The Gold Ridge Fire Protection District is a special district governed by a board of directors, that provides fire protection and emergency medical services to much of western Sonoma County, including rural and unincorporated communities such as Lakeville, Bodega, Freestone, Hessel, Twin Hills, Valley Ford, and (after 2025) the City of Sebastopol. The district was formed in a merger and reorganization of the Twin Hills Fire District and the Hessel Fire District in 1993. The district includes approximately and serves a population of approximately 25,000. Gold Ridge Fire Protection District had a memorandum of understanding with the Bennett Valley Fire Protection District (a separate special district also located in Sonoma County) which allowed for sharing of overhead and staff that lasted for approximately 22 years and ended in 2019. Gold Ridge Fire Protection District works in close coordination with its surrounding fire districts/departments and provides automatic and mutual aid for all types of incidents and station cover assignments.
Stations and apparatus As of 2020, the district is home to three fire stations. Fire Station Number Address Engine Company Wildland Units Water tender Units Special Units 14500 Hessel RdEngine 8181Engine 8161Watertender 8191Air Unit 8131, Utility 8141 21690 Watertrough RdEngine 8182Engine 8162 Reserve Engine 8169Watertender 8192Battalion 8, Utility 8142 3456 Bohemian Hwy Engine 8163Watertender 8193
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