Department Overview
Mission: To provide the citizens of Kingsburg and surrounding communities, leading public safety services through innovation, leadership, collaboration and an enduring commitment to excellence.
Vision: To establish Kingsburg Fire Department as a premier Fire/Rescue/EMS agency within California’s Central Valley.
Values: Excellence-Ingenuity-Commitment-Service
Established in 1912, the Kingsburg Fire Department is a fully-paid fire department that responds to all-hazards response agencies including fire, rescue, hazmat, ALS transport, and ALS first response operating out of (1) full-time and (1) part-time staffed fire stations. Stations are equipped with (1) front-line paramedic engine, (1) back-up paramedic engine, (1) cross-staffed front-line truck, (2) front-line ALS ambulances, (1) back-up ALS ambulance, and (1) Chief Officer. Supplemental staffing is provided by a part-time staff of Reserve Firefighters and additional part-time Non-Safety Paramedics during the peak-demand hour for the second ambulance housed at Fire Station 2.
The City of Kingsburg encompasses just over two square miles with a population of 12,392, which includes a combination of light industrial, commercial, and residential properties. The Kingsburg Fire Department has automatic aid agreements with neighboring departments, including Selma, Sanger, Laton, and the counties of Fresno, Kings, and Tulare, which extend the department’s response areas to just over 80 square miles and a population of over 20,000.
The Kingsburg Fire Department is an active member of the California Master Mutual Aid System, with an OES Type VI Engine arriving in Spring of 2021 to assist in the state's WLFF responses. Many of the FF/PMs are also part of the USAR Region V Task Force with extensive training in Trench Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, and Swiftwater and Technical Rescue. In 2020, the Kingsburg Fire Department responded to 2,620 calls for service, including 2,021 emergency medical and 599 fire-related incidents, with an upward trend of a 9% increase in calls for service over the past 5 years.
Firefighter Explorer Program
The Kingsburg Fire Department also has a Firefighter Explorer program that is co-sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America
Sharp Ambulance Billing
Sharp Ambulance Billing is a third party company that does all the ambulance billing for the Kingsburg Fire Department. If you have any questions, contact them at 844-259-4003 or email them at support@sharpab.com.