ALBION-LITTLE RIVER
VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT

P.O. Box 101
Albion,CA 95410
Email: info@albionfire.com

Phone: 707-937-0888
For emergencies: Dial 911
About the Albion-Little River Volunteer Fire Department
The Albion-Little River Fire Volunteer Fire Department is the only emergency agency based within its 40 square mile response area and thus is first to answer all fire, medical aid, and rescue 911 calls. The all- volunteer department operates nine trucks out of five stations, which are scattered along approximately fifty miles of public roads. There are about 2,000 permanent residents within the response area and at any given time there may be double that number of visitors to the area's numerous inns, restaurants, beaches and parks. Active membership is usually around 25 firefighters and typically includes men and women of diverse backgrounds, united in this most fundamental task of helping their neighbors and visitors to the area.
Beacon Editorial from May 25, 2000:

What statistics don't say
Two weeks ago, we published a brief report on the Mendocino, Albion-Little River, Elk, and Comptche fire departments call activity in 1999. Since then, we've wondered if readers were as struck by the significance of those statistics as we were.
The four departments combined have 88 members--every one of them a volunteer--and they responded to 402 calls last year. Of those calls, 71 were for various types of fires. Most striking was the realization that the departments had answered 235 calls for medical aid.
What's not reflected by statistics is the hundreds of hours these volunteers devote to training so they can effectively respond to medical emergencies, fires and other situations fire departments must handle. In addition to regular, often weekly training, the volunteers spend longer sessions on practice burns, cliff rescues, and auto extrications. Last Friday saw firefighters practicing ocean water rescues off the Mendocino Headlands with Coast Guard and California Department of Forestry helicopter crews. As controlled as all these practice sessions are, danger is always present.
The experience gained in practice is tested in real life almost every week, sometimes several times a day. Ironically, the men and women who trained together Friday faced a genuine emergency Saturday with the disappearance of a diver north of Mendocino. Sadly, as of press time Wednesday morning, the diver had not been found despite continued efforts by the Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Teeam, which includes members of local fire departments.
It's impossible to overemphasize what an extraordinary commitment our volunteers have made to their communities. Imagine your evening of weekend plans shattered time and time again as you head out the door to help someone in need--possibly at your own peril. We are profoundly thankful to these 88 volunteers in Comptche, Elk, Albion, Little River, and Mendocino--profoundly thankful.