The Menlo Park Fire District is located on the peninsula in the southern most part of San Mateo County in the metropolitan bay area. It covers approximately 30 square miles that reaches into the bay. The District's population is estimated around 93,000. The Fire District is primarily a bedroom community that does have some industrial areas on the eastern most part.

The Fire District covers the communities of Atherton, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto plus some of the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County (Redwood City). The District has seven stations that are strategically placed to provide the most efficient response times. The District responds to approximately 8,500 emergencies a year with about 60% of them being emergency medical incidents.

The Fire District has working agreements with the neighboring departments, Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Woodside Fire District, to provide automatic aid.  Each agency has assigned boundaries that indicate which apparatus is to respond.

The District has a unique way of administrating the fleet of vehicles the District owns. Each emergency apparatus is designed by the Apparatus Committee that is comprised of firefighters, Captains and a Chief Officer. This process has served the District well, as they have always provided the District's firefighters with the best equipment possible. The Fire District has on staff a Fleet Manager and Fire Mechanic to service its fleet. 

Looking at the map you will see the general outline of the Fire District with an icon of where each station is located. Click on the station icon to learn more about that station and the area it covers.