Marin County Fire Department

The Marin County Fire Department (MCFD) is the principal fire department for the county of Marin.

Marin County Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	California
County	Marin
Agency overview
Established	July 1, 1941
Employees	145
Fire chief	Jason Weber
IAFF	1775
Facilities and equipment
Stations	6
Engines	5 - Type 1 10 - Type 3
Rescues	1
Tenders	3
Bulldozers	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

History

The first formal fire department in what is now Marin County was The Tamalpais Forestry Association, formed around the turn of the 19th century.[1] The California State Legislature had been discussing legislation for forest-fire suppression as early as 1881, but the formal department did not come into being until approximately 1901.

The Marin County Fire Department came into existence in its current incarnation on July 1, 1941 with passage of an ordinance and two resolutions by the Board of Supervisors.[2]

Stations & Equipment

Department headquarters in Woodacre

Battalion 2

Area	Address	Engine	Type 3 Engine	Utility	Other
Tomales	599 Dillon Beach Road	1580	1560 & 1561 (reserve)	1531	Water Tender 1590 (operated by Tomales Volunteers)
Petaluma	7330 Red Hill Road		1562	1532	Water Tender 1592
Point Reyes Station	4th and B Streets	1584	1564	1534	Ambulance M94, Boat 15B9, Rescue Water Craft 15R5 & 15R6
Woodacre	33 Castlerock Ave	1586, 1581 (reserve), OES 350	1566, 1568 & 1567 (reserve)	1537 & 1538	Water Tender 1596, Dozer 1540, Dozer Tender 1540, Ambulance M96, Reserve Ambulance M95, Heavy Rescue 1556
Mill Valley (Throckmorton Ridge)	816 Panoramic Highway	1585	1565 & 1555 (reserve)	1535	UTV 1545
Marin City	850 Drake Ave	1583	1563 & 1569 (reserve)	1533 & 15K9	Heavy Rescue 1558, 1570 (Type 6)

See also

• Marin County

References

1. "History: 1891 through 1910". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
2. "History: 1940 and Beyond". Marin County. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

Video

• MCFD: Readiness is Our Business