Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD)
Alameda County · East Bay · County · Career
Mission
We will provide the highest level of service to our communities by valuing our members, promoting positive leadership, and dedicating ourselves to excellence.
Source: official department source
Local 55 is the exclusive bargaining agent for all professional firefighters, engineers, captains, battalion chiefs, code compliance officers, deputy fire marshals, dispatchers, dispatch supervisors, and PPE specialists within the Alameda County Fire Department.
Preparing for the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) oral board
Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) serves 234,500 residents from 29 stations in Alameda County, East Bay. 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 urban search and rescue
- the culture and priorities its own people describe
Themes this profile surfaces
- Why you want to serve Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) specifically, over any other department
- Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials work
- How your own values line up with the department's mission
- What service means in the community this department protects
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