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On June 3, 2010 the Marin County Fire Chief’s Association announced a new program to educate residents on the threats posed by wildfire and to provide a wildfire action plan that gives residents the tools to prepare themselves, their family and their homes from the devastating effects of a wildfire. Click on the following link to the chief Ready, Set Go web site for more information.
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Structure Fires
From the Marin City waterfront, the ranches of Hicks Valley, to historic downtown Point Reyes, Marin County Fire Department provides the highest level of structural fire protection. Highly trained personnel, state of the art apparatus, and enhanced water supply systems help minimize damage from structure fires in Marin. In areas known to have a deficient water supplies, water tenders are dispatched to the emergency scene.
Marin County Fire Department provides and receives "mutual aid," under agreement with all other Marin fire agencies. This ensures that the closest firefighting resource responds to your emergency, without regard to jurisdictional boundaries.
Wildland Fires
Marin County has a long history of major wildland fires. In 1929, Mill Valley suffered a devastating fire that destroyed 119 homes. Today, there are approximately 800-1000 homes within the footprint of that devastating blaze.
The factors that add up to disaster in the wildland/urban interface are all present in Marin. Steep slopes, heavy vegetation, narrow roads - all it takes is dry weather and an ignition source to spell disaster.
Marin County Fire Department operates a fleet of state-of-the-art four wheel drive, "type-three" wildland fire engines during the summer months. Seasonal fire fighters augment professional firefighters to carry out functions such as hoselays, handline construction, and backfires during fire season, when fire danger is greatest.
Statewide Mutual Aid - CDF Strike Teams
Marin County Fire Department's reputation as an excellent wildland firefighting resource is known throughout the state. Marin County Fire Department fire engines, formed into a "strike team", regularly respond to large wildfires throughout the state.
Incident Management
We employ experts in specific command functions that respond to fires as part of the California Interagency Incident Management Teams. These teams are dispatched when fires overwhelm the local jurisdiction, requiring large numbers of overhead management personnel. With experts in operations, finance, logistics, and planning, the team plans, organizes, leads and directs thousands of firefighters in order to suppress a fire.
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October 04, 2011 04:44 PM | Flash Mob at the Sausalito Art Festival
September 09, 2011 12:26 PM | Sidewalk CPR - 'Hands Only"
June 16, 2011 07:20 AM | Marin County Fire and Novato Fire Consolidate Fire Prevention Services
February 08, 2010 05:12 PM | Now you can follow Marin County Fire on Twitter!
July 16, 2009 09:06 PM | Swine Influenza Information
April 26, 2009 08:02 PM | NEW! Defensible Space Information
August 25, 2008 06:34 PM | CAL FIRE Line of Duty Death
October 09, 2007 04:41 PM | Get Ready! Site Goes Live
September 28, 2007 08:40 PM | Smoke Blankets Marin
September 05, 2007 05:34 PM | Wildland Academy Video
June 28, 2007 12:41 PM | San Rafael Hill Fire
June 27, 2007 10:33 PM | Fire Crew Blog
June 26, 2007 10:24 PM | MCFD Congratulates Ken Finn and Mark Sanders
June 17, 2007 01:25 AM | Promotions
June 17, 2007 01:23 AM | 5th annual Golf Tournament
June 17, 2007 01:23 AM | MCFD Welcomes New HFEO
June 17, 2007 01:04 AM | Napa Smoke Blankets Marin
June 17, 2007 01:04 AM | Mt. Tamalpais Panorama: 1935
June 17, 2007 01:03 AM | Wildland Academy
June 17, 2007 01:03 AM | New Firefighter/Paramedic
June 17, 2007 01:02 AM | 4th Annual Golf Tournament: May 25, 2007
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Ken
Massucco,
Fire Chief
(415) 499-6717
Rich Lopez,
Deputy Chief
(415) 499-6717
Battalion Chiefs
(415) 499-6717
Fax (415) 507-2969
Jason Weber,
Training
(415) 499-3742
Mike Giannini, EMS
(415) 507-2595
Scott Alber,
Fire Marshal
(415) 499-6566
Fax (415) 499-4246
Kent Julin,
Forester
(415) 499-3759
Fax (415) 499-4246
Tim Walsh,
Fire Crew
(415) 717-1521
Phoenicia Thomas, Finance
(415) 507-2631
Kellie Moore, Finance
(415) 507-2731 |
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