About Loma Rica/Browns Valley Community Services District

This web site has been established by the Loma Rica / Browns Valley Community Services District to provide information to the residents of our District.

The Loma Rica / Browns Valley Community Services District was established in 1984 by a vote of the District's residents for the sole purpose of providing fire, rescue and medical aid service to the almost 100 square mile area constituting the Loma Rica and Browns Valley communities.

The District is an independent government agency (Special District) and as such, receives its operational revenue from a direct assessment levied on District residents and businesses. The County of Yuba does not provide fire service or revenue for fire service.

The Loma Rica/Browns Valley Community Services District (District) is responsible for providing fire protection, first responder medical aid, and rescue assistance to the communities of Loma Rica and Browns Valley. Currently the Loma Rica/Browns Valley Fire Department has a staff of seven volunteers and is augmented by firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Together, they provide 24 hour, 7 day a week coverage.

The District has three stations, Station 61, located on Loma Rica Road, and Station 62, located on Browns Valley School Road, as well the new newest addition, Station 63. Station 61 is a bi-agency facility, shared between the District and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF). Through the Amador contract, Station 61 is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. In addition to the CDF attack engine, Station 61 houses the District attack engine and one structure engine. Station 62 is not currently staffed and is used to house the District water tender and one structure engine.

In 2019, after years of fiscal management and assistance from Yuba County Building Department, a third station project was successfully bid. Construction was started in early May by Frank Webb Construction. With the addition of this Fire Station the District hopes to provide a more efficient response time and decrease in insurance rates to its citizens living near the fire station.