Fire Chief David Dumais  tel 310.781.7000   :  fax 310.781.7030

Fire Chief’s Message:

Message On behalf of the men and women of the City of Torrance Fire Department, we welcome you to our website, where I hope you will find the information provided helpful and practical to you. My name is David Dumais, and I am the Fire Chief for the City of Torrance. I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to serve the City of Torrance as your Fire Chief.

Having grown up in Torrance and a product of the Torrance Unified School District, I am keenly aware of the expectations and trust that our community holds our public service agencies accountable. The Fire Department and Police Department; stand together and are ready to maintain safety and security at the highest level possible with integrity and pride.

The City of Torrance has equipped the Fire Department with the resources needed to provide essential services for life safety, property conservation, and environmental protection. Our dedicated members will respond efficiently and effectively to emergencies and work hard to bring each situation back to normalcy.

Torrance Fire Department is a premier fire service agency in the State and in the Country, holding a Class 1 rating issued by the Insurance Service Office (ISO) since 1995. In 2019, our Fire Department became an accredited agency through the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE). The Torrance Fire Department is one of five (5) agencies in California to achieve CPSE Accreditation while having a Class 1 ISO rating and one of 113 agencies to hold both distinctions in the United States.

We pride ourselves on providing excellent customer service to the Torrance community by maintaining a forward-leaning posture for any issue we might encounter. Our department is an all-hazard, all-risk fire service agency, able to respond to, manage, and bring to a safe result and just about any incident that may occur in our City. Hazardous Materials response and Administration, Technical Rescue response, Emergency Medical Response, Fire Protection Engineering and Code Enforcement, as well as fighting fires and providing safety education to the community and schools, are just a few ways we strive to keep Torrance safe.

We have enhanced our Emergency Medical Service delivery model by adding an Ambulance transportation program for the citizens of Torrance. We are proud to have served the Torrance community for over a year with a full-service emergency medical service program with transport and better serve our community with their medical needs.

Our Team and Staff members have performed exceptionally during the COVID pandemic by answering every call for service with dedication, pride, and empathy. Our team has been on the front lines serving our community by distributing food to those in need, providing COVID vaccination clinics, and enforcing the Fire Life safety code to ensure our community remains safe as we navigate this unprecedented event.

My goal for our community is to be a prepared community. As we come out of the COVID pandemic, we look forward to returning to deliver fire/life safety education and preparedness information to better equip families for emergencies and disasters that may affect our region. I am committed to providing education and training services to our community for readiness and ability to protect during catastrophes.

I am excited about the future of our organization. Torrance is a great community to live, work, and play. Your Torrance Fire Department is here when you need our services, and rest assured, we will respond quickly, efficiently, and effectively to serve your needs.

Respectfully,

David A. Dumais

Fire Chief