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Accreditation

The Prescott Fire Department is dedicated to continuous improvement. Internationally accredited since 2020, we have achieved a status conferred to just over 300 fire departments across the United States and Canada.

The department operates under a council-approved strategic plan that is used as a metrics-driven guide to move the organization towards achieving goals that contribute to improving the community’s preparedness, resilience, and recovery to a wide range of emergencies. A copy of the current plan can be found here:

Homeowners Insurance Ratings

An ISO fire rating is a score provided to fire departments and insurance companies by the Insurance Services Office. The score reflects how prepared a community and area is for fires. While it mainly focuses on the local fire departments and water supply, there are other factors that contribute to an area’s score.

The Prescott Fire Department provides a high level of Fire Prevention, Fire Suppression and All-Hazard Response Services, to the residents of the City of Prescott and its surrounding communities. The area that is protected by the PFD covers large portions of wildland and wildland/urban interface.

The City of Prescott maintains an ISO rating of a 2 with 1 being the best. The average fire hydrant has a 1000-gallon per minute rating. The City has its own water supply for hydrants and Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority supplies water tenders for the urban areas around the City. All frontline engines have pumps of 1,000-1,500 gallons per minute and carry 500-750 gallons of water onboard.

The PFD has a very close working relationship with Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority. This District is located in the Prescott Basin and borders the City of Prescott. The Prescott National Forest surrounds the City of Prescott on 3 sides of our response areas. Our department has a very close working relationship with the Prescott National Forest Fire crews. Station 71 houses a Forest Service Type 3 engine manned with 4-7 personnel. The PFD has several engines specifically for wildland/urban interface fire suppression.