Alameda County Fire Department


THE Alameda County Fire Department provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County, California, the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 29 fire stations and 35 companies serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions. Over 400 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding, dynamic and diverse community of roughly in size.
These services include:
The Alameda County Fire Department was formed on July 1, 1993 as a dependent special district with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors as its governing body. This consolidation brought together into a single jurisdiction the Castro Valley Fire Department, Eden Consolidated Fire Protection District and County Fire Patrol. Subsequently, the following communities have contracted with the ACFD:
On January 20, 2008, the ACFD became responsible for the administration and operation of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center. The dispatch center provides dispatch and regional communication center services for the ACFD, the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Camp Parks Combat Support Training Center, and the cities of Alameda, Fremont, Livermore and Pleasanton.

USAR Task Force 4

The Alameda County Fire Department has multiple members that participate in California USAR Task Force 4 CA-TF4 is one of eight FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces in the State of California and 28 nationally. CA-TF4 is based in Oakland and is sponsored by the Oakland Fire Department.

Stations & Equipment

The Alameda County Fire Department utilizes a wide variety of firefighting apparatus, including Engines, Trucks, Quints, Wildland Engines Dozers and Water Tenders. Special Operations Vehicles include Rescue Boats, HazMat Units and a Rescue Unit.
Fire Station NumberCityAddressEngine CompanyTruck CompanyWildland EngineCommand
Unit		Special Operations UnitsOther Units
6Castro Valley19780
Cull Canyon Road		Engine 6Engine 606Reserve Engine 506
Reserve Water Tender 6
7Castro Valley6901 Villareal AvenueEngine 7Engine 607
22San Lorenzo427
Paseo Grande		Engine 22
23Hayward19745 Meekland AvenueEngine 23Engine 323
24San Leandro1430
164th Avenue		Engine 24Rescue 24
Heavy Rescue 524
25Castro Valley20336
San Miguel Avenue		Engine 25Truck 25OES Engine 8233
Engine 625		Battalion 2HazMat 25Reserve Truck 525
Reserve Engine 525
26Castro Valley18770
Lake Chabot Road		Engine 26Engine 626

Fire Station NumberCityAddressEngine CompanyTruck CompanyWildland
Engine		Command
Unit		Special operations UnitsOther Units
8Livermore1617 College AvenueClosed. Moved to Station 20
16Dublin7494 Donohue DriveEngine 16Engine 616Water Tender 16
Reserve Engine 516
17Dublin6200 Madigan RoadEngine 17Truck 17Engine 317Dozer 17
18Dublin4800 Fallon RoadEngine 18Engine 318Dozer 18
Breathing Support 18
20Livermore7000 East AvenueEngine 20
Engine 8		Truck 20Engine 320
Engine 308
Engine 620		Battalion 3HazMat 20
Rescue Boat 8
REMS Unit 8		Medic 20
Medic 520
Reserve Engine 520
21Tracy15999 W. Corral Hollow RoadEngine 21Engine 321
Engine 621		Medic 21

Fire Station NumberCityAddressEngine CompanyTruck CompanyWildland EngineCommand UnitSpecial Operations UnitOther Units
9San Leandro450 Estudillo AvenueEngine 9Truck 9
10San Leandro2194 Williams StreetEngine 10Rescue Boat 10
11San Leandro14903 Catalina StreetEngine 11Rescue Boat 11
12San Leandro1065 143rd AvenueEngine 12Truck 12Battalion 4HazMat 12
13San Leandro637 Fargo AvenueEngine 13
19Berkeley1 Cyclotron RoadEngine 19Engine 619HazMat 19
35Emeryville6303 Hollis StreetEngine 35Reserve Truck 35
34Emeryville2333 Powell StreetEngine 34Rescue Boat 34

Fire Station NumberCityAddressEngine CompanyTruck CompanyWildland EngineCommand UnitSpecial Operations UnitOther Units
27Newark39039 Cherry StreetEngine 27Reserve Engine 527
28Newark7550 Thornton AvenueTruck 28
29Newark35775 Ruschin DriveEngine 29Reserve Engine 529
30Union City35000 Eastin CourtEngine 30Engine 330Closed Jan 15, 2020
31Union City33555 Central AvenueTruck 31 Reserve Truck 531
32Union City31600 Alvarado BlvdEngine 32Reserve Engine 532
33Union City33942 7th StreetEngine 33Engine 333Battalion 3