Lathrop Manteca Fire District

What Lathrop Manteca Fire District does

The Lathrop Manteca Fire District (LMFD) is a public special fire protection district operating under California law and governed by a Board of Directors. The district provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, urban search and rescue, and dive rescue/recovery across the cities of Lathrop and Manteca and surrounding unincorporated areas of San Joaquin County. Core infrastructure comprises five fire stations (Stations 31 through 35), all staffed 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, supported by a fleet that includes Type 1 and Type 3 fire engines, a 100-foot aerial ladder/platform truck, a 3,000-gallon water tender, a heavy rescue unit, dive rescue boat, and tow vehicle.

Service delivery spans emergency response, prevention/compliance, and community education. Emergency response includes structural and wildland fire suppression, EMS, HazMat, USAR (including big-rig extrication, trench and building collapse, confined-space rescue), and dive rescue covering more than 30 miles of San Joaquin River delta waterways. Prevention work includes fire code inspections, plan reviews, fire permits, and mandated annual SB 1205 inspections of schools, hotels, motels, lodging houses, and apartments; the Prevention Bureau charges fees updated under Ordinance 2023-01 and informed by an independent cost-of-service nexus analysis. Community programs include the Be.Tech/BE.First Academy career pathway with Manteca Unified School District, the Every 15 Minutes impaired-driving program, Fire Explorer Post 31, and a Reserve Firefighter program. The district is funded through property taxes, the 1982 special assessment, and Prevention Bureau fees; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

LMFD operates under Fire Chief David A. Bramell. Recent capital activity includes the 2019 opening of Fire Station 35 to serve the River Islands master-planned community, the 2021 remodel of Fire Station 31 (just over $4 million), and incremental apparatus investments including the 2015 Rescue 30, 2019 Engine 35, and 2020 Truck 31. The district does not have a parent entity, is not owned by private investors, and conducts no M&A; its growth is driven by local development, regulatory mandates, and infrastructure reinvestment.

Name

Lathrop Manteca Fire District

Legal name

Lathrop Manteca Fire District

Website

https://lmfire.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Lathrop Manteca Fire District is a California special district providing 24/7 fire suppression, EMS, hazardous materials response, urban search and rescue, dive rescue, and fire prevention services across Lathrop, Manteca, and surrounding unincorporated areas of San Joaquin County via five fire stations and a specialized apparatus fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAB

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYBPAIAGAL

Fire Prevention, Inspection & Code Enforcement (Life Safety)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical response
• Fire prevention inspections
• Dive rescue services
• Hazardous materials response

Headquarters

HQ city

Lathrop

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Lathrop Manteca Fire District is a public fire protection district providing fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, urban search and rescue, and dive rescue and recovery across Lathrop, Manteca, and unincorporated areas of San Joaquin County, California. The district operates five fire stations staffed 24 hours every day of the year with Type 1 and Type 3 fire engines, ladder trucks, water tenders, rescue units, and dive boats. Non-emergency services include fire prevention inspections, plan reviews, and permits issued through the Fire Prevention Bureau.

