Oakland Fire Department
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The city of Oakland, California
is protected 24/7 by the 500 professional firefighters of the Oakland Fire Department(OFD). The Oakland Fire Department is the only fire and rescue agency in the city of Oakland and operates out of 25 Fire Stations, located throughout the city and the airport. In addition, the OFD operates a fire apparatus fleet of 25 Engines, 7 Trucks,3 Battalion Chiefs, 1 Heavy Rescue,1 Rescue Boat 1 Hazardous Materials Unit, 1 Portable Air Cascade Unit, 5 Airport CRASH Trucks,1 Communications/Command Unit and numerous other special, support, and reserve units. The Oakland Fire Department responds to, on average, approximately 60,000 emergency calls annually, with 80% being emergency medical services
calls.
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
is protected 24/7 by the 500 professional firefighters of the Oakland Fire Department(OFD). The Oakland Fire Department is the only fire and rescue agency in the city of Oakland and operates out of 25 Fire Stations, located throughout the city and the airport. In addition, the OFD operates a fire apparatus fleet of 25 Engines, 7 Trucks,3 Battalion Chiefs, 1 Heavy Rescue,1 Rescue Boat 1 Hazardous Materials Unit, 1 Portable Air Cascade Unit, 5 Airport CRASH Trucks,1 Communications/Command Unit and numerous other special, support, and reserve units. The Oakland Fire Department responds to, on average, approximately 60,000 emergency calls annually, with 80% being emergency medical services
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
calls.