Read more in Department Overview.

Engine Company 71 - Captain/Paramedic Rune Hoyer-Nielsen, Engineer/Paramedic Mathew Alexander and Firefighter/Paramedic Joe Gagne. See more pictures of the El Cerrito Fire Department in action in our photo gallery.

With support from Home Depot, the City's Fire Department offers free smoke detectors to elderly, disabled, and low-income El Cerrito and Kensington residents.

For more information call the Fire Department at 215-4450 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The department's goal is to have a working smoke detector in every home.

Put out a fire, rescue a trapped victim, perform medical triage, and more.

You will learn to be prepared and to respond in an earthquake, wildfire, or other disaster in the comprehensive CERT Training Course (formerly known as the NEAT program). This course could save your life, and its free. read more

The El Cerrito/Kensington Fire Department offers CPR/Basic First Aid classes. Space is limited & registration is required. For dates and details, download the 2008 CPR schedule (PDF38Kb)

11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the El Cerrito Plaza
A tradition for more than 20 years, the El Cerrito/Kensington and Albany Fire Departments’ annual Tri-City Safety Day brings various public safety agencies together to meet and talk with local residents in a fun, informative manner. Guest appearances include Smokey the Bear, Bubbles the Clown, McGruff the Crime Dog and Pluggie the robotic fire hydrant. For more information, please call the Fire Department at 215-4450 during business hours or download the flyer (PDF, 247Kb)

To see photos from a previous Tri-City Safety Day, go to 2003 Safety Day Slideshow

As part of Fire Prevention Month, the community is welcome to tour inside a Fire Station and talk with the firefighters! Stop by the El Cerrito Fire Station #72 (1520 Arlington Blvd.) or the Kensington Fire Station #65 (215 Arlington Blvd.) anytime between 12 noon–4 p.m.
The Open House at Station #72 will include a free car seat safety check.

	More Web Resources
Fire and Public Safety

• California Fire Safe Council
• Firewise
• National Fire Protection Association

Main Fire Station #71 (Administration):
10900 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530
Phone: 510-215-4450

Station #72:
1520 Arlington, El Cerrito, CA 94530

Kensington Fire Protection District Station #65:
217 Arlington, Kensington, CA 94707
kensingtonfire.org

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