Fire Department Statistics for 2009
City
Stations
Daily on Duty
W/ B.C.
Engine Staffing
# on Each Eng.
Truck Staffing
# on Each Truck
# of FF’s on First Alarm
Call Volume
Calls Per Company
Fire
Incidents
Chico
6
19
5
3
1
4
15
10304
1717
345
Davis
3
13
3
4
0
0
13
4169
1390
229
Fairfield
5
16
5
3
0.5
3
13
9137
1661
339
Folsom
4
18
3
3
1
4
24
5600
933
146
Lodi
4
16
4
3
1
4
13
5418
1084
174
Roseville
8
32
8
3
2
4
22
10647
1065
307
Tracy
7
24
7
3
1
3
16
5717
715
628
Turlock
4
13
4
3
0
0
10
5152
1288
385
Vacaville
4
19
3
3
1
3
15
8354
1193
196
Woodland
3
13
3
3
1
3
13
4544
1136
185
Redding
8
23
8
2*
1
2*
10*
11,227**
1,247
393**
Comparable City Data for 2009
City
Day Pop.
Residents
Square Miles
Chico
105,000
90,000
31
Davis
N/A
71443
9.8
Fairfield
106,502
106,502
36.7
Folsom
50,000
69,000
24
Lodi
65,000
65,000
13
Roseville
170,000
115,780
35.62
Tracy
81,714
81,714
18
Turlock
70,158
70,158
13.3
Vacaville
96,000
96,000
28
Woodland
56,000
56,000
10.3
Redding
140,000**
109,000**
69**
* Denotes Lower
** Denotes Higher
** Denotes Higher
The Redding Fire Department has 8 Stations with 8 Engines and a Ladder Truck Staffed Daily. The NFPA Standard for an Engine Company is 3. As you can see, Redding only has a minimum staffing of 2 per engine. Currently only 2 of the 8 engines( Engine 3 and Engine 5) are staffed with 3 personnel. Redding also staffs 1 Ladder Truck per day. Currently there are 3 personnel assigned to the Truck, however there is no guarantees the 3 person staffing will stay for long. The NFPA Standard for a Truck Company is 4. For 2009, Redding ran an average of 38.5% more emergency runs than those of it comparable cities.
** Denotes Higher Average
The City of Redding has an average of 21% more residents than its comparable cities and is 68% larger in square miles.
