Fire Fighting and Medical Apparatus

The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District’s fleet is made up of emergency vehicles/apparatus which must always be available and kept in a state of readiness.  Among these resources are:  Nineteen Type 1 engines, three Type 1 ladder trucks (one 85-foot, two 75-foot), one Type 2 ladder truck (55-foot), eleven wildland units (eight Type 3 engines and three Type 4 engines.)  For rural responses, the District is equipped with:  One 1,500 gallon all-wheel water tender (with 60 gallons of AFFF foam), one 2,800 gallon water tender with a 3,000 gallon porta-tank, one 2,500 gallon all-wheel-drive water tender, which carries Class A and AFFF foam with portable pumps and tanks. 

The District’s Type 1 engines, Type 3 engines and all trucks carry Advanced Life Support (ALS) emergency medical equipment, including oxygen, defibrillator units and ALS medications.   In addition, these vehicles are fully equipped to respond as needed to mitigate any emergency including fire, rescue, hazardous material spill or vehicle accident. 

The District has five Rescue Medic (ALS Advanced Life Support) modular ambulance units, each equipped with Hurst tools and rope rescue equipment.  All the units are equipped to meet the needs of paramedic service.  In addition, the District maintains four reserve ambulances and a multi-casualty unit that can be placed into action immediately to cover maintenance needs or assist in large-scale incidents. 

The District’s Breathing Support Unit is a multi-functional piece of equipment that can fill both high and low pressure air bottles, supplying six bottles at a time in fewer than two minutes with an air storage capacity capable of filling 100 bottles.  The unit is also equipped with large pop-up scene lights, salvage equipment, medical supplies and other items, such as hot coffee, soups and beverages for the comfort of crews working on an extended incident.    

Currently, the District’s hazardous material incidents are handled with a modular response vehicle with an attached trailer.  The Hazmat unit is stocked with the most modern hazardous material detection equipment and supplies and has a computer link to a hazardous material information line.     

Paramedic Unit

The District deploys an Urban Search and Rescue vehicle with trailer.  This unit carries a complete complement of ropes, hardware and rescue baskets for utilization in areas of high peaks and crevices or during earthquake operations or other natural disasters.    

Along with an aggressive maintenance program, each of the District’s fire engines goes through an extensive rebuild at half-life. With the average life of a fire engine being 20 years, the District refurbishes each engine after approximately 10 years.  At this time, the vehicle is repainted and equipped with state-of-the-art equipment.  The District out- sources all vehicle repairs with local vendors.  For new equipment, a purchasing committee is formed to write specifications, seek public bids and follow the vehicle through the build-up and delivery processes.  In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, the District’s vehicles traveled 407,114 miles on 22,525 gallons of diesel and 16,112 gallons of gasoline.

Alamo's E32
 

Danville's E31 pump panel
 

4x4 Patrol unit
 

Inter County Strike Team
 

San Ramon's E-39

Assistant Chief's Command Unit



Danville's E331



Battalion Chief Command Unit
 

Danville's RM31
 

Communications/Command Vehicle



Danville's E331
 

Danville's Truck 31