Menlo Park Fire Department

The Menlo Park Fire Department (a.ka. Menlo Park Fire Protection District) is the Special District that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the southernmost end of San Mateo County. According to their web page, "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 easternmost 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."