UC Davis Fire Department

Delivery of UC Davis Fire Department's new Pierce engine Fall Quarter 2007 before being placed into service. The old Engine 234 and Engine 34 responding to an on campus call circa 2007

Location

On Kleiber Hall Dr. north of the West Entry Parking Structure

Emergency Phone

911 from a campus phone

752-1234 from a cell phone

Business Phone

752-1236

Website

http://fire.ucdavis.edu

Established in 1917, UC Davis Fire Department is a separate entity from the City of Davis Fire Department. UC Davis Fire Department responds to emergencies such as medical aids, fire alarms, vehicle accidents, structure fires, hazardous materials incidents, and grass fires on the UC Davis campus and in surrounding areas. UC Davis Fire Department is comprised of two divisions; Fire Protection and Operations. The Fire Protection division employs about 10 people on campus and at the UC Davis Med Center. This division is responsible for maintaining fire protection and occupant safety in university buildings. The Operations division employs about 40 people at Station 34. Three shifts of 7 career firefighters rotate on a 2 days on, 4 days off schedule. Up to 15 Student Resident Firefighters live and work at Station 34. These career and student firefighters work together to staff one engine and one truck company 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. The Student Firefighters host an annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast fund raiser for their Relay for Life team. They also put on the Fire Day on the Quad event.

Many may have noticed a new engine around campus Winter quarter of 2008 in traditional Red fire department livery with a blue stripe. However, this is not a City of Davis engine. This new Pierce engine was purchased by the department in 2007, replacing the white Engine 34 that many remember from years past.