Galisteo Volunteer Fire District
The Galisteo Fire & Rescue District was established in 1992 and is one of the four districts in the Eastern Region. Over the past sixteen years, with the help from Santa Fe County, dedicated volunteers and community support, we have acquired new apparatus including an engine, water tender & a brush truck. The fire district started with an ISO rating of 9/10 and after many years of hard work the ISO rating in the village is currently at 6/8B. We currently have sixteen members, thirteen firefighters (eleven of which have medical training: 2 first responders - 8 EMT Basic - 1 EMT-I). We also have volunteers trained to respond to wildland and swift water incidents. We recently added a LP12 to our inventory that will allow us to provide the best possible care for our patients.
Insurance Services Organization (ISO) Rating for the Galisteo Volunteer Fire District (6/8B):ISO collects information (such as nearest water supply, fire station, station staffing, paid or volunteer, number of personnel, number and type of fire trucks, pumping capacity, etc.) on municipal fire-protection efforts in communities throughout the United States. Based on the information a numerical rating is given to the area which is used by insurance companies to determine premiums. The Santa Fe County Fire Department is set up to meet/exceed the NFPA 1231 Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Firefighting requirement of 250 gallons of water per minute for 2 hours. Because of this, there is currently, not a district in the County that has a class 10 rating. Lower ISO ratings apply to specific areas and subdivisions in the district with a hydranted water supply or inspected water source within 1,000 feet of a residence or 500 feet of a commercial business. Higher ISO ratings apply district wide where there are no hydrants or inspected water sources within 1,000 feet of a residence or 500 feet of a commercial business.
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Located in the central portion of Santa Fe County the Galisteo Fire District is responsible for providing fire and emergency medical services to the communities of Galisteo and Ranchitos out of one fire station, located at #39 Avenida Vieja. The District station houses four response vehicles and is one of the Couny’s smaller Districts. With a lot of community support, hard work, determination, improvements in our local community water system, construction of our new station, many hours of training and certification of our members our new ISO rating improved to a 6/8B. The district assists and receives aid from other agencies including, Bureau of Land Management, NM State Forestry, US Forest Service, Bernalillo County Fire Department, Torrance County Fire Department and San Miguel County Fire Department, as well as other Santa Fe County Districts.