Fire

ABOUT SANTA FE FIRE DEPARTMENT

The City of Santa Fe Fire Department (SFFD) was established in 1880. The fire department started as a volunteer fire department, which slowly transitioned into a combination fire department; volunteer and career firefighters working together. And, again, transitioning into the full-time career fire department that it is now. Currently, there is a career staff of 195 personnel who provide services to the community; Chiefs, Operations Division, Support Division, Wildland, and Administrative personnel. There is currently six (6) staffed fire stations located throughout the city and our call volume ranges between 17,000-18,000 calls per year.  

Members of the SFFD are trained for all-hazards emergency response. Essentially, the core functions of the SFFD focus on fire suppression, emergency medical response, hazardous materials response, technical rescue, aviation rescue, fire prevention, public outreach/education, and wildland preparedness planning and response. In addition, the fire department is growing with the community and focusing on Mobile Integrated Health - Community Paramedicine and Alternate Response models.