Welcome to Cal Fire/San Luis Obispo County Fire Department

The County Fire Department responds to emergencies and other requests for assistance, plans for and takes action to prevent emergencies and to reduce their impact, coordinates regional emergency response efforts, and educates the communities we serve. CAL FIRE a California state agency, functions as the County Fire Department under a contract with the County of San Luis Obispo, and has done so since 1930. Approximately 180 full-time state employees operate the Department, supplemented by as many as 100 state seasonal fire fighters, 300 County paid-call (PCF) and reserve fire fighters, and 120 state inmate fire fighters.

In addition, County Fire provides contract fire services to the communities of Los Osos and Avila Beach. CAL FIRE also provides local contract fire services to the City of Pismo Beach and, during non-fire season, to the community of Cayucos. Department activities are split between three Service Programs: Emergency Response, Training and Support, and Technical Services.

To serve and safeguard the people and protect the property and resources of San Luis Obispo County through education preparedness and emergency response.

The San Luis Obispo County Fire Department will exceed expectations and maintain the highest standards of preparedness, training, and emergency response.

Sky Lanterns Prohibited in San Luis Obispo County

On May 7, 2013 the County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance prohibiting the ignition and launching of sky lanterns in the County areas outside the incorporated cities and fire districts.
This ordinance goes into effect in 30 days. Press Release Public Education Flyer
Declared Fire Season to Begin Early in 2013
Due to unseasonably dry conditions following record or near-record low winter/spring precipitation, CAL FIRE/San Luis Obispo County Fire will increase staffing of fire engines and the Paso Robles Air Attack Base for this fire season. On Monday, April 29 2013, fifty seasonal firefighters are joining regular firefighting forces to staff ten additional wildland fire engines. Press Release

Nipomo Chipping Event (May 13th - May 23rd)

The Fire Safe Council, with the assistance of CAL-FIRE, is conducting a FREE chipping event to be held throughout the Nipomo/Mesa area. Sustained high temperatures and dry weather in the summertime has created dangerous fire conditions State wide. Chipping is a great way to clear your property of potential fire hazards. Disposing of green waste without burning also preserves our air quality.

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SLO Fire Service Training Officers Association
2013 Wildland Urban Interface Exercise. May 18th, 2013
Event Flyer

Service Level Analysis for
CAL FIRE / San Luis Obispo County Fire - August 2012
The Board of Supervisors directed that a strategic plan be developed for the fire services provided by the County of San Luis Obispo. The purpose of this planning document is to serve as a guide for the Board of Supervisors and other partners in the CAL FIRE/San Luis Obispo County Fire consolidated fire protection program. Paramount in this undertaking is the need to identify proper levels of service for fire protection, make an assessment of the current delivery system and forecast necessary changes to fire protection services. A goal of this plan is to provide a tool for making cost-effective decisions regarding changes in service levels. To achieve that goal, this plan describes and presents data regarding fire protection in the county by using community demographics, service levels, staffing models, governance and funding options
2012 Statigic Plan (35M)
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Pismo Beach Fire Dept. & Lifeguard Program
2013 Report

Since 2001, CAL FIRE and the City of Pismo Beach have shared resources and reduced costs through a cooperative agreement. The renewal of the agreement will continue this mutually beneficial program. During the proposed 4 year term of the agreement, the City can anticipate saving well in excess of $2 million. 2013 Report

Open Burn Season Opening

November 19, 2012 marks the start of the 2012-2013 open burn season in San Luis Obispo County. The burn season, which typically runs from approximately November through the end of April, affects the burning of residential yard trimmings in backyards and agricultural wastes. Open burn season normally closes at the end of April when local fire agencies typically predict an increasing risk of wildfires from drying brush and grass. More... All burning requires a permit from the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD)

The Heart Rescue Project
Medtronic Foundation, is dedicated to improving how sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is recognized, treated and measured in the United States. Community response education is an important component of the program’s mission. Go to the HeartRescue Project resource page for more information about SCA. Click Here

Fire Prevention Fee Questions ??
Assembly Bill X129 was signed into law on July 7, 2011. The law approves the new, annual Fire Prevention Fee to pay for fire prevention services within the SRA. Read more

2012 CENTRAL COAST OPERATING PLAN
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Live Incident Mapper

The San Luis Obispo County Fire Department is pleased to announce the development of this new Dashboard.

This application will display Incident locations of the last 50 calls. C lick Here

CAL FIRE PROMO VIDEO

Responding to all types of emergencies on a daily basis is the job done by 90 percent of the CAL FIRE workforce. Those emergencies take the form of wildland fires, residential/commercial structure fires, automobile accidents, heart attacks, drowning, lost hikers, hazardous material spills on highways, train wrecks, floods, earthquakes - the list is endless. CAL FIRE firefighters, fire engines and aircraft respond to an average of more than 5,600 wildland fires, and answer the call more than 350,000 times for other emergencies each year. See Video

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