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El Dorado County Fire Protection District

NorCal · County · Career

Mission

We are dedicated to providing professional and courteous service to our citizens and communities with Pride, Trust & Integrity.

Source: official department source

12 · StationsBrad Gates (as of Jul 15, 2026) · Fire Chief

An independent special district (not a county agency) that serves the City of Placerville under contract, oversees a CAL FIRE Amador contract station in Camino, and operates four of the eight West Slope JPA ALS ambulances.

Preparing for the El Dorado County Fire Protection District oral board

El Dorado County Fire Protection District runs 12 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 El Dorado County Fire Protection District 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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