Board Meeting for Consolidated District 2/9/21

The first regular board meeting for the consolidated Central Fire District will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 9 AM. Agenda and details available at: www.aptosfire.com/DocumentCenter/View/1045/02092021-Board-Meeting-CENTRAL-FD

This meeting will be...

Fire District Consolidation Completed!

As of this morning, February 4, 2021, Central FPD and Aptos/La Selva FPD have officially consolidated into one District, now known as “Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County”. The District would like to extend thanks to all the sta...

NOTICE OF LAFCO PUBLIC HEARING RE: CONSOLIDATION

LAFCO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

Central & Aptos/La Selva Fire Consolidation

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2021, the Local Agency Formation Commission of Santa Cruz County (LAFCO) will hold three public hearing...

Free Sandbags and Sand Available

The Aptos Fire Station located at 6934 Soquel Drive now has FREE sandbags and sand available to residents of the Aptos/La Selva Fire District areas, look for the orange cones out front! Sandbags are self-serve and available 24/7. 

Central Fire Dis...

Offices Closed for MLK Jr. Day

Our Administration and Community Risk Reduction Offices will be closed this Monday, January 18th, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We wish you and your family a safe & fun holiday weekend.

Backyard Burning Ban Lifted Dec. 16th

Following the recent rainfall, CAL FIRE's Santa Cruz-San Mateo Unit has lifted the suspension of burning within the State Responsibility Area in San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties.

Backyard Burn Permits may now be acquired via our website, at https...

NOTICE OF LAFCO PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the Local Agency Formation Commission of Santa Cruz County (LAFCO) will hold a protest hearing regarding the fire consolidation approved by LAFCO on November 4, 2020. The proposed term...

11/4/2020 Public Hearing/LAFCO Meeting Video

Due to several requests, the 11/4/2020 LAFCO meeting (including the Public Hearing re: District Consolidation) is now viewable on YouTube, at the following link: https://youtu.be/GeacyIV4OKY  

For more info on District consolidation betwe...

Public Hearing Re: District Consolidation 11/4/20

On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., the Local Agency Formation Commission of Santa Cruz County will hold their regular meeting, which will include a Public Hearing to discuss the proposed consolidation between Aptos/La Selva and Central Fire Pro...

Stuff the Boot Saturday Fundraiser

Stuff-The-Boot-Saturday 

Saturday, October 17th, 2020

2300 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

KSCO Radio is organizing Stuff-The-Boot-Saturday to thank the volunteer fire departments of Santa Cruz County. All proceeds of this d...

Fire Prevention Week Oct 4th - 10th

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

October 4th – October 10th, 2020

Aptos/La Selva & Central Fire Protection Districts would like to announce the observance of Fire Prevention Week.  

The fire safety theme this year is “Serve Up Fire Safet...

Watch Town Hall Meeting Online

A recording of Sept. 30th Town Hall Meeting regarding District Consolidation is available online for viewing at: https://youtu.be/XAciw9_BR2g. Thank you to all officials, District employees and members of the public who attended and gave input into this i...

Update on August Lightning Complex Fires

UPDATED 08/19/20 @ 1600 hrs:

Aptos/La Selva FPD and Central FPD continue to closely monitor the fires burning in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties known as the CZU Lightning Complex, as well as fires burning in eastern Santa Clara County, known as the SCU ...

Notice of Public Hearing - Final Budget Approval

On May 14, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District adopted a Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Preliminary Budget. Copies of the Preliminary Budget are available for viewing on our District website at https://www.aptosfire...

Notice of Teleconferenced Board Meeting

The regular Aptos/La Selva FPD Board of Directors Meeting will be held via teleconference at 4 PM on August 13, 2020. For those wanting to attend in person, the meeting has been moved downstairs to the Apparatus Bay this month, due to service needed on ou...

Chief's Message: How To Limit COVID-19 Exposure & Who To Call

Chief Aaron Lowe delivers a Chief’s Message about ways to minimize COVID-19 exposure and spread throughout the community and gives guidance about who to call for COVID-19 questions or for medical emergencies. His Chief’s Message is ava...

New! Resources for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

With cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed in Santa Cruz County, we encourage residents and businesses to stay up-to-date on the current situation of the outbreak in our county and the current recommendations for preventing the contraction and spread ...