Dixon Volunteer Fire Department
and Emergency Medical Services
Serving the lower Embudo Valley
Dixon VFD Station 1 & Apparatuses
Dixon VFD Station 1 is the main Fire Station located at #183A New Mexico State Road 75 in Dixon. It includes 5 vehicle bays (Engine 1, Engine 3, Tender 2, Brush 1, & Rescue 3), a classroom, restroom and fitness center. It has four internet-connected computers, WiFi, web conferencing capabilities and a First Due station display. Station 1 has a rooftop array of 7.52 kW photovoltaic panels connected to 30 kWh back-up batteries capable of providing emergency power in the event of an electrical outage.
Dixon VFD Standard Operating Guidelines state that Dixon Brush 1, Engine 3, and Tender 2 should be deployed first for wildland brush fires followed by Engine 2 and Tanker 1 (from Station 2) as indicated. For structure fires, Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3 and Tender 2 are deployed first followed by Tanker 1, Brush 1 and Rescue 3. For motor vehicle accidents, Rescue 3, Engine 3, and Brush 1 are deployed first followed by Engines 1 and 2.
Dixon Station 2 & Apparatuses
Dixon Station 2 is a Dixon VFD substation in Rinconada that contains two apparatus bays and houses Dixon Engine 2 and Tanker 1. Dixon Station 2 was originally established in order to assure a fire response to locations along NM 68 in the event that Station 1 was cut off by flooding of a major arroyo that runs through Dixon.
