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Lake County Fire Protection District

NorCal · County · Combination

Mission

It is the South Lake County Fire Protection District's (SLCFPD) mission to minimize injuries, fatalities, and property losses through efficient and effective fire protection programs while maintaining a high level of fire suppression of structural, vehicular and wildland fires. In addition, minimizing injuries and fatalities related to emergency medical incidents by providing rescue and Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance services.

Source: official department source

6 · Stations6,177 total calls (2024 — busiest year on record) · Annual callsWillie Sapeta (as of Jul 15, 2026) · Fire Chief

Serves the City of Clearlake and the community of Lower Lake across a 165-square-mile district on the southeast shore of Clear Lake; a combination department of paid staff and active volunteer firefighters providing fire suppression and EMS including ambulance transport.

Preparing for the Lake County Fire Protection District oral board

Lake County Fire Protection District runs 6 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 programs it puts into the community, like community risk reduction
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Lake County Fire Protection District specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires work
  • How you would contribute to its community risk reduction work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
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