General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 6 – SAFETYfour firefighters each. The staffing on theseunits is continuous 24 hours per day, sevendays per week by 53 firefighters. The onduty daily minimum staffing is 23 fire fighters.Two Battalion Chiefs supervise the battalion.The City also has one Battalion Chief FireMarshal and a Fire Chief.Staffing of second line engines, the rescuesquad and breathing support unit is providedby the Moreno Valley Volunteer FireCompany on an as needed/when availablebasis. The Moreno Valley Volunteer FireCompany was established in 1955, andprovides vital backup and augmentation foremergency incidents. They also are availableto provide services to special events, therebyrelieving the need for use of the city’sprofessional resources at these events. Thecompany’s membership size fluctuatesgenerally in the neighborhood of 30members.Moreno Valley is served by six fire stations.Figure 6-1 identifies the location of stationswithin the study area, and also illustrates theresponse radius for these stations. A fiveminuteresponse time is considered to be themaximum time standard for serving urbanand suburban uses. Figure 6-1 shows thelocation of five proposed fire stations that willbe needed at build out. The following firestations are in operation:Station No. 2 was relocated fromSunnymead Boulevard to a new facility onHemlock Street just west of Perris Blvd onNovember 14, 2001. As of that date, thestation was staffed by seven careerfirefighters. The station housed one first line1000gpm engine, one truck company andone rescue squad unit.MORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANStation No. 6 is a joint fire station with theCity of Riverside. It is staffed with threecareer firefighters on the City of MorenoValley engine and three career firefighters onthe City of Riverside engine. The stationhoused one 1,250 gpm first line engine andrescue squad. The City of Riverside notifiedMoreno Valley that intends to build their ownfire station and vacate this facility in 2007.Fire Station No. 6Station No. 48 is located at the intersectionof Village Road and Sunnymead RanchParkway. The station is staffed by threecareer firefighters. The station housed one1,500 GPM first line engine, one 1,000 GPMengine and one rescue squad.Station No. 58 is a temporary station locatedat Moreno Beach Drive and Bay Streetserving eastern Moreno Valley. The stationis staffed by three career fighters. It housedone 1,500 gallon per minute enginecompany, one brush engine one rescuesquad. The permanent station is tocommence construction in 2006 onEucalyptus, east of Moreno Beach.Station No. 65 was completed in 1986 andserves the southwest area of the City. It islocated at John F. Kennedy Drive and IndianAvenue. The station housed one 1,250 GPMfirst line engine, one second line engine andone rescue squad.Page 6-7 July 11, 2006