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Pasadena Fire Department (PFD)

SoCal · Municipal · Career

Mission

The mission of the Pasadena Fire Department is to provide protection of life, property, and the environment from the effects of fires, medical emergencies, and hazards; we engage the community in our mission through progressive community outreach.

Source: official department source

8 · Stationsa service-area population greater than 10,000 · Population servedLanny Armstrong (as of Jul 11, 2026) · Fire Chief

The Pasadena Firefighters Association is recognized as the exclusive representative bargaining unit for classifications including Fire Captain I, Fire Engineer, Fire Fighter I and II, and Fire Prevention Specialist.

Preparing for the Pasadena Fire Department (PFD) oral board

Pasadena Fire Department (PFD) serves a service-area population greater than 10,000 from 8 stations. 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)
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Pasadena Fire Department (PFD) 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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