Welcome to the Nevada City Fire Department website. NCFD is a full-service department composed of several Full-Time staff and many Paid-Call personnel. We have been providing Fire, Rescue, Medical and Prevention services to the community of Nevada City for over 140 years.

Department News

2012 Spaghetti Feed
The 6th Annual Spaghetti Feed will be held Sunday, May 20th, from Noon to 7PM. All the spaghetti (vegetarian and meat sauce available), garlic bread, and salad you can eat! Take a look at our engines that your donations have helped purchase.

The Spaghetti feed will be held at Station 54, 201 Providence Mine Rd. The price is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. We look forward to seeing you there!

Department Statistics

Area Served: City Limits of Nevada City (Approx. 2 Sq. Miles), East end of Ridge Road, Banner Mountain to Greenhorn Creek, Nevada City Highway to Skewes Ln, Greenhorn Road, Loma Rica Industrial Park, and the Nevada County Airpark.

Fire Stations: 2 (1 Staffed, 1 Reserve)

Apparatus: 5 Engines, 2 Utility Vehicles

Responses: Average 1300 calls for service a year
80% are for Medical Assistance

Fire Insurance Classification : Class 5

Staff: 1 Fire Chief, 2 Fire Apparatus Engineers, 2 Paid-Call Captains, 4 Paid-Call Driver/Operators, 11 Paid-Call Firefighters, 6 Probationary Firefighters.

City Population: 3,008 permanent, drastic increase during daytime and special events.

Burning Info

A burn permit is required 365 days a year within the City Limits of Nevada City. You may obtain a burn permit from NCFD Station 54 on Providence Mine Rd, or from City Hall on Broad St.

For information on burn permits for unincorporated areas of Nevada County, please call Nevada County Consolidated Fire District at 530 273-3158.

Regardless of where you live, even if you have a burn permit, you must always call the burn day information line (530 274-7928) to determine if it is a permissive burn day.

If you have an Emergency, please dial 9 1 1