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Riverside City Fire Department (RCFD)

SoCal Β· Municipal Β· Career

Mission

Our mission is to protect life, property, and the environment by providing Exceptional and progressive, all-hazard emergency services, public education, and safety programs.

Source: official department source

14 · StationsOver 39,000 emergency calls annually. An earlier published figure was over 34,000 · Annual callsA primary response area of over 81 square miles · Population servedSteve McKinster (as of Aug 08, 2026) · Fire Chief

A legacy of over 137 years of dedicated, all-hazard emergency service.

Preparing for the Riverside City Fire Department (RCFD) oral board

Riverside City Fire Department (RCFD) serves A primary response area of over 81 square miles residents from 14 stations. 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 technical rescue
  • the programs it puts into the community, like community emergency response (CERT)
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Riverside City Fire Department (RCFD) specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials work
  • How you would contribute to its community emergency response (CERT) work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
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