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Calexico Fire Department

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Mission

To protect the lives and property of the residents, visitors and business owners of Calexico, and to improve the quality of life for all in our unique border community.

Source: official department source

2 · StationsJuan A. Contreras Jr. (as of Aug 08, 2026) · Fire Chief

Calexico Fire is budgeted for 25 personnel - a fire chief, six captains, seven engineers, nine firefighters, a fire inspector and a non-sworn administrative assistant - with daily staffing of seven, augmented by three additional part-time firefighters during daytime hours.

Preparing for the Calexico Fire Department oral board

Calexico Fire Department runs 2 stations across its community. Build your ARTS Tie-back material from what this department tells you about itself:

  • its mission and the values it states
  • the community it serves and the calls it runs
  • the specialized work it runs, from wildland and interface fires, hazardous materials, and urban search and rescue
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Calexico Fire Department specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
  • The teamwork and culture this department describes
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