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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
CAL FIRE provides response to all wildland fires within the unincorporated, privately-owned
areas of the MTP/SCS plan area. CAL FIRE is also called to assist with emergencies which
require more effort than the local city/county emergency responders can handle. Because of the
Department's size and major incident management experience, CAL FIRE is often asked to
assist or take the lead in disasters, such as floods, toxic spills, earthquakes, and major urban and
rural fires. Within the MTP/SCS plan area, CAL FIRE operates 23 fire stations – 11 in Placer
County, seven in El Dorado County, four in Yuba County, and one in Yolo County. El Dorado
County is also home to one conservation camp (California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection, 2011).
Local Fire Protection Services
The varied topographic features, environmental settings, and demographics of the region require
fire protection personnel to respond to various types of emergencies in rural, suburban, and
urban settings. The wide diversity of emergency incidents require firefighters to be proficient in
wildland firefighting, structural firefighting, crash fire rescue, technical rescue, swift water
rescue, hazardous material mitigation, and paramedic medical services.
Police Protection Services
Police protection services are provided at both the state and local level. Law enforcement
services include crime investigation, crime prevention, traffic management, traffic collision
investigation, homeland security activities, and emergency response.
California Highway Patrol (CHP)
The CHP service area is along the state route and interstate highway system that runs through
the MTP/SCS plan area. The CHP provides traffic regulation enforcement, emergency accident
management and service, and assistance on state roadways and other major roadways in
unincorporated portions of the region. The CHP also provides state police for the Capitol. The
CHP cooperates with both county and city police departments when the need arises.
Local Police Protection
Each of the six counties within the MTP/SCS plan area has its own county sheriff’s department
which is responsible for providing police protection within the unincorporated areas of counties.
Each incorporated city and town in the MTP/SCS plan area also provides its own police
services, or contracts with the sheriff’s department for the provision of such services. The
Sacramento Regional Transit District, University of California-Davis, California State
University-Sacramento, and Los Rios Community College District have their own police
departments. The locations of police facilities are shown in Figure 10.8.
MTP/SCS 2035
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
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