Nevada County is located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode Country. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 98,764. There are 974 square miles in Nevada County and the county seat is Nevada City. The county was created in 1851 and was named after the mining town of Nevada City, a name originally derived from the term “Sierra Nevada.”
There are two acute care hospitals in Nevada County including a Stroke Receiving Center. Emergency ground ambulance service for the county is provided by Penn Valley Fire Protection District, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Ambulance and the Truckee Fire Protection District under Exclusive Operating Agreements (EOAs).
Nevada County Website Link
Fire Departments
Grass Valley Fire Department 125 E Main Street Grass Valley, CA 95945 (530) 274-4370 Higgins Fire Protection District 10106 Combie Road Auburn, CA 95602(530) 269-2488 Nevada City Fire Department 201 Providence Mine Rd.
Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-2351 Nevada County Consolidated Fire District 11329 McCourtney Road Grass Valley, CA 95949 (530)273-3158 North San Juan Fire District P.O. Box 299
North San Juan, CA 95960
(530) 292-9159 Ophir Hill Fire Protection District 12668 Colfax Highway Cedar Ridge, CA 95924 (530) 273-8351 Peardale-Chicago Park Fire Department 18934 Colfax Highway Grass Valley, CA 95945 530-273-2503 Penn Valley Fire Protection District 10513 Spenceville Road Penn Valley, CA 95946 (530) 432-2630 Rough & Ready Fire Department 14506 Rough and Ready Highway Rough and Ready, CA 95975 (530) 432-1140 Truckee Fire Protection District 10049 Donner Pass Road Truckee, CA 96160 (530) 582-7850 Washington Fire & Rescue
15406 Washington Rd
Washington, CA 95986
(530) 265-3166
