Department News

Spaghetti Feed
The Firefighters Association of Nevada City will hold their second annual Spaghetti Feed on Sunday, April 27 2008 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Adults are $10, children under 12 $5. The Spaghetti Feed will be held at Nevada City Station 54, 201 Providence Mine Rd. If you have any questions, please call (530) 265-2351.

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, 1 Fire Captain/Deputy Fire Marshal, 2 Fire Apparatus Engineers, 5 Paid-Call Driver/Operators, 12 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.