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Santa Clara County Fire Department (SCCFD)

Santa Clara County · West Valley · County · Career

Mission

The Santa Clara County Fire Department exists to protect lives, property, and the environment from fires, emergency incidents, and disasters through preparedness, prevention, education, and emergency response.

Source: official department source

19 · Stations~21,740 calls/yr · Annual callsover 225,000 residents · Population servedSuwanna Kerdkaew (as of Jul 10, 2026) · Fire Chief

Santa Clara County Fire Department has grown from a district mostly run by farmers and ranchers to a strong organization with more than 300 employees.

Preparing for the Santa Clara County Fire Department (SCCFD) oral board

Santa Clara County Fire Department (SCCFD) serves over 225,000 residents from 19 stations in Santa Clara County, West Valley. 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 water and marine 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 Santa Clara County Fire Department (SCCFD) 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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