North San Juan Fire Department

About

The District covers 70 square miles of the San Juan Ridge, including the historic communities of French Corral, North Columbia and North San Juan.

Story

We are the oldest volunteer fire department in Nevada County.

The department began serving the town of North San Juan in 1862, and was incorporated as a Fire Protection District in 1986. Today we cover the largest territory with the smallest budget of all fire districts in Nevada County. The District covers 70 square miles of the San Juan Ridge, including the historic communities of French Corral, North Columbia and North San Juan. It includes all territory between the South and Middle Yuba Rivers, from Bridgeport in the West to roughly the east entrance to Malakoff Diggins state Park in the East.

We provide emergency services for 250 to 300 incidents per year. Like all fire departments, only a little over 10% of our emergency responses are related to fires. Over half of our responses involve medical emergencies, one-fourth are vehicle accidents, and the remainder are other miscellaneous emergencies. About 65% of our calls come from North San Juan or the San Juan Ridge area from Highway 49 to approximately Sages Road.

In addition to Medical Aid, Vehicle Accident, Wild Land and Structure Fire Response, the District provides:

Fire Prevention
First Aid Training
Search and Rescue
Hazardous Materials Response
Swiftwater Rescue
Safety and Injury Prevention
Public Assistance
Public Education