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Cathedral City Fire Department

SoCal · Municipal · Career

Mission

Protecting the lives, property, and environment of our community by serving with compassion and respect.

Source: official department source

3 · StationsMichael Contreras (as of Jul 11, 2026) · Fire Chief

Organizational motto: "Serving your family with purpose, kindness and respect." Established January 1, 1988 with twenty full-time personnel; now a CPSE accreditation candidate (as of September 2024).

Preparing for the Cathedral City Fire Department oral board

Cathedral City Fire Department runs 3 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 specialized work it runs, from wildland and interface fires
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Cathedral City Fire Department specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
  • The teamwork and culture this department describes
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