Fire Department

A Message from the Ventura Fire Chief

The City of Ventura Fire Department provides comprehensive fire prevention, fire suppression, emergency advanced life support services, technical rescue, and building and safety inspections to our residents and visitors.

The department is staffed by 73 sworn and 27 non-sworn personnel in three divisions: Administration, Building & Safety and Operations.

The department takes pride in its team-oriented working environment, "can-do" attitude and genuine commitment to serve the community.

Enjoy your visit to the City of Ventura Fire Department web site!

Public Safety in Ventura

• Read, Set, Go! Your Wildfire Action Plan (pdf)
• Important Facts About Your Safety (Mailer - pdf)
• Quick Facts about Public Safety in Ventura (pdf)
• Results from Public Survey about Safety conducted by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates (pdf)