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Crescent City Fire and Rescue

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Mission

Crescent City Fire & Rescue is an all risk, volunteer fire department serving the City of Crescent City and the greater Crescent City area.

4 · Stations2,064 calls for service in 2020; the District separately reports calls rising nearly 25 percent over five years from an average of 1,500 to over 2,000 · Annual callsKevin Carey (as of Aug 08, 2026) · Fire Chief

Crescent City Fire & Rescue is the product of an operational merger by agreement between the City of Crescent City and the Crescent Fire Protection District in 2015, blending the Crescent City Volunteer Fire Department - established in 1900 - with the District, formed in 1949.

Preparing for the Crescent City Fire and Rescue oral board

Crescent City Fire and Rescue runs 4 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 and hazardous materials
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Crescent City Fire and Rescue 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
  • Pace and call volume at a department running 2,064 calls for service in 2020; the District separately reports calls rising nearly 25 percent over five years from an average of 1,500 to over 2,000 a year
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