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City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department

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Physical address

City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
600 B St
San Diego, CA 92101 (Map)

Phone: (619) 533-4300

Website: sandiego.gov

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Robert Logan
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City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department is a fully career fire department: all of its firefighters are paid staff. Many other fire departments depend on volunteers.

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Fire department statistics

Department type
Career
Stations
56
Response time
8 min 8 sec 90th percentile, unit assigned to staged/arrived at scene (all SDFD first-responder unit responses, without outliers)
Full-time staff
949
Paid firefighters
949
Population served
1,419,845
Area covered
343 sq mi

Source: City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department website

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  • CERT in California (Cal OES) – The state CERT program at Cal OES supports registered local CERT programs, which train volunteers in fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. (California Governor's Office of Emergency Services)

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Last verified October 26, 2026.