Department News

November Pancake Breakfast
The annual Pancake Breakfast will take place from 7:30AM-10:30AM Sunday, November 23rd 2008. Please join us for a delicious breakfast of pancakes, french toast, eggs, bacon and sausage all prepared by your local firefighters. All proceeds directly support Nevada City firefighters. Price for Adults is $8, children under 12 are $5.

Fundraising
The Firefighters Association of Nevada City has several events planned throughout the summer of 2008. Firefighters will be present at the Nevada City Farmer's Market to help raise awareness about fire safety and answer any questions the public may have. They will also be accepting donations, and will have Water Bottles, T-Shirts and Tote Bags as thank-you gifts for donations.

Look for the Association at the Hot Summer Nights events in Nevada City, the Draft Horse Classic at the Nevada County Fairgrounds (in the Watt Park Ice Cream Booth), and the November Pancake Breakfast at Station 54 as they continue to raise money to purchase a new Wildland/Urban Interface engine.

Spaghetti Feed
The Firefighters Association of Nevada City held our second annual Spaghetti Feed on Sunday, April 27 2008. We would like to thank everyone who showed up to support the Nevada City firefighters with their meal purchase and donations.

Proceeds will help purchase and equip a new Wildland-Urban Interface Engine that the department hopes to aquire within the next year. Click here to read more information on the Wildland/Urban Interface engine.

FEMA Grant Received
December, 2006 - The department received a $94,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to purchase 20 new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBAs). The previous SCBAs were up 15 years old. The new SCBAs have additional safety features built in, as well as allowing for more air capacity and longer use time.

Department Statistics

Area Served: City Limits of Nevada City (Approx. 2 Sq. Miles), East end of Ridge Road, Banner Mountain to Greenhorn Creek, Nevada City Highway to Skewes Ln, Greenhorn Road, Loma Rica Industrial Park, and the Nevada County Airpark.

Fire Stations: 2 (1 Staffed, 1 Reserve)

Apparatus: 5 Engines, 2 Utility Vehicles

Responses: Average 1300 calls for service a year
80% are for Medical Assistance

Fire Insurance Classification : Class 5

Staff: 1 Fire Chief, 2 Fire Apparatus Engineers, 2 Paid-Call Captains, 4 Paid-Call Driver/Operators, 11 Paid-Call Firefighters, 6 Probationary Firefighters.

City Population: 3,008 permanent, drastic increase during daytime and special events.

Burning Info

A burn permit is required 365 days a year within the City Limits of Nevada City. You may obtain a burn permit from NCFD Station 54 on Providence Mine Rd, or from City Hall on Broad St.

For information on burn permits for unincorporated areas of Nevada County, please call Nevada County Consolidated Fire District at 530 273-3158.

Regardless of where you live, even if you have a burn permit, you must always call the burn day information line (530 274-7928) to determine if it is a permissive burn day.