Winters Fire Department

==Area Served==
The Winters Fire Department (WFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Winters and the unincorporated Winters Fire Protection District, located in the southwestern corner of rural Yolo County, immediately north of the Solano County line and just east of the Vaca Mountain Range, in northern California. The name honors Theodore Winters, whose ranch provided half of the town's land. The city and district encompasses an area covering 86 square miles with an approximate population of 7,000 inhabitants. 
=== Mutual Aid ===
The department has mutual aid agreements with the CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit and with neighboring fire agencies such as the Vacaville Fire Department, the Vacaville Fire Protection District, the University of California Davis Fire Department, the Yocha Dehe Fire Department, the West Plainfield Fire Protection District, the Napa County Fire Department and other resources from Yolo and Solano Counties. 
==Department Profile==
The Winters Fire Department is comprised of 4 full-time career sworn personnel, 1 non-sworn support person, and approximately 35 volunteer / part-time firefighters staffing one first due engine company out of a single fire station with an average annual call volume of 700 calls for service. Winters FD also cross staffs a reserve Type 1 pumper, Type-3 and 2 Type 5 wildland unit, 1 technical rescue squad, 2 water tenders, a swift water rescue/boat unit, and a California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) engine. Fire Department Operations consists of three shift assignments: A, B, and C shifts. The three full-time career fire captains each work a 48/96 work cycle (2 days on/4 days off) and each fill one of the assigned shifts. Daily staffing maintains a minimum of two firefighters on shift every day, including one of the career fire captains plus one volunteer firefighter 24/7 staffing one type I engine. WFD utilizes a Volunteer/Reserve Firefighter program to augment daily staffing up to a total of four personnel on the engine. 
== History ==
On April 26 1898, a meeting was held in the Hughes Hotel in the town of Winters to arrange for a fire Department resulting in the creation of one hook and ladder and one hose company for the Winters Volunteer Fire Department and T.H. Finley being elected the first fire chief. On July 26 1898, City Ordnance No. 25 was passed by the Winter City Board of Trustees to create a fire department of 25 members. The community’s defense against fire was severely limited at this time.  The town’s only water supply, other than individual wells, came from a steam-powered water company.  Water pressure in this system was frequently insufficient to meet demands.  Furthermore, the volunteer fire department’s only equipment consisted of a portable hose cart, a few ladders, plus some fire extinguishers and buckets.  After the 1901 fire, on May 26, 1902, the fire department officially became the Winters Fire Department. On October 26, 1916, a new city hall was dedicated which housed the city offices, county library, jail and firehouse on the first floor, while the second floor housed the city council room and a meeting room. In 1915 the board of trustees approved funds for the acquisition of a hand pulled cart rigged with a chemical tank to help fight fires in the city. On June 19 1917, the Winters Board of Trustees approved funds for the acquisition of a trailer rigged with chemicals to fight grain fires and a 500 gallon per minute American La France engine. During the winter of 1925/26 the Winters Fire Protection District was formed under the Yolo County Special District law. An agreement of consolidation between the City of Winters and the Winters Fire District was signed on September 25, 1981 to go into effect on December 31, 1981.  This agreement placed the District in charge of the both departments.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station No. 26 - 700 Main Street===
:Engine 26 - 2014 Pierce Impel (2000/500) (SN#27129)
:Water Tender 26 - 1998 Kenworth T800 B Cab / Local (PTO/3600)
:Brush 26 - Ford F-450 4x4 DRW Type 5 wildland
:Grass 26 - 2003 International 4400 / Westates Type 3 wildland (1000+125/500/10A) (SN#03-934-04)
:Squad 26 - 1999 International 4700 / Frontier International walk-around
:Boat 26 - Zodiac Milpro Mk3 40HP outboard
:Engine 226 (Reserve) - Spartan Gladiator GA40M-2142 / Westates (1500/500/60B)
:Brush 226 (Reserve) - Ford F-350 4x4 Type 5 wildland
:Water Tender 226 (Reserve) - 2004 Kenworth T300 / Central California (500/2600)
:CAL OES Engine 4121 - 2005 HME 1871-SFO SMFD / Westates Type 1 (1250,300pto/800/20A) (Ex-OES Engine 333) 
:Boat - Hyside inflatable
:Utility - Polaris Ranger 900 4x4 UTV
:Antique - 1940 Buffalo Pathfinder (500/50) (SN#A-1757) (Ex-Engine 2)
==Retired Apparatus==
:1992 Ford Cargo / Westates pumper (1000/500) (SN#91-554-92) (Ex-Engine 26)
:1975 International CO1950B / Van Pelt pumper (1000/750) (SN#725575) (Ex-Engine 226)
:1966 White 4264SF / FD-Built pumper/tanker (500/1000) (Ex-Grass 326)
:1962 Chevrolet 60 wildland (375/500) (Ex-Grass 226, ex-California Department of Forestry)
:1962 Ford C-Series / Van Pelt aerial (-/-/85' High Ranger Snorkel) (Ex-Truck 26, ex-West Sacramento Fire Department)
:1931 Fageol Motors Co. (?/500)
:1919 Dodge chemical truck (Sold to East Davis Fire District)
:1917 American LaFrance pumper (500/?) (Ex-Engine 1) (On display at Ponderosa Ranch, Virginia City, NV)
Category:Yolo County
Category:Departments operating Buffalo antique or parade apparatus
Category:California departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:California departments operating Westates apparatus
Category:Departments operating Zodiac boats
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Van Pelt apparatus