Oakland Fire Department
Alameda County · East Bay · Municipal · Career
Mission
The proud members of the Oakland Fire Department are committed to providing the highest quality and highest level of courteous and responsive services to the residents, businesses, and visitors of Oakland. This is accomplished by implementing comprehensive strategies and training in fire prevention, fire suppression, emergency medical services, and all risk mitigation, including: human-caused and natural disasters, emergency preparedness, 9-1-1 services and community-based fire services.
Source: official department source
Oakland Firefighters Local 55 protects the wages, benefits, and working conditions of it’s proud members and is an integral part of the Oakland community.
Preparing for the Oakland Fire Department oral board
Oakland Fire Department serves 132,248 residents from 26 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 programs it puts into the community, like community emergency response (CERT) and smoke-alarm and prevention outreach
- the culture and priorities its own people describe
Themes this profile surfaces
- Why you want to serve Oakland Fire Department specifically, over any other department
- Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials work
- How you would contribute to its community emergency response (CERT) work
- How your own values line up with the department's mission
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