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There are a variety of ways that you can stay connected to what is going on in the Rio Vista Fire Department. Sign up to follow us on Facebook, and Next Door. In addition to receiving updates via social media, you may attend periodic Rio Vista Fire Department town hall meetings, fire station open houses, and various other community outreach events that are listed on our Calendar. You are also welcome to visit your local fire station and meet the firefighters that serve your community. 

In 2021 we had in excess of 2400 emergency responses.

We are working on expanding our staff in the office but we as of yet do not have full coverage and the firefighters were probably out on an emergency call.  You can leave a message on our voicemail and someone will return your call as soon as possible.

ALS stands for Advanced Life Support and is provided to patients who require paramedic services for serious emergency situations. BLS stands for Basic Life Support and is provided to patients with less serious emergency situations.

The Rio Vista Fire Department responds to:

• Hazardous Materials
• Urban Search & Rescue
• Water Rescue
• Disaster Preparedness
• Intern Firefighter Program
• Hotshots Volunteer Program (Fundraising & Support Group)
• Expanded Training Opportunities
• Safe Surrender Baby Program
• CPR Training
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
• Fire Safety School Assemblies
• Fire Station Tours & Engine Visits
• Santa at the Fire House
• Fire Extinguisher Training
• Smoke Detector Requests

The Rio Vista Fire Department responds to many types of calls including medical emergencies, structure fires, vegetation fires, vehicle accidents, hazardous materials incidents, public assists and odor investigations.

The Rio Vista Fire Department works in collaboration with each of its partner agencies to maintain appropriate fire clearance and fire measures for all of its neighborhoods. These fire hazardous abatement programs are conducted in accordance with state statute and locally adopted fire codes and ordinances which dictate the timing and authority that is available to the Rio Vista Fire Department and local law enforcement.

What you are actually seeing are two separate fire departments and two adjoining fire stations.  The station with the apparatus doors facing Main Street is Rio Vista Fire Department. Rio Vista Fire Department covers all responses within the City of Rio Vista and the Delta Fire District. The Fire Station with the doors facing Fourth Street is Montezuma Fire Protection District that services the unincorporated county areas outside the city limits. 

Each person on the fire apparatus has a specific job:

• The Company Officer/Captain is responsible for supervising the Engineer and Firefighter(s) working on his/her command. He/She has the responsibility to assess emergency situations, request and organize adequate resources and mitigate the emergency in the shortest amount of time with the least impact to the community as possible.
• The Engineer maintains the apparatus in a state of readiness, cleanliness and function ability assuring that the equipment on the emergency scene has adequate supplies (i.e., water, air, lighting) available to emergency responders.
• The Firefighter is responsible to carry out the tactical functions needed to mitigate an emergency as directed by the Captain and supported by the Engineer (i.e., pulling fire hose, throwing the ladder, provide emergency medical services).

The Rio Vista Fire Department 5-minute response time is based on two aspects of emergency response:

• Emergency medical service calls are to provide lifesaving to assure adequate respiration and circulation are restored within a 5-6 minute window period to prevent long-term brain damage.
• For fires, a 5-minute response time allows a sizable firefighting force to converge on a structure or vegetation fire, keeping it to its point of origin or 10 acres or less.

The City of Rio Vista contracts with Humane Animal Services for animal-related law enforcement. You may report any animal incident to dispatch at 707-374-2300. In emergencies, a police officer will respond. For non-threatening loose dogs or barking dogs, Humane Animal Services will be sent to investigate. However, remember that if a dog is barking in your neighborhood that is normally well behaved and not prone to continuous barking, report that to the dispatcher taking the call. This type of barking may be the dog's alerting of suspicious activity in your neighborhood.

If you see an accident or are involved in an accident with injuries involved, call 911. If no one was injured in the accident, call the Police Dispatch Center at 707-374-2300 and follow the instructions of the dispatcher.

No.  By default, the search results will show matches for any word within the phrase.  In this example, you would receive results for all web pages and documents that contained either the word alarm or the word permit or both.

In order to search on an exact phrase, enclose your search phrase in quotations.  The search results for "alarm permit" will show matches for that exact phrase.

The Delta Breeze will send a final written response to the complainant and advise the complainant of his or her right to file a complaint externally. The City will use its best efforts to respond to Title VI complaints within sixty (60) working days of its receipt of such complaints.

In addition to the complaint process at the City, a complainant may file a Title VI complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation:

Federal Transit Administration
Office of Civil Rights
East Building, 5th Floor– TCR
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance. The City of Rio Vista is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of its transit services on the basis of race, color, or national origin, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination under Title VI, you may file a complaint.

The records division handles tow releases during regular office hours posted on our home page.  Due to staff shortages, it is advisable to make an appointment to avoid waiting or multiple trips to the police station. If your vehicle was impounded for 30-Days you may request a tow hearing.  Tow hearings are provided by appointment only.  Vehicles impounded for 30 days will not be released before 30 days unless authorized through the hearing process.

In order to make the process move as smoothly as possible please be prepared to:

1. Have your report number, license plate number or the name of the driver when the vehicle was towed available.
2. The registered owner must be present – we cannot release to anyone but the registered owner. The registered owner must provide identification with a photo. If the registered owner is incarcerated the jail can provide a vehicle release form for completion by the registered owner. If the registered owner is not available the department will accept a notarized letter authorizing the police department to release the vehicle to another individual.
3. The vehicle must be currently registered. If the vehicle is not currently registered a one day moving permit from the Department of Motor Vehicles must be provided.
4. There must be two licensed drivers present when the vehicle is released.
5. Proof of insurance must be provided at the time of release.
6. The vehicle release fee is $150 payable in cash or money order.  We are not able to accept credit cards or checks.  The fee does not include the tow fee and storage fees accrued at the tow yard.

Infected mosquitoes. Most often, WNV is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes are WNV carriers ("vectors") that become infected when they feed on infected birds. Infected mosquitoes can then spread WNV to humans and other animals when they bite.