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Redlands Fire Department

SoCal Β· Municipal Β· Career

Mission

To provide a safe, professional and courteous team that strives to exceed the expectations of the community and our organization as a capable, all-risk fire department.

Source: official department source

4 · StationsOver 11,000 calls for service annually · Annual callsRich Sessler (as of Aug 08, 2026) · Fire Chief

The Redlands Fire Department is an all risk, full-service fire department budgeted for around 51 to 58 sworn firefighters working from four fire stations, supervised by A Battalion chief on each of three shifts.

Preparing for the Redlands Fire Department oral board

Redlands Fire Department 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
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Redlands Fire Department specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
  • Pace and call volume at a department running Over 11,000 calls for service annually a year
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