Emergency Response

The Cambria Fire Department works with other local agencies to ensure a team approach to emergency medical care in Cambria. When someone calls 911, they benefit from a mutual aid agreement that brings assistance from the Cambria Fire Department, Cal Fire and Cambria Community Healthcare District. This coverage allows a 4-minute emergency response time to any location, greater than 90 percent of the time, within the CCSD service area and ensures that the special needs of Cambria residents are addressed in the most efficient manner. Cambria Community Healthcare District personnel provides continued treatment and transport to definitive hospital care.

The Cambria Fire Department maintains daily Advanced Life Support paramedics, is up-to-date on emergency response procedures, and is equipped with oxygen, EKG’s, medication and other advanced life support equipment. The Fire Department’s trained personnel can help stabilize an individual with medical or traumatic emergencies.

In an area-wide emergency, assistance is provided by: Cal Fire, San Luis Obispo County Fire Department, Morro Bay Fire Department, Paso Robles County Fire Station & State of California (for fires burning for extended periods).

Response Capabilities with Four Emergency Personnel

Place a 24’ ladder
Climb ladder
Effect rescue of ladder (out of window/balcony)
Vertically ventilate roof
Perform horizontal ventilation
Go interior on a structure fire; no known rescue
Deploy 200’ of 1 ¾” or 2” to exterior of structure
Deploy 2.5” to hotel bundles
Deploy 1.75” hose line interior
Deploy 2.5” hose line
Deploy 2.5” to hotel coil
Vehicle fire
1000’ progressive hose lay
Structure protection
Fireline construction in chains (66’) per hour in short grass (35)
Mobile attack
Water tender response
Strike team response out of county/in county
Compressions for CPR
Manage airway
Ventilate patient
High performance CPR (protocol)
Safely lifting/moving a 200 lb. patient up/down narrow stairs/or out of other steep or confined situations
Log rolling/moving patient with a cervical/spinal injury
Medical aid involves assessment, vitals, charting, extrication, medications, treatment
Launch boat – Leffingwell/San Simeon
Lower rescuer & set up system for high angle rescue
Swiftwater rescue – setting up a tensioned diagonal
Auto extrication – cut & remove trapped victim from vehicle
Emergency decon of hazmat victim
Lift & crib heavy object off victim (airbags)
Active shooter/MCI response
Lift assist (non-injury)
Smoke detector (vaulted ceilings)
Lock out
Land search
Animal in tree/on roof
LPG leak
Downed power lines
Tree down in road
Incident command