ABOUT US

Fire Chief Dan Padilla

Chief Padilla

Our History

Located at the base of the Castle Crags in the upper Sacramento River canyon, the Castella Fire Protection District protects multiple communities as well as critical infrastructure within an 82 square mile area of northern Shasta County, California.

The Castella Fire Protection District was founded in 1946 to provide fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to the communities of: CASTELLA, CRAG VIEW, CONANT, FLUME CREEK, SODA CREEK, SWEETBRIAR, and SIMS. The district also protects visitors of Castle Crags State Park, and over 15 miles of Interstate 5, and the Union Pacific Railroad.

The C.F.P.D. has an ISO rating of 03/3Y.