The San Marcos Fire Department is a full-service department. The fire department provides service to the City of San Marcos and the San Marcos Fire Protection District, which covers an area of 33 square miles and a population of approximately 95,000 residents. The department protects an extremely diverse community consisting of large areas of residential development, commercial/retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and educational centers such as California State University San Marcos and Palomar Community College. In addition, the San Marcos Fire Department protects and manages several thousand acres of wildland and wildand urban interface lands.