Receive report relating to the 2025 Community Risk Assessment - Standards of Cover and Commission on Fire Accreditation International accreditation for the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District.

County of Santa Clara Central Fire Protection District 129923 DATE: August 11, 2026 TO: Governing Board of the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District FROM: Suwanna Kerdkaew, Fire Chief SUBJECT: 2025 Community Risk Assessment - Standards of Cover and CFAI Accreditation Update RECOMMENDED ACTION Receive report relating to the 2025 Community Risk Assessment - Standards of Cover and Commission on Fire Accreditation International accreditation for the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS The attached report is informational in nature and is an important aspect of the Board’s oversight of the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District (“Fire District”). REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION This Legislative File presents the Fire District’s 2025 Community Risk Assessment Standards of Cover (CRA-SOC) and announces that the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) has unanimously granted the Fire District reaccreditation status through March 31, 2031. The Fire District is currently entering its fifth accreditation cycle, a milestone that reflects our ongoing commitment to organizational excellence. The Fire District is...

Community Risk Assessment Standards of Cover 2025 Santa Clara County FIRE DEPARTMENT Table of Contents Message from the Fire Chief 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 Expenditures 55 8 Fund Balances 56 Budget 57 Observations 58 FIVE-YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY 12 14 53 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS 60 Operational Staffing Early History Santa Clara County Boundaries and Communities FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Fire Responses 15 61 City of Campbell 17 Structure and Non-Structure Fire Responses City of Cupertino 20 Wildland Fire Responses 62 City of Monte Sereno 23 Emergency Medical Services 64 City of Los Altos 26 Technical Rescue Responses 65 City of Saratoga and the Saratoga Fire District 29 Hazardous Materials Responses 66 Lexington Basin and Summit Communities Special Operations Program 67 32 Town of Los Gatos 35 Town of Los Altos Hills and the Los Altos Hills County Fire Protection District SECTION I. ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT 38 41 TRAINING DIVISION 68 COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCH 69 Mutual and Automatic Aid 70 SCCFD Designated Strike Team Units and Overhead 72 Cal OES and CAL FIRE Areas Responses...