Thank you for visiting the Butte County Fire Department’s website. The purpose of this website is to show you the commitment our personnel have toward the citizens and communities we serve.
We hope the website provides you with a good overview of your fire department and the services we provide to the people of Butte County. We also hope you recognize our efforts to provide cost-effective and operationally proficient emergency preparedness and response to threats in our communities.
The Butte County Fire Department benefits from a strong integrated, cooperative, regional fire protection system. Together, our resources and expertise achieve economies of scale in our combined departments, State (CAL FIRE), County (Butte County Fire Department), and local (Cities of Biggs and Gridley and Town of Paradise Fire Departments).
Many studies, including the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission following the devastating Southern California wildfires of 2003, Grand Jury reports and related after-action reports, recommend an integrated fire protection model like the one we have here in Butte County. We are proud of the support we receive from our elected and appointed officials who support our integrated fire protection model. The citizens of Butte County are the beneficiaries of our regional fire protection system.
CAL FIRE has been a major component of the Butte County Fire Department for decades. Butte County’s cooperative fire protection agreement with CAL FIRE began in 1931. We operate 23 career staffed fire stations and 14 volunteer fire stations that serve the 1,639 square miles of unincorporated communities in Butte County, as well as Biggs, Gridley and Paradise.
From these fire stations, we provide full service fire protection, pre-hospital basic life support emergency medical services, technical rescue services and response to hazardous materials incidents.
It is with great pride that I serve as your Fire Chief for the Butte County Fire Department.
David Hawks
Fire Chief
For information on evacuations please visit the Butte County Office of Emergency Management Evacuation Information website