Interactive map of fire stations in California. Search by address or GPS — get directions to any station. Free pre-incident planning tool.
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Fire station coverage in California
🚒 ~1,154 fire departments in California
California operates the most complex fire service landscape in the U.S.: CAL FIRE protects 31 million acres of State Responsibility Areas; LAFD, SFFD, and 1,100+ independent agencies serve cities and special districts. The wildland-urban interface (WUI) creates overlapping jurisdiction between city, county, and state agencies across the entire state. In foothill and mountain communities, identifying the responsible agency is as critical as locating the nearest station.
Jump to a city in California
Click a city to fly the map there and run an instant station scan:
Use the Search area button or type an address above to find stations across California. Adjust the radius to 10–30 km for rural areas. Click any result card to center the map on that station, or tap Directions for Google Maps navigation.
How to use Fire Station Locator
Enter an address in the search box or click My location to center the map. Select a radius — 5 km for urban areas, 10–30 km for rural. Click Search area. Stations appear as orange markers on the map and as a sorted nearest-first list in the sidebar. Click any result to fly the map to that station, or tap Directions to open Google Maps navigation directly to it. The OSM link opens the station's raw OpenStreetMap record — useful for verifying operator, station type, and contact details.
📋Pre-incident planning
Identify primary and mutual aid stations near target hazards. Document response distances and access routes before arrival.
🗺️First-due orientation
Understand career, combination, and volunteer station distribution in your first-due — especially useful after transfers or redistricting.
🤝Mutual aid planning
Quickly identify neighboring stations covered by your mutual aid or automatic aid agreements.
🎓Training and drills
Use real station data for tabletop exercises, fire protection zone orientation, and ISO water supply verification.
Frequently asked questions
Click 'My location' to center the map on your GPS position, choose a search radius, and click 'Search area'. Stations appear as orange markers on the map and as a sorted list in the sidebar, nearest first. You can also type any address into the search box to jump to a different location.
All station locations are sourced from OpenStreetMap (OSM) via the Overpass API using the amenity=fire_station tag. Data is fetched live and cached briefly for performance. Coverage depends on community mapping activity in each area.
This is a planning and familiarization aid, not a dispatch system. Always verify station location, current staffing, and operational status through your agency or dispatch center before relying on this data for incident operations.
Sparse results usually mean the area hasn't been fully mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that no stations exist. Try increasing the search radius to 10–30 km. You can contribute missing stations at openstreetmap.org to improve coverage for all users.
Yes, if they are mapped in OpenStreetMap with the amenity=fire_station tag. Career, volunteer, and combination stations are all included. The station type and operator appear in the result card when those OSM tags are populated.
California has approximately 1,154 fire departments, including career, combination, and volunteer companies. Use this map to explore current station coverage across the state.
California has a significant volunteer component outside its major metro areas. Volunteer stations are included when mapped in OpenStreetMap with the amenity=fire_station tag. Coverage is strongest in mapped suburban and rural areas.
Navigate to your district using the address search or click 'My location'. Select 5–10 km radius for urban areas or 15–30 km for rural. Click 'Search area' to identify primary and mutual aid stations. Use the Directions link to document travel times and access routes.
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