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Porterville Fire Department

Central CA · Municipal · Career

Mission

To Safeguard and put Duty Above All.

3 · Stations5,453 calls for service in 2022 - the busiest year ever for the department - of which 519 were fires, representing a 19 percent increase in call volume over the preceding 10 years. In 2020 the department responded to 4,630 incidents including 80 structure fires, 20 vehicle fires and 155 wildland fires · Annual callsThe City of Porterville's 62,998 residents · Population servedBryan Cogburn (as of Aug 08, 2026) · Fire Chief

On 9 June 1890 the Porterville Volunteer Fire Department was organized, with Frank Jersey appointed First Fire Chief, comprising the Chief and 22 volunteers.

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