Government: CITY COUNCIL:
Craig Knight - Mayor
Javier Marquez - Mayor Pro Tem
Chris Defrancesco - Council Member
Clyde Fannon - Council Member
Marcia Sablan - Council Member COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
Phil Larson - District 1
CITY MANAGER:
Jose Antonio Ramirez
ADMINISTRATOR:
Bart Bohn
Transportation: Highways - Interstate 5 is about 18 miles away
- HWY 41
- U.S. 99 is about 45 miles away
Rail Services Freight: Passenger:
- Service is provided by Amtrak located in Fresno
- Passenger bus transport available from the city to the Amtrak station
Bus Services - Fresno County Rural Transit Agency; Orange Belt Stages
Airport
- Firebaugh Municipal Airport (Newly reconstructed including state of the art security features.)
- The Fresno Yosemite International Airport is about 56 miles east, offers both passenger and freight service to major markets
Port Facility - Port of Stockton located 103 miles northwest via I-5 North
- Port of Oakland located 135 miles northwest via I-5 North
Port of Entry - U.S. Customs Office located at 5177 E. Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727
Education: Universities - California State University, Fresno
- Fresno Pacific University
- University of California, Merced
Community Colleges - West Hills Community College
- Fresno City College
- Reedley College
- College of the Sequoias
- California Christian College
- Madera College (Los Banos Campus)
- San Joaquin Academic Academy
- State Center Community College District
Vocational Schools - San Joaquin College of Law
- Heald College Schools of Business and Technology
- Central California College School of Law
- California School of Professional Psychology Fresno
- San Joaquin Valley College
- Westside Institute of Technology (WIT)
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Joint Unified School District | | No. of Schools | | High School | 1 | | Junior High School | 1 | | Elementary School | 4 | | | |
| Enrollment Grades K-12 | Students | | 2003 | 2,514 | | 2004 | 2,454 | | 2005 | 2,403 | | 2006 | 2,249 |
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Services: Police Service:
Firebaugh Police Department
Fire Service:
The Firebaugh Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Insurance Rating: 5 Additional Services:
Community Incentives: - Enterprise Zone
- Recycling Market Development Zone
Development Financing: Federal Level - Economic Development Administration (Grants & Loans)
- U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (Grants & Loans)
- Small Business Administration (7a Loan Guarantee Program)
- USDA (Grants & Loans)
State Level - California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
- Rural Economic Development Infrastructure Program (REDIP)
- Valley Small Business Development Corporation (VSBDC) (State Loan Guarantee Program and a wide variety of other loan programs.)
- Taxable Industrial Revenue Development Bonds (as allowed by State and Federal law)
City Level - Redevelopment Agency (Tax Increment)
- Assessment Districts
Connectivity: Firebaugh has fiber optic connectivity within the City.
Energy Supply/Utilities: Electricity Supplier
Pacific Gas & Electric -(800) 743-5000
Telephone Service
SBC
(800) 891-1800 Water System Supplier
City of Firebaugh
(559) 659-2043
Max. Pumping Capacity: 7 MGD
Average Daily Use: 1.1 MGD (winter) 4 MGD (summer)
Sewer System Service
City of Firebaugh
(559) 659-2043 Wastewater Plant Type
Primary Treatment Facility | Capacity | 1.5 MGD | | Peak Load | 0.7 MGD (avg.), 0.84 MGD (summer peak) |
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