San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department (SMCFD)
NorCal · Municipal · Career
Mission
Providing all risk fire and emergency services through professionalism, collaboration, and public trust. The department also publishes an extended form: our mission is To enhance the quality of life for our community through professionalism, collaboration and public trust.
Source: official department source
A Joint powers authority formed from three city fire departments.
Preparing for the San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department (SMCFD) oral board
San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department (SMCFD) runs 9 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 culture and priorities its own people describe
Themes this profile surfaces
- Why you want to serve San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department (SMCFD) specifically, over any other department
- How your own values line up with the department's mission
- Pace and call volume at a department running 23,000+ calls/year (combined jurisdiction, three cities) a year
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