Fire Department

Our Vision, Mission & Values

Fire Department Vision

Community Service with Excellence

Fire Department Mission

The Stockton Fire Department is committed to providing excellent emergency and non-emergency customer service. Our dedicated members insure a safe community through public education, prevention, and aggressive suppression and rescue activities.      

Fire Department Values

• Integrity - We consistently do the right thing
• Services - We provide service beyond our customer's expectations
• Teamwork - We work together to achieve a common goal
• Professionalism - We always conduct ourselves in a way that reflects a positive image for the City and for the Fire Service
• Pride - We respect and honor the traditions of our organization, community and profession
• Competency and Accountability - We continually strive to improve our knowledge, skills and abilities, and each of us takes responsibility for our actions
• Importance Of Our Members - We value the wellness and safety of each individual
• Compassion - We provide service in a way that our community knows "We Care"

About Stockton Fire

After 38 years of volunteer service, Stockton established a fully paid professional fire department in 1888. The Department is led by a Fire Chief, who reports to the City Manager. Presently, there are 181 sworn personnel working for the department, which are supported by 24 civilian employees.

In 1971, Stockton Fire Department (SFD) received a departmental Class 1 City rating from the Insurance Services Office - the highest rating attainable - and in 1983, SFD became one of only five cities in the nation to be awarded an overall Class 1 rating.  Presently, the SFD is one of sixty cities in the nation assigned.

The department consists of six operational divisions: Administration, Operations, Fire Prevention, Training, Communications and Emergency Medical Services.

Contract Services

Since 1976, Stockton Fire Department has provided fire protection and emergency medical services to the Lincoln Fire District, and the Eastside and Tuxedo-Country Club Fire Districts in 1984. In 1992, the City also agreed to provide contractual service to the Boggs Tract Fire Protection District. All four districts have boundaries that are contiguous to the City of Stockton and brings the total population served to over 336,000 people and the area protected to about 91.9 square miles.

External Links

Stockton Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 456 Website

This City of Stockton webpage last reviewed on --- 8/8/2011