Fire Department
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Fire Chief
Curtis Jacobson
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Welcome to the San José Fire Department
The
San José Fire Department (SJFD) is committed to serving the community by
protecting life, property, and the environment through prevention and
response.
San
José was founded in 1777 and is located in the South San Francisco Bay area
within Santa Clara County, CA. It is the 10th largest city in the US and the
3rd largest in California. SJFD serves the city-proper and other Santa Clara
County areas with a total population that exceeds 1 million.
Responding to approximately
83,000 calls for service each year (from 33 Fire Stations), SJFD is a
high-volume, high-performance, full-service fire department. In terms of
critical infrastructure, SJFD is the emergency service provider for a number of
high-hazard occupancies, including an International Airport; 1 municipal
airport; 7 major hospitals (including 3 trauma centers, and 7 emergency
departments); the SAP Center, home of the NHL San José Sharks, (maximum
occupancy 17,500); San José State University (the oldest public institution of
higher education on the West Coast), student population of 32,713; three
super regional malls; 516 high-rise structures; and the United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
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