Fresno Air Attack Base

The Fresno Air Base responds to an average of 100 calls per year in its immediate response area which spans from the California-Nevada border to the east, Interstate 5 to the west, Merced River to the north, and Fresno-Tulare county lines to the south.

[1] The Airbase is owned by the US Forest Service which permanently staffs the base with a Forest Aviation Officer (Division Chief), Airbase Manager (Battalion Chief), Assistant Base Manager (Captain) and a seasonal staff of three firefighters.

The former CAL Fire aircraft assigned to Fresno included one North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco Air Attack (AA430) which was relocated to McClellan Reload base to act as a statewide spare air attack aircraft.

Along with these departments, there is also the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) coordination center for the Fresno County Operational Area, and OES Region V, which covers Fresno, Kings, Kern, Tulare, Madera, Merced, and Mariposa counties.

As the coordination center, the personnel are tasked to request local government support for major incidents throughout the state, and even the country if needed.

These screens have display different windows within the CAD system including a map, equipment status, and incident information.

Some stations also have an additional Radio Control computer that is tied into the Fresno County Emergency Medical Services Communications System.