VISALIA FIRE
DEPARTMENT
2025 Department Overview
DAN GRISWOLD, FIRE CHIEF
TOM V AN GROUW, DEPUTY CHIEF
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Allocated 88 Positions
PERSONNEL
OPERATIONS
• Battalion Chief (3)
• Fire Captain (21)
• Fire Engineer (21)
• Firefighter Paramedic (27)
• Squad Paramedic (6)
ADMINISTRATION
• Fire Chief (1)
• Deputy Chief (1)
• EMS Coordinator (1)
• Training Captain (1)
• Administrative Support Staff (2)
• Fire Prevention Staff (4)
22 33%
16 24%
11 16%
10 15%
6 9%
2 3%
TIME WITH VISALIA FIRE
Under 5 Years
5-9 Years
10-14 Years
15-19 Years
20-24 Years
25+ Years
FIRE STATIONS
STATION 53
-
5025 W. WALNUT AVENUE
STATION 54
-
440 W. FERGUSON STREET
STATION 52
-
2224 W. MONTE VISTA
STATION 55
-
6921 W. FERGUSON AVENUE
STATION 51
-
309 S. JOHNSON STREET
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED STATION 56
FIRE STATION 56
1315 S. LOVERS LANE
• Completed August 2024
• 6800 Sq-ft Facility
• Cost of $7.6 million
• Made possible by Visalia voters and
funding from Measure N, the
Visalia Essential City Services
Measure.
TRAINING AND SPECIALTY TEAMS
Training
• Overview
• Training Center 55
• Acting Programs
Specialty Teams
• Tulare/Kings County Interagency Hazmat
Team
• Office of Emergency Services (OES)
• Investigations Team
RESPONSE DISTRICTS
RESPONSE TIMES
Response Times
• Measured from dispatch
to first unit arrived
• Code 3 emergent
responses
Fire Related Calls
535
Top three fire type calls:
1. Outside rubbish, trash or waste fires
2. Brush, Bark, Ground Cover
3. Residential Building Fire
EMS Calls
9,068
52% of VFD’s calls were for medical
emergencies
Additional Calls for Service
7,757
· Hazardous Condition
· Service Calls
· Good Intent/Other
2024 CALL STATS
Total Calls for Service
17,360
• SPECIAL EVENTS
• VUSD FIRST RESPONDER ACADEMY
• CAR SEAT TECHNICIAN PROGRAM
• COMPANY INSPECTIONS
• FOURTH OF JULY DETAIL
• VPD NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
• FIRE PREVENTION WEEK/MONTH
• PUBLIC EDUCATION/JOB FAIRS
• RIDE ALONG PROGRAM
• STATION TOURS
• FIRE TRUCKS AND FOOD TRUCKS
• Fire Station 51
• Fire Station 57 Site
• New Fire Truck
• Ordered October 2022
• Anticipated Delivery January 2026
• New Fire Engines (2)
• Ordered September 2023
• Anticipated Delivery July 2027
• Car Seat Technician Program
• Peer Support Team
• Recruitments
UPDATES
THANK YOU.