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Salida Fire Protection District

NorCal · District · Career

Mission

To provide efficient and effective fire and life safety protection to the community through control of hostile fire, fire prevention services, emergency medical services, emergency preparedness, and hazardous materials mitigation.

Source: official department source

2 · StationsChief Kevin Wise (as of Jul 11, 2026) · Fire Chief

Fire services for the Salida community are provided by the Modesto Fire Department under contract, as part of Modesto Fire's regionalization of services across Stanislaus County (also covering Ceres, Oakdale, Riverbank, Waterford, Turlock, and others).

Preparing for the Salida Fire Protection District oral board

Salida Fire Protection District runs 2 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 and hazardous materials
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Salida Fire Protection District 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
  • The teamwork and culture this department describes
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