Monterey County Regional Fire District

==Area Served==
The Monterey County Regional Fire District (MCRFD), formerly the Salinas Rural Fire Protection District, provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the unincorporated areas and communities of the Northern Salinas Valley, the Carmel Valley, the Mid Carmel Valley, the Highway 68 Corridor, and the communities of Chualar, Spreckels, and East Garrison, all located in Monterey County, central California. Specifically, MCRFD covers the rural area from north of the City of Salinas south to the Federal Ventana Wilderness and the outskirts of the City of Gonzales, and from the former Fort Ord on the west to the San Benito County line in the east. The district encompasses an area covering approximately 361 square miles, and a population of approximately 40,000 residents. Since the early 1980's, the Monterey County Regional Fire District has contracted with the Salinas Fire Department to provide fire and emergency medical services to approximately 35 square miles of the northern corner of the district. 
=== Mutual Aid ===
MCFD has mutual aid agreements with the United States Forest Service, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) / San Benito-Monterey Unit – BEU, the Gonzales Fire Department, the Marina Fire Department, the Monterey Fire Department, the North County Fire Protection District, the Presidio of Monterey Fire Department, the Salinas Fire Department, the Seaside Fire Department, and the Spreckels Volunteer Fire Company.
==Department Profile==
The Monterey County Regional Fire District is comprised of 71 full-time career firefighters, supported by 36 part-time volunteer firefighters, staffing seven first due paramedic engine companies, two incident command vehicles and other assets out of seven fire stations, with an average annual call volume of 2896 calls for service. All first line personnel are trained to the Emergency Medical Technician level (EMT) level and each responding engine company is staffed with a minimum of one paramedic. MCRFD also cross staffs Type-3 wildland engines as well as water tenders. 
==History==
The Monterey County Regional Fire District was formed from its predecessors, the Salinas Rural Fire District, originally founded in August, 1934, and the Carmel Valley Fire Protection District/Mid Valley Fire District, founded as the Tularcitos Fire Protection District on December 6, 1946. 
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
=== Station 1 - Toro - 19900 Portola Drive, Salinas ===
Built 1966
:Medic Engine 5511 (ALS) - Spartan Gladiator MFD / Hi-Tech ( (1250/750/20F) (CA#1528278) 
=== Station 2 - Chualar - 24281 Washington Street, Chualar ===
Built 1988
:Medic Engine 5512 (ALS) - Spartan Gladiator MFD / Hi-Tech (1250/750/20F)
:OES Engine 2124 (23716) - 2022 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-SFO SMFD Model 18 Type 1 (1500,100aux/800/20A) (SN#23716) (CA#1638790) (VIN#44KFT4287NWZ23716) 
=== Station 3 - Laureles - 31 Laureles Grade, Salinas ===
Built 1990
: Medic Engine 5513 (ALS) - KME
: Water Tender 5531 - 
: Ambulance 5563 - 
=== Station 4 - Village - 26 Via Contenta, Carmel Valley Village ===
Built 1968 
: Medic Engine 5514 (ALS) -
: Water Tender 5544 -
=== Station 5 - Mid Valley - 8455 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley ===
Built 1976
:Medic Engine 5515 (ALS) -
:Brush Engine - International 4900 Type 3 wildland 
:Water Tender 5545 - 
=== Station 6 - Santa Lucia Preserve - 121 Rancho San Carlos Road, Carmel ===
:Medic Engine 5516 (ALS) -
=== Station 7 - East Garrison - 13630 Sherman Boulevard, East Garrison ===
:Medic Engine 5517 (ALS) -
===Unknown Assignment===
:Spartan Gladiator MFD / Hi-Tech pumper (1250/750/20F) (SO#16167)
:2019 Ram 3500HD / BME Type 6 wildland 
==Station Map==
Category:Monterey County
Category:California departments operating Hi-Tech apparatus
Category:California departments operating BME apparatus