Novato Fire Protection District

95 Rowland Way
Novato, CA 94945

Phone: 415-878-2690
Fax: 415-878-2660

Hours

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

About the District

Land Area: 71 square miles
Population: 65,000 (estimated)
Areas Served: The Novato Fire District is located in the northern most section of Marin County. It encompasses approximately 71 square miles. It is bounded on the north by San Antonio Creek and Sonoma County, by Pacheco Grade and the community of Marinwood to the south, by the Petaluma River and San Pablo Bay to the east, and westerly to a point approximately three miles past Stafford Lake. The City of Novato is served by the District.
Services: Fire protection and ambulance (paramedic)

District Board

The District is governed by a five-member Board of Directors elected to four-year terms:

Michael Hadfield
Term expires: December 2024
Bill Davis
Term expires: December 2022
LJ Silverman
Term expires: December 2024
Shane Francisco
Term expires: December 2024
Bruce Goines
Term expires: December 2022

Board Meetings

10:00 a.m.
1st Wednesday Monthly
NOTE: Meetings are currently virtual due to COVID-19, until further notice.
In non-emergency times, meetings are held at:
Novato Fire Station 61
7025 Redwood Boulevard
Novato, CA 94945

Staff

Number of personnel: 83 total full-time positions. Current management contacts are as follows:

Bill Tyler, Fire Chief
Phone: 415-878-2690
Email Chief Bill Tyler
Riley Hurd, Attorney
Ragghianti Freitas LLP
Phone: 415-453-9433
Email Riley Hurd
Jeanne Villa, Administrative Services Manager/IT
Phone: 415-878-2690
Email Jeanne Villa

Website Accessibility Policy

Marin County LAFCo is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Marin County LAFCo has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (415) 448-5877

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Marin County LAFCo has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Marin County LAFCo regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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