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• #Compton fire department courses offered professional

The Fire Prevention Bureau performs activities designed to help reduce fires and hazardous materials incident in the City.

This response is faster than the national average, as well as response times of nearby cities served by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The department’s average response time is 4 minutes and 30 seconds. Approximately 75% of the calls are for Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The Compton Fire Department ranks among the five busiest departments in California, responding to an average of 10,000 emergency calls per year. In addition to emergency services, the Fire Department maintains the James Shern Fire Academy, partnering with Compton Community College to provide an accredited program of Firefighter Training offers a Fire Explorer program for youth ages 14 to 21 provides public information and training in fire safety and disaster preparedness and provides free blood pressure screening at all four fire stations. Its resources include four fire stations and nine front-line emergency vehicles comprised of four fire engines, one truck, two paramedic squads, and two basic life support transport ambulances.

Today the Fire Department has 84 sworn employees and five civilian employees.

#Compton fire department courses offered professional

In 1925, the department converted to professional status, hiring its first paid fire chief and five firefighters, supplementing its current staff of 20 volunteer firefighters. The Compton Fire Department was established in 1901, with a small force of volunteer firefighters.