Product overview

Lathrop Manteca Fire District provides comprehensive fire protection and emergency services across Lathrop and Manteca, California. The district operates as a single unified service with five fire stations (31-35) staffed 24/7, offering emergency fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, urban search and rescue, and dive rescue operations. The district's apparatus fleet includes Type 1 and Type 3 fire engines, ladder trucks, rescue units, water tenders, and boats. Beyond emergency response, the district provides fire prevention and inspection services, fire permits, plan reviews, and community education programs including the Be.Tech/BE.First Academy career pathway partnership with Manteca Unified School District, the Every 15 Minutes impaired driving prevention program, and Fire Explorer Post 31 youth mentorship program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Fire Suppression Services Fire suppression response for structural fires, wildland fires, and vehicle fires across the district coverage area, delivered through five fire stations staffed 24/7 with Type 1 and Type 3 fire engines, ladder trucks, and water tenders.
• Emergency Medical Services Emergency medical response and prehospital care services for medical emergencies within the district, provided as a primary EMS agency.
• Hazardous Materials Response Specialized response team for hazardous material incidents including chemical spills, gas leaks, and environmental emergencies.
• Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Technical rescue operations including building collapse, trench rescue, big rig extrication, confined space rescue, and industrial rescue, supported by Rescue 30 heavy rescue apparatus carrying approximately $250,000 in specialized equipment.
• Dive Rescue and Recovery Water rescue and recovery operations serving over 30 miles of delta waterways along the San Joaquin River using Boat 31 and Water Rescue 31 (1997 Ford Super Duty tow vehicle), with capability for diving operations in the district's river coverage area.
• Fire Prevention and Inspection Services Fire code inspections, plan reviews, fire permits, fire flow requests, and special event permits issued by the Fire Prevention Bureau for schools, hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartments, developers, and commercial properties. Fees established under Ordinance 2023-01 based on independent cost-of-service nexus analysis.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of LathropcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005City of Lathrop purchased Boat 31 from Wooldridge Boat Manufacturing in 2005, then donated it to the Fire District through cooperative effort with the Firefighters Association. Boat serves delta waterways along San Joaquin River.
• Manteca Unified School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting Be.Tech/BE.First Academy career technology pathway for high school students. Students learn science involved in fire services, CPR, fire service operations, and preparedness skills through this career pathway education program.
• Lathrop Manteca Fire District Firefighters AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative partnership with Firefighters Association to donate Boat 31 to the Fire District for water rescue operations.
• Fire Districts Association of CaliforniaminorOthersFDAC shared statement on SB 1205: 'SB 1205 holds jurisdictional policy makers accountable...' The association supports fire districts in implementing state-mandated inspection requirements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Tracy Fire Department: Municipal fire department for the City of Tracy, immediately adjacent to LMFD jurisdiction in San Joaquin County. Comparable service portfolio (fire, EMS, prevention) and population-growth service area dynamics.
• Stockton Fire Department: Municipal fire department serving the City of Stockton, adjacent to LMFD's service area in San Joaquin County. Comparable urban/wildland-urban interface risk profile and EMS service delivery model, but operates as a city department rather than a special district.
• Modesto Fire Department: Municipal fire department for the City of Modesto in Stanislaus County, adjacent to LMFD's regional footprint. Provides full-service fire, EMS, hazmat, and prevention services comparable in scope though serving a larger urban jurisdiction.

Direct peers

• Menlo Park Fire Protection District: California special fire protection district covering a multi-city service area with similar mix of structural, wildland, and technical rescue services. Directly comparable as an independent California special district with prevention bureau and community programs.
• Ripon Consolidated Fire District: Adjacent California special fire protection district in San Joaquin County of similar small-jurisdiction scale. Already a vehicle-swap partner with LMFD, making it a directly comparable peer on size, geography, and service model.
• Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Department: California special district providing fire and EMS services to a multi-community suburban area in Sacramento County. Comparable governance structure (independent special district), funding mix, and mix of residential/wildland-urban interface risk.

Broad incumbents

• CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection): State-level fire agency responsible for wildfire protection and incident response across California. Overlaps with LMFD's wildland response capability (Type 3 engines) and frequently partners with local districts via mutual aid and vegetation fire response.
• Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District: Larger California special district providing comprehensive fire, EMS, hazmat, and rescue services across Sacramento County. Comparable governance and service breadth but materially larger scale; serves as a larger incumbent analogue.
• Alameda County Fire Department: California county-level fire service providing structural, wildland, EMS, hazmat, and prevention services across unincorporated Alameda County and contracted cities. Comparable in service breadth to LMFD's portfolio but at substantially larger geographic and population scale.
• Contra Costa County Fire Protection District: Independent California special fire protection district providing fire, EMS, hazmat, and prevention services across much of Contra Costa County. Directly comparable governance structure and service portfolio to LMFD, but at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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