The South Santa Clara County Fire District participates actively in automatic aid agreements, (the closest engine responding regardless of jurisdiction) with the Morgan Hill Fire Department, Gilroy Fire Department, Pajaro Valley, Hollister and San Jose Fire Departments. We are an active participant in the Santa Clara County and State of California Mutual Aid Plans responding to disasters in the County and throughout California.

The South Santa Clara County Fire District contracts for personnel and administration with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Which is the largest multi-purpose emergency service and resource protection agency within the United States. The Santa Clara Unit (SCU) of CAL FIRE is responsible for over 1.35 million acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA), as well as Local Responsibility Area (LRA). CAL FIRE responds to nearly 500,000 calls for service throughout California annually.