Fire Chief
Thank You for visiting our website. It is an honor to serve the citizens and community of Apple Valley.
I have been a long-time resident of Apple Valley and am a graduate of Apple Valley Middle School and Apple Valley High School.
I started in the Fire service in 1997 with the Apple Valley Fire Protection District as a volunteer Fire Inspector. I left the Fire District for a while spending time with San Bernardino County Fire, Fort Irwin Fire, and the City of Victorville Fire Department. I came back to the Apple Valley Fire Protection District in 2008 and have been proudly serving Apple Valley ever since.
Apple Valley is a great place to work and live. We are a community-based Fire District where we believe in our Community Core Values – we recognize that the community is the reason for our presence.

James “Buddy” Peratt