Chief's Corner

Chief’s Message

May contain: person, man, adult, male, flag, ring, jewelry, and accessories — Chief Turner passing the command to Chief Robitaille

On behalf of all members of the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our website. We hope you take time to navigate through each of our various media platforms and become more familiar with the different services we provide.

It is my honor to serve alongside some of the finest fire service professionals and partners in the state. The men and women of Nevada County Consolidated Fire are highly trained, extremely motivated and loyally focused on their core mission of providing the highest level of emergency service and fire prevention to this community. Our longstanding relationships with our partnering agencies have allowed us to mitigate complex threats by utilizing sound risk management, strategic planning, disciplined deployment, and an aggressive fire attack and rescue philosophy.

As the direction of our Fire District moves forward, we will continue to pursue innovative practices that optimize our fiscal and operational responsibilities to our citizens, visitors and business owners. As Fire Chief, our members and I will remain vigilant in making this community as safe as possible through progressive preparedness, prevention and rapid response. Please contact our office should you ever have a need or question; we are always willing to assist you in any way.

Sincerely,

Website Accessibility Policy

Nevada County Consolidated Fire District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Nevada County Consolidated Fire District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (530) 265-4431

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Nevada County Consolidated Fire District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Nevada County Consolidated Fire District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (530) 265-4431.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.