Big Bear Fire Department

Big Bear Fire Department The Big Bear Fire Department serves the area of Big Bear City, Sugarloaf, the City of Big Bear Lake, We serve the community 24 hours a day. Unrelated Content
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Office hours at Headquarters, Station 281 are Mon-Thu 8am to 5pm

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This is the Big Bear Fire Department’s Official page. We are a highly responsive team of firefighters, paramedics, and fuels management professionals dedicated to support our public safety mission. We provide fire protection and life safety services to our residents, visitors,

and commercial businesses 24hrs a day, every day. The Big Bear Fire Department is proud of its status as a premier EMS provider. We currently provide state-of-the-art Advanced Life Support (ALS) and paramedic ambulance services to the residents and visitors of the Big Bear Valley and surrounding areas. This includes a 256 square mile response area within the San Bernardino National Forest. Three ALS ambulances and three ALS equipped engines are staffed around the clock, 365 days a year. An additional fourth ALS ambulance is staffed during peak periods, with the ability to staff additional ALS ambulances as needed. All employees of the Big Bear Fire Department are trained as Fire Fighter/Paramedic or Fire Fighter/Emergency Medical Technician. We strive to provide accurate, appropriated, and valid information on our page, however we are not liable for any errors, omissions, or delays on any presented information, or damages from information presented, losses from said information, injuries or damages from use of the information posted on this page. DO NOT USE BIG BEAR FIRE DEPARTMENT’S WEBPAGE TO POST OR REPORT AN EMERGENCY!!! CALL or TEXT 911 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY

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Big Bear Fire would like to thank the brave men and women who have served, are currently serving, and those who have giv...
05/25/2026

Big Bear Fire would like to thank the brave men and women who have served, are currently serving, and those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Our administration office will be closed Monday, May 25 and will reopen with normal operating hours on Tuesday, May 26th.




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On Tuesday, June 2nd the Big Bear Professional Firefighters are hosting a blood drive at station 281. You can sign up to...
05/11/2026

On Tuesday, June 2nd the Big Bear Professional Firefighters are hosting a blood drive at station 281.

You can sign up to donate at LSTREAM.ORG/BIG BEAR or call 800-879-4484.

We hope to see you there!




Join our team! We're hiring Ambulance Operators/EMT's.Please go to our website and fill out an application. Submit all n...
05/09/2026

Join our team! We're hiring Ambulance Operators/EMT's.

Please go to our website and fill out an application. Submit all necessary documents to the email address provided.

We're hiring Ambulance Operators/ Paramedics!!Please go to our website to fill out an application and submit any pertine...
05/07/2026

We're hiring Ambulance Operators/ Paramedics!!

Please go to our website to fill out an application and submit any pertinent or required documentation via the email address provided on our application.

Congratulations to Cesar Diaz on his promotion to firefighter! He was pinned by his fiance during our April 17th pinning...
05/01/2026

Congratulations to Cesar Diaz on his promotion to firefighter! He was pinned by his fiance during our April 17th pinning ceremony. Firefighter Diaz worked for the department as an ambulance operator/paramedic prior to his promotion.



Caltrans has road work planned in Big Bear Lake next week. Plan for delays and use alternate routes when possible as the...
04/28/2026

Caltrans has road work planned in Big Bear Lake next week. Plan for delays and use alternate routes when possible as they work to repave highway 18 in Boulder Bay and on Big Bear Boulevard in town.

Nolan Newkirk has been promoted to Engineer and was pinned by his mother Sharon at the ceremony.  His father Jim and his...
04/24/2026

Nolan Newkirk has been promoted to Engineer and was pinned by his mother Sharon at the ceremony. His father Jim and his girlfriend Kailyn were also in attendance to show their support.

Newkirk started as an explorer at 14 with the Big Bear City Fire Department and became a paid call firefighter in 2016 for Big Bear Fire. In 2019 after finishing paramedic school, he was promoted to firefighter paramedic. On April 17, 2026 he was promoted to Engineer. Congratulations Engineer Newkirk!




Ken Fox is one of our flight medics and he gave a great interview on our flight team here in Big Bear.If you have ever w...
04/23/2026

Ken Fox is one of our flight medics and he gave a great interview on our flight team here in Big Bear.

If you have ever wondered how our flight crew operates and how they are staffed..check out this video!

1 like. "Valor FC Ep 54 - Small Town, Big Missions: A closer look into Big Bear Fire Aviation Part 2"

Pinned by his wife Jodie, Jon Bidwell was promoted to Captain on April 17th!Bidwell began his career as a paid call Fire...
04/22/2026

Pinned by his wife Jodie, Jon Bidwell was promoted to Captain on April 17th!

Bidwell began his career as a paid call Firefighter with Big Bear Fire in 2009 and joined us as an Apprentice Firefighter in 2010. He became a Firefighter-Paramedic in 2013. Congratulations Captain Bidwell!



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41090 Big Bear Boulevard
Big Bear Lake, CA
92315

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