Fire Stations

Burn Permits

Kings County Fire Department no longer issues burn permits from our stations.To acquire an agricultural burn permit,
please contact the Central Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District by calling:

1(800) 665-BURN

Fire Safety Information

The Kings County Fire Department takes Fire Safety very seriously.
Under the direction of the Kings County Fire Marshal, the Department provides safety information to the public through various training programs, distribution of safety pamphlets and on site informational discussions with the public.

Special safety programs have been established specifically for use in local schools which are designed to help children in their early years understand the importance of fire safety in their daily activities. The addition of our Fire Safety trailer, home to "Patches and Pumper", enables our staff to take our program to rural areas that might not otherwise have access to the valuable information provided by our normal fire safety programs.

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What To Do When Lights and Sirens Approach

We all share the responsibility of knowing and practicing proper driving behavior. One of the most important "rules of the road" deals with yielding the right of way to emergency vehicles.
What Drivers should do:

Remain calm and move your vehicle appropriately. Don't panic!

Pull to the right and come to a stop. When on a high-speed road or when there is no room to stop, slow down as much as possible.
When in the left lane, pull over into the right lane as the traffic in the lane to your right moves over. If you cannot move to the right because of an obstacle such as a car to your right, simply stop.

Your prompt action will let the driver of the emergency vehicle know what you are doing; it will allow the driver to anticipate where to drive.
When an emergency vehicle approaches you from behind while you are stationary at an intersection stop sign or red light, do not move unless you can pull to the right.

When on a one-way street, pulling to the right is still the best, but sometimes due to traffic, you may pull to the left curb and yield to the middle lane(s).

This is the one appropriate exception to the "pull to the right" rule.

What Drivers should NOT do:

Don't stop in the middle lane when there is room to pull to the right.

Don't pull to the left in the center yellow lane or left turn lane.

Don't drive through a red light or stop sign when an emergency vehicle approaches from behind.

Don't turn quickly to the left into a driveway or street.

Don't race ahead to get through a green light or turn before the emergency vehicle gets there.

Don't disregard the presence of the emergency vehicle by continuing to drive on.
The drivers of all emergency vehicles are thoroughly trained and tested. They are taught to drive with due regard for the safety of others.
Their intent is to never force other drivers off the road.
This supersedes a natural desire to get to the scene of an accident or fire by driving as fast as possible.
Drivers of emergency vehicles know that they cannot help anyone if they don't get there! Generally, drivers should try to move to the right, if possible.

Emergency vehicles will usually try and move to the left. Sometimes, due to traffic conditions, it may also be necessary for emergency vehicles to travel in opposing lanes, against the flow of traffic.
This is why it very important for all vehicles to respect responding vehicles by moving to the right and/or stopping.

When you or someone you care about requires the help of an emergency responder, you will be thankful for the drivers who didn't impede their safe and prompt arrival.

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Using 911

The 911 emergency telephone system is in place in many US cities to assist the citizens with POLICE, FIRE or MEDICAL emergencies. Kings County utilizes this enhanced 911 service.
It should be realized that non-emergency calls to the 911 system or any emergency phone number can create delays in handling other very serious emergencies that require immediate attention.
The following are guidelines for the proper use of the 911 system for FIRE and MEDICAL emergencies for most major cities.
Learn about the emergency systems in you area. Learn about emergency systems wherever you may travel.DO NOT CALL 911 FOR NON-EMERGENCY transportation - use taxi cabs or call a PRIVATE AMBULANCE listed under AMBULANCE in your local telephone directory.

Examples of NON-EMERGENCY situations are:

MINOR illness or injury not requiring immediate help:
Flu/common cold
Chronic (ongoing) aches and pain
Minor cuts
Broken fingers or toes
Emotional Upsets
ROUTINE TRANSPORTATION to medical offices, clinics and hospitals.

Remember, these are general guidelines -- If there is any doubt, do not hesitate to call the paramedics.

CALL 911 For a LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY such as:

Breathing difficulty/shortness of breath/breathing has stopped.
Choking (can't talk or breathe)
Constant chest pain - in adults (lasting over two minutes)
Uncontrollable bleeding or large blood loss.
Drowning
Electrocution
Drug overdose / poisoning
Gunshot wounds, stabbing
Vomiting blood
Sudden fainting / unconsciousness
Convulsions / seizures (uncontrolled jerking movements - the patient may fall to the floor)
Severe allergic reaction (difficulty breathing / unresponsiveness)
Major burns (white or charred skin: blisters and redness over large areas)
Someone who will not wake up, even when you shake them.

SEVERE injuries from:
Traffic accidents
Head injury
Significant falls
Physical entrapment (i.e. car accident with victim trapped in the vehicle.)