Ventura County Fire Protection District

Ventura County Fire Protection District, doing business as the Ventura County Fire Department, is a U.S. local government entity registered in SAM.gov since December 2003 that serves over 800,000 residents across Ventura County, California. The District provides fire and emergency response services to multiple jurisdictions within the county, including the communities of Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, and surrounding areas. Through its federal contracting and grant activities, the District has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing firefighter safety, acquiring critical emergency response equipment, and implementing community wildfire protection initiatives across the region.

The Ventura County Fire Protection District has engaged in federal contracting activities through a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service. Specifically, the District received a contract valued at $3,722.44 for annual repairs to Fire Engine 73 deployed in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Ventura County, California. This contract, which was awarded on April 21, 2022, and completed on the same date, carried no set-aside designation and represented the District's direct engagement in federal procurement to support infrastructure maintenance for firefighting assets operating within a national recreation area.

The Ventura County Fire Protection District has been a substantial recipient of federal grant funding, particularly through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program under CFDA 97.044, from which it has received over $5 million in total funding since 2019. Recent AFG project grants include awards of $2,100,000 (October 2, 2025), $101,000 (September 27, 2025), $969,600 (July 15, 2024), $635,775 (June 27, 2023), $717,999.18 (September 20, 2022), $1,112,700.52 (August 19, 2022), and $595,980 (August 23, 2021). These grants have funded the acquisition of critical firefighting equipment including self-contained breathing apparatus, thermal imaging cameras, and specialized wildland firefighting gear, as well as the development and implementation of training programs, fire prevention initiatives, and health and wellness programs for emergency responders. Additionally, the District received a $108,350 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program in August 2024 to conduct fuel treatments and hazardous vegetation reduction within the Ojai Community Defense Zones, with activities continuing through June 1, 2027. The District has also been a recipient of federal grant sub-awards from the Office of Emergency Services, including awards for management costs (February 20, 2025) and emergency protection measures (June 14, 2024), indicating its role as an implementing partner in larger federal emergency management initiatives.