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VIDEO. From the San Mateo County LAFCo (Local Area Formation Commission) meeting on Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 at 2:30pm, as a hybrid meeting. Agenda. Staff Report for Item #4 (Page 73) Public Hearing for Consideration of Final Municipal Service Review (MSR) for the Coastside Fire Protection District (CFPD).
From the CFPD MSR: The CFPD and County Fire Department have informally agreed that CFPD is the first-due resource based on the fire station locations, to the following response areas that are outside the CFPD district boundary:
1. County Fire Zone 22 (COF22): San Mateo County Fire Department jurisdiction (County Zone 22) on Highway 1 north of 1st Street in Montara and south of the City of Pacifica’s corporate boundaries. This includes several beaches, the Devils Slide Tunnels, numerous recreational areas and Montara Mountain. The largest share of CFPD’s responses outside District boundaries (149 responses out of 316, or 47%) are in County Zone 22. See Table 10 Below. The County Fire Department did not respond to any incidents in COF22 over the same period. LAFCo recommends County Zone 22 be included in CFPD boundaries.
2. Quarry Park: Quarry Park is a 517-acre San Mateo County park located in the community of El Granada. The entrance to the park is located at the corner of Santa Maria Ave. and Columbus St. San Mateo County Public Safety Communications includes Quarry Park within the response area of CFPD (HMF4). However, only a portion of Quarry Park, (1195 Columbus St, El Granada, APN 047-340-010) is within the boundaries of CFPD. The majority of the park is located outside of CFPD and within the boundaries of County Fire (APN 047-340-040 and APN 047-340-290).
From 2/1/2021 to 9/30/2024, CFPD responded to 16 incidents as the first on scene or primary unit at Quarry Park.19 County Fire responded to zero incidents as the first on scene or primary unit at Quarry Park. LAFCo recommends that the CFPD sphere of influence be expanded to include the entire Quarry Park. Given that the parking lot is already included in CFPD boundaries, the rest of the park should also be included. This will be a more accurate reflection of the fire agency that is responsible for responding to Quarry Park incidents. Updating the boundaries will provide clarity for future coordination efforts.
3. Midcoast Area: There are also several smaller parcels located in the midcoast area near Tamarind St. and Purisima Way (see Figure 3 below), that are within the CFPD response area but are currently outside of the District’s political boundary.
The proposed SOI amendment would allow for future annexations of areas that CFPD is already serving and responding to. This would allow CFPD to collect property tax revenue from these areas and implement CFPD adopted fire code regulations to parcels the District already responds to. The areas around Tunitas Creek and the Harbor District are not proposed to be included within the SOI at this time as service in this area is a mix for CFPD and County Fire.
Purisima Way behind Rocket Farms
Tamarind Street east of Farallone Elementary School and Alpacas by the Sea
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Author: mdrag
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