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Humboldt Bay Fire

NorCal · Municipal · Career

Mission

Committed to Community Service through Leadership, Vision, and Integrity

Source: official department source

5 · Stationsapproximately 7,000 calls for service each year · Annual callsTimothy Citro (as of Jul 10, 2026) · Fire Chief

Humboldt Bay Fire is committed to developing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture built on a foundation of trust and respect for individual contributions, values, and perspectives.

Preparing for the Humboldt Bay Fire oral board

Humboldt Bay Fire runs 5 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 hazardous materials, urban search and rescue, and technical rescue
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Humboldt Bay Fire specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its hazardous materials and urban search and rescue work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
  • Pace and call volume at a department running approximately 7,000 calls for service each year a year
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