San Marcos Fire Department

Leading the Way in Emergency Response

San Marcos residents benefit from having one of the most cost efficient, and operationally sound fire departments within the region. With excellent equipment and facilities combined with well-trained and dedicated employees, the San Marcos Fire Department has been able to deliver some of the best emergency response times in the region. With an average response time of 5:31 minutes, combined with excellent standards for building design and construction, fire loss has historically been 15 percent below the National Average (US Fire Administration). This equates to excellent insurance rates. Additionally, although the department responds to almost 6,000 emergency calls for service, less than 5 percent of these incidents are fire related, with 68 percent being emergency medical in nature. This further substantiates that San Marcos is a “Fire Safe Community”.

In addition to its primary role as an emergency service provider, the Department performs many other functions. These include coordination of the City’s Disaster Preparedness Program and Emergency Operations Center, oversight to the North County Joint Powers Dispatch System, community outreach and public education, code enforcement and pre-fire planning inspections, and administers the seasonal weed abatement program.

The San Marcos Fire Department is proud to be able to serve the residents of San Marcos. The Department is happy to assist you or give you a tour of the Fire Station nearest your residence or business.

Sheriff Department of San Marcos

The city of San Marcos contracts with the San Diego Sheriff's Department for its Law Enforcement services.
The City contracts for five around the clock patrol units and six traffic units that include two motorcycles. Additional contracted positions include ten Community Oriented Policing deputies and four Gang and Narcotic deputies and two School Resource Deputies. The San Marcos Sheriff's Station also has ten Area Investigators, two Juvenile Investigators, three around the clock patrol units for the surrounding unincorporated area and several supervisor positions for a total of ninety-two sworn law enforcement positions. Several volunteers also enhance the contingent at the Sheriff's Station including nine Reserve Deputy Sheriffs and over sixty-five Senior Volunteers. The San Marcos Station also has representatives from the County's Child Protection Service, the Adult Protective Service and advocates from the Domestic Violence Department. San Marcos is also the only Sheriff's Station with a helipad to accommodate the Sheriff's helicopters.

To contact the Sheriff's Department for to report a crime or for non- emergency services call 760-510-5200.