Rio Felix Vol. Fire Department:
This fire department is also located in the Sacramento Mountains around the Rio Felix River. It was originally a substation of the Dunken Volunteer Fire Department, in order to benefit both communities they decided to split the department. On October 16, 1989, Rio Felix was recognized by ISO Commercial Risk Services Inc. as an independent fire district. This rural department is so rural that once you turn off of the main highway, you have to drive an additional ten miles before you can get to it!
The Department has an ISO rating of 9 and received a State fire fund allotment of $30,592 to operate with this year.
This department currently has eight members and two units and their current Fire Chief is Phillip Brainerd. This department also faces the daunting task of providing Urban Inter-face Wildland Fire Protection to the homes and businesses in the district. They also act as Automatic Aid support for the districts surrounding their boundaries.
They have recently awarded a bid to construct an addition to their existing Main Station that will allow them to purchase and house a new Tanker and once that goal is completed they will try to lower their ISO rating.
Their apparatus consists of:
One Pumper:
1996 International/Ferrara, 1,250gpm pump with a 1,000-gallon tank.
One Initial Attack:
1999 Ford/Mertz Ford F550, 250gpm pump with a 500-gallon CAFS.
Brush Truck:
Ford F550, 250 gpm pump and a 500 gallon water tank.