700/30F) (SN#13948) 
:Engine 3524 (Reserve) - 1997 Pierce Lance (1250/500) (SN#EA513-02 or 01)
:Medic 3566 - 2013 GMC C4500 / Leader Ambulance
:Prevention 3580 - Ford Escape
:Prevention 3581 - Ford Escape
:Prevention 3582 - Ford Escape
:Prevention 3583 - Jeep Cherokee
:Prevention 3584 - Ford Escape
===Fire Station 6 - Rio Del Mar - 300 Bonita Drive, Aptos===
:Engine 3516 - 2018 Rosenbauer Commander EXT 6011 (1500/700/30F) (SN#13948) 
:Water Tender 3556 - 2019 International DuraStar 4400 / Rosenbauer (1000/2000) (SN#21859)
:Rescue 3560 - 2001 Freightliner FL 80 / E-One walk-around
===Fire Station 7 - La Selva Beach - 312 Estrella Avenue, La Selva Beach===
:Engine 3517 - 2012 Pierce Arrow XT PUC (1250/500) (SN#25377) 
:Engine 3536 - 2001 International 4800 4x4 / Master Body Works Type 3 wildland (500/500)
===Fleet Services - 410 Kennedy Drive, Capitola===
:Utility 3590 - 2014 International repair unit 
:Utility 3591 - 2019 Ram 2500 repair unit
:Utility 3599 - 2014 Ford F-250 
==External Links==
Central Fire District
==Station Map==
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