Community Assessment: Bakersfield Fire Department

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Last Updated: March 27, 2023, 9:31 a.m.

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Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

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Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

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Fire Risk

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Fire Spread Risk

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Death and Injury Risk

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Low: less than 25% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Medium: 25-75% of departments have a smaller risk value.

High: over 75% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Summary

Department Type

Mostly career

NFPA Region

West

FDID

15005

State

Phone

(661) 326-3911

Fax

(661) 852-2170

IAFF

246

Twitter

@BKFcityfire

Official Website

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

57,322 total structures protected

Estimations

Number of fires per year

Average since 2010

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Beyond room/floor

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Beyond structure

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Deaths & injuries per year

Average since 2010

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Description

The Bakersfield Fire Department is a mostly career department located in the West NFPA region and headquartered in Bakersfield, CA.

347,483

Protected Population

149.94mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

Annual structure fire counts for the Bakersfield Fire Department based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

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14 Stations

Station Name	Address
Bakersfield Fire Department Station 11	7000 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield Fire Department Station 13	4900 Poppyseed Street
Bakersfield Fire Department Station 14	5815 Mountain Vista Drive
Bakersfield Fire Department Station 15	1301 Buena Vista Road

FireCARES

Bakersfield Fire Department

Bakersfield, CA, 93301

Weather Warning

Last Updated: March 27, 2023, 9:31 a.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

Estimations

Description

347,483

Protected Population

149.94mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

14 Stations

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