Fort Jones Fire Department Response Area

Fort Jones Volunteer Fire Department is a Combination Paid/ Volunteer Fire Department serving not only the community of Fort Jones but all of Scott Valley since 1877.  Fort Jones Volunteer Fire Department is the primary response for Medical and Vehicle Accident response from the Top of Forest Mountain on Highway 3, Callahan, Top of Etna Summit, to 24 Miles Down Scott River Road, with a primary response area of 380 Square Miles with a secondary response area of approximately 865 Square Miles through automatic aid agreements.

Fort Jones Volunteer Fire Department is the busiest Fire Department in the Scott Valley with a total response in 2022 of over 450 Calls for service ranging from Medicals, Search and Rescue, Hazardous Materials, Technical Rope Rescue, Water Rescue, Structure Fires, Vehicle Fires, Wildland Fires, and Vehicle Accidents.