The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. Together, these areas compose the Ventura County Fire Protection District in the state of California, USA. The Ventura County Board of Supervisors is the fire district's board of directors. These five elected supervisors appoint the fire chief, and task him with providing fire protection services for the district.
In addition to the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, the department currently provides the following cities with service: Camarillo, Moorpark, Ojai, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks.
The mission of the Ventura County Fire Department is to:
to the dynamic public safety needs
of a diverse community."
Read more about Ventura County Fire Department: History, Yesterday and Today, Chiefs - Ventura County Fire Department, Fire Stations (In Battalion Order), First Fire Stations, Apparatus, Organization
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