Squaw Valley Fire Department
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Chasing Blue Sky
N 39° 12.324 W 120° 12.348
10S E 741272 N 4343290
The Squaw Valley Fire Department is 1/4 mile from the Squaw Valley Road / Highway 89 intersection.
Waymark Code: WMDXEN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Kurt Franke
Views: 2

Located just off Highway 89 at 305 Squaw Valley Road, the Squaw Valley Fire Station is a large modern two-story building with 5 full truck bays.

Squaw Valley Fire Department serves a fourteen-square mile area including Olympic Valley and the Truckee River Corridor between Alpine Meadows Road and Cabin Creek Road (approximately 2.5 miles South of Truckee). Olympic Valley is home to Squaw Valley USA, site of the 1960 Olympic Games and one of the largest and most popular winter destinations in the world. The Squaw Valley Fire Station serves about 1500 full time residents and employees, but during winter holiday periods the population can swell to over 25,000 people.

The station currently has a full-time paid staff of 13 people and maintain a minimum staffing of three people, twenty four hours per day, seven days per week. In addition to the full-time staff, there are part-time paid firefighters who augment staffing during busy periods.
Paid or Volunteer: Paid

EMS Involvement: yes

Has 911 Dispatch: yes

Number of Firetrucks: 3

Related Website: [Web Link]

Physical Address:
305 Squaw Valley Road
Olympic Valley, CA
96146


Number of Emergency Staff: 13

Rating:

Has Emergency Call Box: Not Listed

Has Emergency Siren: Not Listed

Has Fire Pole: Not Listed

Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed

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