City of Coachella - Fire Station #79
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 33° 40.681 W 116° 10.683
11S E 576191 N 3726759
This firehouse is Station 79 in the Riverside County Fire Department and it is on 6th Street just west of Palm Avenue in Coachella, California.
Waymark Code: WMC5GH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member rilekyle
Views: 3

This is the only fire station in the City of Coachella which was incorporated in 1946 and began contracting with the Riverside County Fire Department for fire and emergency services in 1990. The City has a population of 24,282 and is 32 square miles.

Although Riverside County Fire Department list the equipment here as only 1 City Paramedic Assessment Engine, the Coachella website says two type 1 paramedic assessment engines.

Staff is eighteen full time career personnel, 10 volunteer firefighters and 10 Explorer cadets.
For 2009, a total of 1697 calls included 41 structure fires, 15 commercial structure fires, 118 refuse/vegetation/ misc. fires, 88 ringing alarms, 1212 medical responses, 121 traffic collisions, 33 cover assignments, and 69 not otherwise classified/public assist calls.
Paid or Volunteer: Paid

EMS Involvement: no

Has 911 Dispatch: yes

Has Emergency Call Box: no

Has Emergency Siren: no

Has Fire Pole: no

Average Alarms Per Year: 1697

Number of Firetrucks: 2

Related Website: [Web Link]

Physical Address:
1377 6th Street
Coachella, CA United States
92236


Number of Emergency Staff: 18

Rating: Not listed

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