PROTECTION THAT
FITS YOUR SITUATION
WHICH SOUNDS LIKE YOU?
New development, annexation, or a district forming
Rooftops are coming and the station is three budget cycles out. Coverage designed in before occupancy, not retrofitted after residents start calling.
Filling gaps in my department
Daytime staffing, an effective response force, apparatus, a station, or the budget to run it. Name what you are short of and we supply it and operate it.
WHAT DOES PRIVATE
FIRE ACTUALLY MEAN?
It’s the single most-needed piece of information in this conversation — and the most misunderstood. It doesn’t mean replacing your people or lowering the standard. Start here before anything else.
READ THE EXPLAINER
YOUR DEPARTMENT,
REINFORCED
Daytime & Shift Staffing
“Our volunteers are at work when the calls come in.”
What Stays Yours
“We do not want to lose our identity.”
Funding & Contract Structure
“This has to survive a budget cycle.”
Effective Response Force
“We cannot assemble a crew without mutual aid.”
Stations & Infrastructure
“Growth got here before the station did.”
Apparatus & Fleet
“Our engine is years out on order.”
Which gap is yours?
If you already know what you are short of, skip the diagnostics and just tell us. If you would rather see it measured first, the evaluation scores staffing, travel time, and mutual-aid dependence on a 275-point scale.
LEARN MORE
How communities fund fire
General funds, fire districts, and ESDs: the mechanisms city and county leaders actually use.
ISO myths & what good looks like
Why a PPC rating doesn’t tell your residents what response they actually get.
What private fire actually means
Who owns the apparatus, who answers the call, and who stays accountable.
EVALUATE YOUR DEPARTMENT
A SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR CITY MANAGERS & COMMISSIONERS · 275-POINT SCALE
Built for the leaders deciding on coverage — not chiefs. It measures real-world response reliability: distance and travel time, dispatch, staffing model, mutual-aid dependence, and familiarity with your community — not just the ISO rating.
TALK TO US ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY
Every community’s situation is different. Let’s find the path that fits yours.