Fresno Emergency Communication/Command Center
The Fresno Emergency Communication/Command Center (ECC) is an interagency communication and command center that is located at the Fresno Air Attack Base. It is jointly operated by the US Forest Service (Sierra NF Emergency Communication Center) and CAL FIRE (Fresno/Kings Unit Emergency Command Center).
The US Forest Service uses the emergency Communication center (ECC) for the Sierra NF and the US Fish & Wildlife Service San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
CAL FIRE uses the Emergency Command Center (ECC) for its Fresno/Kings Unit, Fresno County Fire, Fowler City, Laton Volunteer Fire Department, Riverdale Public Utilities District, Orange Cove Fire, Auberry Volunteer Fire, Bald Mountain Fire, Shaver Lake Volunteer Fire, Huntington Lake Volunteer Fire, Big Creek Volunteer Fire, Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire, Pine Ridge Volunteers, and Pleasant Valley State Prison Fire Department. They also have contracts for fire protection within the Cities of Mendota, Huron, and Parlier. Along with these departments, they are also the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) coordination center for the Fresno County Operational Area, and OES Region V which covers Fresno, Kings, Kern, Tulare, Madera, Merced, and Mariposa Counties. As the coordination center, the personnel are tasked through the chain of command by the Governor to request local government support for major incidents throughout the state, and even the country if needed. In 2007, the ECC processed 16,607 events of which 13,629 were emergency incidents within its area of responsibility. In 2006,
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