Grass Valley Fire Department fully staffs Fire Stations 1
& 2 in the City of Grass Valley, and Fire Station 5 in
Nevada City. Station tours are available to local schools,
residents and groups or organizations based in Nevada
County. Please schedule your tour 30 days in advance using
the contact information provided on this page.
Station 1
Station 2
Station 5
Station 1
Station 1 located at 472 Brighton Street in downtown and is home
to Engine 1. Station 1 covers the southern half of the Grass
Valley City Limits, and parts of Squirrel Creek, McCourtney Rd,
Ridge Rd, Rough and Ready Hwy, and Bitney Springs. These areas
are all covered by Station 1 through the drop boundary closest
resource agreement. This agreement allows the closest resource to
respond to calls for service no matter the agency.
Station 2
Station 2, located at 213 Sierra College Dr. is home to Engine 2
and Truck 2. Station 2 covers the northern half of the City
Limits as well as parts of Ridge Rd, and Nevada City
Hwy. These areas are all covered by Station 2 through the
drop boundary, closest resource agreement. This agreement allows
the closest resource to respond to calls for service no matter
the agency. Station 2 is also home to our Training Center and
classrooms which are used by many agencies within western Nevada
County.
Station 5
In 2018 the Nevada City Fire Department and the Grass Valley Fire
Department entered into a Shared Administration pilot
program. With the success of that program the two agencies
fully merged in 2020 with Nevada City contracting for services
through Grass Valley. This has resulted in a single agency
comprised of a Fire Chief, a Division Chief, 3 Battalion
Chiefs, 7 Fire Captains, 16 Firefighters, 2 Prevention Officers
and a Fire Mechanic. Nevada City Station 5 located at
201 Providence Mine Rd. responds to approximately 1,200
calls for service a year and provides 24 hour, year-round
service. The Fire Department currently operates a 2020 KME Type I
engine, a 2005 Pierce Type I Engine, a 2011 HME Type III Brush
Engine, and three Utility Vehicles to cover the City. We also
respond to calls in other jurisdictions under a Mutual Aid and
Auto Aid Agreements. Our Department has been out on numerous
wildland fires and other disasters with the US Forest Service,
the California Department of Forestry and the Office of Emergency
Services.
