Oakland Fire Department
Alameda County · East Bay · Municipal · Career
Mission
The proud members of the Oakland Fire Department are committed to providing the highest quality and level of courteous, responsive services to the residents, businesses, and visitors of Oakland.
Source: official department source
The Oakland Fire Department began in the 1860s as a volunteer fire department and was officially formed on 13 March 1869 when its first fire station was built.
Preparing for the Oakland Fire Department oral board
Oakland Fire Department serves Over 443,000 residents across approximately 78 square miles from 26 stations in Alameda County, East Bay. 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 programs it puts into the community, like alternative crisis response and public education and prevention
- the culture and priorities its own people describe
Themes this profile surfaces
- Why you want to serve Oakland Fire Department specifically, over any other department
- Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials work
- How you would contribute to its alternative crisis response work
- How your own values line up with the department's mission
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