MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of the San Diego Rural Fire Protection District to provide an effective cost-efficient emergency service system and a fire loss mitigation/safety education program to rural and suburban areas within a combination flexible staffing framework, with emphasis on long range, pro-active service planning.

The San Diego Rural Fire Protection District proudly serves and protects 26,500+ people living in an area of 720 square miles. We operate out of 14 stations that protect a primarily rural area. Our department is a public department whose members are a combination of paid and volunteer. We have an ISO rating of 5 & 9.

The District is located just to the east of the City of San Diego with the southern boundaries being the City of San Diego itself and approximately 50 miles of the Country of Mexico. The District is an all risk agency and works closely with the CALFIRE,The United States Forest Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, US Bureau of Land Management, San Diego County Sheriff's Department,California Fish and Game as well as auto and mutual aid fire agencies bordering our Fire District..

Board meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month.

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