GVFD operates out of Fire Station 1 & Fire
Station 2 (Grass Valley) & Fire
Station 5 (Nevada City)
To ensure the Fire Department continues to provide the highest
level of emergency response services to our community, in
September 2021 City Council approved our proposal to enhance
staffing by adding 2 Battalion Chief positions. Battalion Chiefs
are an integral position within the Fire Department. In addition
to making important strategical and tactical decisions on
incidents, they manage a variety of daily operations and
personnel matters within the fire station.
GVFD maintains three shifts, each managed by one of our Battalion
Chiefs: Gary Dunne, Chris Armstrong, and Orion Clemens.
Individually, and collaboratively, each BC oversees increasingly
complex incidents, manages multi-jurisdictional emergency
response, and plans for increased fire threats to the community,
including evacuation prep.
Due to the location of our fire stations, we play a crucial role
in the fire service and emergency response throughout Western
Nevada County. The response services we provide to the
unincorporated areas of Nevada County are part of the boundary
drop agreement we’ve maintained with Nevada County Consolidated
Fire District (NCCFD) for more than 20 years. We also have a
Mutual Threat Zone agreement with Cal Fire. All of these
partnerships guarantee that any wildland fire incidents within
the City leverage the full weight of response from GVFD, NCCFD,
and Cal Fire.
Equipment
The Fire Department operates 3 front line fire engines, one from
each fire station, cross staffs a 105 Truck Company (the
only truck of its kind in Western Nevada County), along with
a Type III engine and an Office of Emergency Services Type 1 and
Type 6 fire engine. Grass Valley Firefighters protect more than
17,000 permanent residents (both Cities) a day time population of
20,000 +
GVFD responded to more than 5,540 calls for service in
2021.
