California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

When wildfire season approaches your community, is your station truly prepared?

The State of California Forest Fire Stations & Facilities in Auburn maintain critical infrastructure across Placer County — from heavy equipment bays to radio communication hubs — so that when the call comes, every resource is ready to deploy.

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13,760 Lincoln Way

95603 Placer County

24/7 Readiness

California forest fire station facility surrounded by Sierra Nevada woodland

Cal Fire Placer Unit

Serving Placer County since establishment

What We Do

Comprehensive wildfire infrastructure & emergency support

Our Auburn facility provides the backbone of wildfire preparedness for one of California's most at-risk regions, combining heavy equipment maintenance, communications, and strategic staging.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Specialized servicing of bulldozers, pumpers, water tenders, and incident command vehicles that form the operational backbone of wildfire suppression crews across the region.

Radio & Communications

Maintenance and operation of critical radio relay stations and dispatch infrastructure that enable real-time coordination between incident commanders, crews, and neighboring jurisdictions.

Facility & Station Management

Upkeep of fire stations, equipment bays, living quarters, and administrative buildings across the Placer County unit — ensuring personnel have functional, safe, and ready facilities at all times.

Emergency Preparedness

Strategic stockpiling of firefighting supplies, fuel management, and pre-positioning of resources ahead of high-risk fire seasons to reduce response times and increase operational capacity.

Interagency Coordination

Serving as a logistical hub for mutual-aid agreements with county sheriff's offices, local fire districts, CAL FIRE divisions, and federal partners during complex wildfire incidents.

Administrative Support

Personnel records, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, and compliance reporting that keep the Placer Unit operating efficiently year-round, well beyond the fire season itself.

Fire station bay door open with emergency vehicle visible inside, Auburn California

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About Our Station

A trusted presence on the frontier between wildland and community

Located along Lincoln Way in Auburn, the State of California Forest Fire Stations & Facilities serve as a critical node in the Placer County wildfire defense network. Our facility houses maintenance shops, equipment staging areas, and communications infrastructure that support CAL FIRE's Placer Unit.

The terrain here — where the Sierra Nevada foothills meet the Sacramento Valley — presents unique challenges. Dry chaparral, steep canyons, and expanding residential development all converge in this zone. Our station exists to ensure that when conditions shift from smoldering to blazing, response is immediate and resources are fully operational.

Cal Fire Placer Unit facility

Heavy equipment maintenance bay

Communications & dispatch support

Strategic resource pre-positioning

Our Facilities

Infrastructure built for readiness

From equipment bays that house heavy apparatus to communications rooms that keep crews connected, every component of this station is designed for one purpose: ensuring nothing stands between a wildfire and an effective response.

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Apparatus & Equipment Bay

Climate-controlled bays for pumpers, water tenders, bulldozers, and command vehicles — maintained to federal and state readiness standards.

Radio communications room with dispatch equipment

Communications Center

Redundant radio systems and dispatch infrastructure ensuring uninterrupted contact across the Placer Unit response area.

Maintenance Workshop

Full mechanical and electrical repair capability for fire apparatus, heavy construction equipment, and support vehicles.

Supply & Storage Warehouse

Stockpiled personal protective equipment, hose, pump parts, and incident supplies positioned for rapid deployment.

Service Area

Protecting Placer County and surrounding communities

The Auburn station serves as a key support facility for CAL FIRE's Placer Unit, covering a diverse and high-risk landscape that stretches from the Sacramento Valley floor up into the Sierra Nevada foothills. Wildfire here is not a matter of if — it is a matter of when, and our facility ensures readiness never lapses.

Auburn & Lincoln

Urban-wildland interface zones with rapid growth and high fire danger

Sierra Foothills

Steep terrain, dense chaparral, and remote access points requiring specialized response

Placer County Wildland

Extensive federal and state land under Cal Fire Placer Unit jurisdiction

Mutual Aid Regions

Interagency support extending into neighboring Plumas, El Dorado, and Nevada counties

13760 Lincoln Way
Auburn, CA 95603-3276

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Contact our station

For general inquiries, facility information, or to coordinate with our team, please reach out using the details below or fill out the form.

Address

13760 Lincoln Way
Auburn, CA 95603-3276

Phone

(530) 823-4904

Hours

Staffed 24 hours/day, 7 days/week
Administration: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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