CAL FIRE/Pismo Beach Fire Department
Report to the City Council
By Division Chief Travis Craig
May 5, 2026
Emergency Response by Type –
May 2025 through May 2026
Type of
Incident
Debris 5
1137
139
0 4
37 31
148
0 2
97 1
6 Total 1607
Year Incident Review
•2026 had 1,607 calls for service
•Trends from last year
•Medical Aids down 13% at 71% call volume
•Traffic collisions are up 25%
•Fires down
•Downtown generates 22% of call volume
•5 Cities Dr. generates the next highest at 13%
Pismo Beach Lifeguard Program
Lifeguards
•Early hiring continues to work well•USLA Academy 6
•Lead Lifeguard Academy
•Continues to look 2 years out
•Watch Tower Stats
Public Education Contacts 42,407
Major Medical 103
Minor Medical 102
Missing Person 39
Ordinance 8,622
Prevention 246
Rescue 18
Wildlife 5
2025 Lifeguard Stats
Junior Lifeguard
Program
•3-week program with 2 sessions
•1 Junior Lifeguard Program
Coordinator-Lead Lifeguard I
•6 Junior Lifeguard Program
Instructors
Prevention
•Special Events (SEC)
•Surf Events
•Winter Lifeguard Staffing
•Car Show
•4th of July
•No Fireworks
•Citywide Weed Inspections
•SB1205 Inspections
•Apartments
•35 Hotels
•2 Schools
Vegetation
Management
Program (VMP)
•CAL FIRE Fuels Battalion Projects
•Lighthouse Unit 3 -Fall
•Cave/Bluffs/Ontario Communication Site
•1000 Hills VMP –Fall
•Chumash Park –Vegetation Clearing
Light House Unit 3 VMP
Thousand Hills VMP
Pismo FSC Focus Group
•Chipping Event-April 14, 2026
•Grant cycle
•FSC meeting on May 27, 2026
Equipment
•New Boat 64
•New Cart 64
•New Rescue•24 months to build
Grants
•OHV County Parks New Boat 64 and Cart 64
Lifeguard Program
•FSC Crew Days 30+ $300,000
•FEMA AFG
Thank You