Fire Announcements

Beginning April 4, 2022, running for (8) consecutive weeks, your Petaluma Fire Department will be conducting a Recruit Training Academy where recruits will learn skills in various modalities such as Rescue, Auto-Extrication, EMS, and Fire Control.

You may see groups of firefighters and fire engines conducting training around the city. One high public visibility location where we will be doing “hands-on training” in-vehicle extrication (dismantling vehicles with the “jaws of life”) will be at the Petaluma Airport. In the open lot fronting E. Washington, you may observe cars that look like they were involved in an accident. These vehicles are purposefully damaged to simulate situations firefighters encounter. We have done our best to install privacy screening to reduce any unpleasant visuals of damaged cars.

Seeing Fire Apparatus and Equipment in public may appear as we are dealing with an emergency; however, in the described circumstances, we are just ensuring our recruits have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to serve our great city.

If there are any questions and or concerns, please direct them via email to: [email protected]

The Petaluma Fire Department wishes to thank our surrounding partners for their assistance during our recruit academy and our citizens for their flexibility and understanding.