Volunteer Stations
The department is administered and suppression personnel are provided through a contract with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) Support personnel are Merced County employees.
The department also provides fire protection to the cities of Gustine, Dos Palos, and Livingston through agreements with these cities.
Stations response areas vary from 16 to 325 square miles and the service area of the department is over two thousand square miles.