HAMMOND RANCH FIRE DEPARTMENT

The Hammond Ranch fire chief is Kyle Lunsford, a California native and resident of Hammond Ranch. His professional firefighting experience began in 2013, when he attended the College of the Siskiyous Fire Academy. He has been with CALFIRE since 2015.  In 2018 he began volunteering with the Hammond Ranch Fire Company and became the HRFC Chief in 2022.

The Fire Company encourages anyone who is willing to come and volunteer to help the department.

Update:    

At this time, we are trying to navigate the new California laws for PPE in the fire service as well as searching for grants to pay for new turnouts for the department as well as other PPE.

The department has gotten some much-needed improvements this fall with new floors, appliances and a backup generator installed so the power won't go out there anymore. 

All new handheld radios have been acquired with the help of a grant, and we are currently working on replacing the vehicle radios as well. 

Other than those things, it’s the status quo, and we’re always looking for volunteers.  

Kyle Lunsford, Chief 4200 

The Hammond Ranch Fire Zone (HRFZ) is our local fire prevention/suppression and emergency medicine first response unit under the authority of the County of Siskiyou Fire Warden and is funded by the taxpayers who live within the fire protection zone.  Their citizen auxiliary (The Hammond Ranch Firefighters Association, 8800 North Old Stage Road, Weed, CA  96094) gratefully accepts donations to supplement their meager budget.  The HRFZ staff consists of para-career firefighters, some of whom live at the station, and citizen volunteers.  They work in cooperation with the Hammond Landowners Association and other local entities.