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Redwood City Fire Department

San Mateo County · Peninsula · Municipal · Career

Mission

To protect life, property, and the environment from fire, medical, disaster, and hazardous materials related incidents through emergency mitigation, public education and code enforcement. To deliver high quality, professional and effective customer service.

Source: official department source

7 · Stations18,000+ calls/year · Annual callsapproximately 120,000 · Population served

We Do More Than Save Lives!

Preparing for the Redwood City Fire Department oral board

Redwood City Fire Department serves approximately 120,000 residents from 7 stations in San Mateo County, Peninsula. 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 culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Redwood City Fire Department specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
  • What service means in the community this department protects
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