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Santa Clara County Fire District

The Los Altos County Fire District maintains a contract with the Santa Clara County Fire Department (SCCFD). More information on the SCCFD can be found at their web site.

While we associate a Fire Department as dealing with fire emergencies, by far the majority of incidents responded to do not involve fire.

The following table gives some idea of the proportions involved among different types of incident. These figures show the number of incidents responded to by the whole of the Santa Clara County Fire Department (including LAHCFD) in 2006. The overall proportions of the various types of incidents are reflective of those within our own district.

As can be seen from this table, by far the most prominent type of incident involves medical emergencies rather than fire-related calls.

Incident Type
Quantity Percent
Emergency Medical (illness, injuries, accidents)
10,733 69%
Fire (structure, vegetation, smoke, gas leak, alarms)
3,559 23%
Service Calls (flooding, citizen assists, lock-outs.)
1,156 7%
Hazardous Materials (chemical releases, illegal disposal, suspicious powders etc.)
158 1%
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Accreditation

logo_cfaiIn 2005, the Santa Clara County Fire Department was awarded “Accredited Agency” status by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). In August 2010, the Santa Clara County Fire Department successfully completed the reaccreditation process and was awarded a second five-year term as an “Accredited Agency.”  Just over 130 fire departments around the world have successfully completed the rigorous process of evaluating every facet of their operations to ensure continuous quality improvement and enhancement of service delivery to their communities. County Fire is proud to be one of only nine California fire departments to display this level of commitment to validating quality service.

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