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Figure V -6 shows Special Fire Protection Areas that are based on a combination of the environmental factors mentioned above. Special Fire Protection Areas identify those areas where a fire may develop and break out of control. Fire Hazard Protection The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) serves Pleasanton. The Livermore and Pleasanton Fire Departments consolidated through a joint powers authority in 1996, in order to provide more efficient and effective service to the two communities. The LPFD budget is divided between the cities of Pleasanton and Livermore through a cost-sharing plan that enables each City to pay its fair share of the department's operating expenses. Each City maintains its own buildings, light- duty vehicles, and fire apparatus. The LPFD maintain 10 stations and one training center. The training center, headquarters, and five of the stations are located in Pleasanton, fielding an on-duty force of 18 personnel per day. An additional five fire stations are located in Livermore. Fire facility locations in and near Pleasanton are listed in Table V-2 and shown on Figure V-6. Table V-2: FIRE STATIONS IN AND NEAR PLEASANTON Fire Station 1. Fire Headquarters Fire Station 2 Fire Station 3 Fire Station 4 Fire Station 5. Ruby Hill Station Fire Station 10 (in Livermore) Sunol Forest Fire Station. California Department of Forestry 3560 Nevada Street 6300 Stoneridge Mall Road 3200 Santa Rita Road 1600 Oak Vista Way 1200 Vineyard Avenue 330 Airway Boulevard Pleasanton-Sunol Road The Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department operates a total of 52 vehicles. These include 10 fire prevention vehicles, 10 Type I fire engines (the "classic" fire engine with a minimum I,OOO-gallon-per- minute (gpm) pump, 400-gallon water tank, and 20-foot ladder); four Type III vehicles (a large, four- wheel-drive engine for wildland fires, with a minimum 120pm pump and 300-gallon water tank) and eight Type N vehicles (similar to a large pick-up truck, also for use in wildland fires, with a minimum 50-gpm pump and 200-gallon water tank); two ladder engines; and seven utility vehicles such as rescue vehicles and a volunteer van. The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department is responsible for fire protection and supptession for all areas within the city limits in addition to providing contractual services in a number of developed areas outside the city limits including Happy Valley, the Remen Tract, and the Casdewood Country Club. The California Department of Forestry's Sunol Forest Fire Station has jurisdiction in the Pleasanton Ridge, Southeast Hills, and several pockets of unincorporated land adjacent to Pleasanton's city limits. Public Safety 082906, dean V-15 City Council 8/29/2006