The Encinitas Fire Protection District was established in 1945 and became a full city service department in 1955. This branch of the department, the city's first fire station, opened on 2nd Street in 1957. Encinitas Fire and Marine Safety Department provides emergency and public safety services such as fire protection, emergency response, medical aid, search and rescue, lifeguard and ambulance services and education programs to the communities of Encinitas, Leucadia and Cardiff by the Sea.