Fire Department
Reporting a Fire Hazard (not an actual fire) - Email Fire Prevention with your fire hazard concern (examples are tall DRY weeds, dead trees, missing smoke detectors, etc). Please include specific details and address of fire hazard, photos are helpful. Please Note: If you see smoke, or any possible active fire, do not report it via email. Always call 911 to report any emergency.
Requesting an Incident Report - Please complete incident request form(PDF, 505KB) completely and follow instructions. Email Fire Administration if you have any questions.
Request for Public Information - All requests are done via email. Please email Fire Administration with your request.
Ready Set Go
Emergency - "Ready, Set, Go"(PDF, 5MB)
Ready, Set, Go in Spanish(PDF, 3MB)
- Are you prepared?
- Prepare your Family
- Household Safety Plan
- Evacuation Plan Checklist
- Basic Emergency Supply Kit
- Know at Least Two Escape Routes
Reducing Wildfire Risks
Reduce your Wildfire Risk and become a Firewise Community
The Firewise USA Website of the NFPA provides Wildfire Risk Reduction Steps to make your home safer during a wildfire.
Home Hardening
Adoption of the 2019 Edition of the California Fire Code Standards
Is your property within the Wildland Urban Interface Fire Area?
Select the following map below to find out.
LRA Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map
Proposed Fee on New Development: Public Safety Impact Fee Citywide
The City Council will consider a resolution updating Public Safety Impact Fees at the April 22, 2025 Meeting. The proposed development impact fee updates are related to changes on new residential and non-residential development to support the expanded capital needs of the City’s fire and police departments that new development creates. The data informing the proposed fee adjustments will be accessible to the public at www.cityofsantacruz.com ten (10) days in advance of the meeting.
Statistics
Stats 2024
State Mandated Life Safety Inspections
| Facility |
Facilities Count |
Completed Inspections |
| Schools / Preschools |
34 |
10 |
| Multi-Family Residential |
465 |
361 |
| Hotels / Motels / Inns |
49 |
29 |
| Institutional Residential Care |
36 |
4 |
| Other (non State Mandated) |
|
151 |
| Total |
|
555 |
Call Volume
| Incident |
Number of Calls |
| Structure Fires |
31 |
| Outside Fires |
183 |
| Warming Fires |
68 |
| Other Fires |
23 |
| Fire Investigation |
27 |
| EMS Calls |
5565 |
| Other Calls |
3636 |
| Total Call Volume |
9438 |
Other 2024 Stats
Stats 2023
State Mandated Life Safety Inspections
| Facility |
Facilities Count |
Completed Inspections |
| Schools / Preschools |
34 |
27 |
| Multi-Family Residential |
465 |
352 |
| Hotels / Motels / Inns |
49 |
49 |
| Institutional / Residential Care |
36 |
5 |
| Other (non State Mandated) |
|
55 |
| Total |
|
489 |
Call Volume
| Incident |
Number of Calls |
| Structure Fires |
77 |
| Outside Fires |
104 |
| Warming Fires |
100 |
| Other Fires |
29 |
| Fire Investigation |
29 |
| EMS Calls |
5552 |
| Other Calls |
4022 |
| Total Call Volume |
9784 |
Other 2023 Stats
Stats 2022
State Mandated Life Safety Inspections
| Facility |
Facilities Count |
Completed Inspections |
| Schools / Preschools |
34 |
20 |
| Multi-Family Residential |
343 |
131 |
| Hotels / Motels / Inns |
48 |
43 |
| Institutional / Residential Care |
36 |
7 |
| Other (non state mandated) |
|
50 |
| Total |
|
335 |
Call Volume
| Incident |
Number of Calls |
| Structure Fires |
107 |
| Outside Fires |
144 |
| Warming Fires |
50 |
| Other Fires |
65 |
| Fire Investigations |
49 |
| EMS Calls |
5165 |
| Other Calls |
3266 |
| Total Call Volume |
9611 |