Redlands Building & Safety

The Vista Fire Department provides public safety and fire protection services. Services include fire fighting, rescue, hazardous materials incident responses and emergency medical services with emergency transport. Additional services include fire personnel training and community disaster preparedness. Fire prevention activities include inspection, code compliance, community protection planning, public education for fire survival and abatement of weed hazards. The mission of the department is to minimize deaths, injuries and property loss by taking all feasible action to prevent fires and, if they occur, to extinguish them promptly, and to provide advanced life support and emergency medical transportation for the community. Established in 1928, the Vista Fire Department is located in Vista, Calif.

The Municipal Utilities Department offers a variety of electric, water, sanitary and sewer installation solutions and services. It provides a variety of services that include water production and water distribution administration and operation. Its other services include wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal administration and operation. The department also offers a wide range of services that include solid waste and recycling collection, disposal administration and operation, citrus grove operation and airport administration. The Municipal Utilities Department specializes in four major support functions, including engineering, geographic information systems, regulatory compliance, and customer service and utility billing. The department has more than 140 authorized full- and part-time employees. It is administered by the city of Redlands, Calif.