Fire District
The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District protects over 273 square miles. The District responds to over 600 emergencies each year and serves approximately 7,000 residents.
They serve Knights Valley, Franz Valley, Alexander Valley, Chalk Hill, Dry Creek Valley, the Geysers, Geyserville, parts of unincorporated Healdsburg and Lake Sonoma. There are 6 paid firefighters, 1 part-time fire chief, 1 part-time administrative manager, 25 volunteer firefighters and a fuels crew.
Fire Chief Marshall Turbeville
Marshall began as Fire Chief in 2013 at the Geyserville Fire Department following in his father’s footsteps Dean Turbeville who was Fire Chief from 1992 to 2003.
Marshall began his career with the District as a Volunteer Firefighter in 1995 and was chosen to serve as Fire Chief in 2013. Marshall also began working for Cal Fire during the summer of 1995 and is currently a Battalion Chief. In addition to working for the District and for Cal Fire, Marshall also teaches forestry and fire classes at the Santa Rosa Junior College.
The Alexander Valley Association works closely with Chief Turbeville to share information and help to keep our community safe.
Alexander Valley Firehouse
In 1975 the Geyserville Volunteer Fire Department took in the boundaries of the Alexander Valley School District and formed the Alexander Valley Division of the Geyserville Volunteer Fire Department. Though it was part of the Geyserville Volunteer Fire Department, the Alexander Valley Division had its own fire chief and roster of volunteers. Eugene Saini was the Fire Chief of the Alexander Valley Division. The fire station was in Russel Greene’s barn across from the Alexander Valley school and was later moved to Truman Clark’s property at the intersection of Highway 128 and Alexander Valley Road. The siren was on top of Goodyear’s hay barn. Alexander Valley Division’s first engine was a 1956 International pumper-taker from Ventura County which held 1400 gallons of water. It was destroyed in 1976 in a fire-related accident on Ida Clayton Road that also injured firefighter Dale Goode. The second apparatus was a 1941 Ford truck from Frank Palmer and Eddie Demoscene. In 1989, after many years of auctions and fundraisers, the Andrews Fire House was built and dedicated near the intersection of Highway 128 and Alexander Valley Road, where it stands today.
