In addition to the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, the department provides the following cities with service: Camarillo, Moorpark, Ojai, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks.

[4] On May 11, 1928 the Ventura County Fire Protection District (VCFPD) was established.

In 1946 the department added radios to all of their trucks and rose to a total of 34 personnel.

These units have additional equipment on board for specialized emergency responses.

These companies are used instead of a large ladder truck with an aerial device because of the type of area they serve, either due to the terrain, making it difficult to operate a large truck company, or a lack of multi-story buildings making an aerial device unnecessary.

27 is much newer than 40, with 40 being an old KME, and the most notable feature of 40 is that instead of being yellow, like most of the other units in the department, it is red.

Ventura county fire department currently has one quint frontline and the one in reserve.

Two of the department reserve engines are provided by the Office of Emergency Services.

[11] Each Huey can carry up to nine firefighters, can fly up to 100 miles per hour, and features a 375-gallon water tank that can be used to make drops onto fires.

They provide increased speed (160 miles per hour) and water carrying capacity (1,000 gallons) over the existing fleet.

[12][10] In addition to fire fighting missions, the Hueys and Firehawks are used for search and rescue, emergency medical services, marijuana eradication and surveillance.

The engines carry 1,500 gallons of water and is fitted with a pump capable of 1,250 GPM.

[15] Bolded stations serve as quarters for the various Battalion chiefs in the VCFD.

VCFD is under the auspices of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, who appoint the Fire Chief.