Editing Mountain View, California (section)

===Public safety===
[[File:Mountain View Fire Station Number 1.jpg|thumb|Mountain View Fire Station No. 1]]

The Mountain View Fire Department maintains five stations, and is responsible for fire protection and emergency medical services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/documents/MVFD/Fire%20Annual%20Report%20FY%2015-16.pdf|title=Mountain View Fire Department Annual Report 2015-2016|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713074250/https://www.mountainview.gov/documents/MVFD/Fire%20Annual%20Report%20FY%2015-16.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/fire/default.asp|title=City of Mountain View - Fire|access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724130032/http://www.mountainview.gov/depts/fire/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/fire/emergency/apparatus.asp|title=City of Mountain View - Fire - Apparatus|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713073054/https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/fire/emergency/apparatus.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Mountain View Police Department maintains patrol, traffic enforcement, detective, K9 and SWAT services for the city,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=26646|title=Mountain View Police Department Annual Report 2017|website=Mountainview.gov|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308145557/https://www.mountainview.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=26646|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/police/default.asp|title=City of Mountain View - Police|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713073032/https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/police/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://joinmvpd.com/specialty-units/|title=Mountain View Police Department Specialty Units|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713073314/https://joinmvpd.com/specialty-units/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and participates in several task forces,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=13148|title=Mountain View Police Department Annual Report 2013|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819141515/https://www.mountainview.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=13148|url-status=dead}}</ref> including the Regional Allied Computer Crime Task Force (REACT) and the Regional Auto Theft Task Force (RAATF).<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2005 |title=Resolution - Approve Police Dept's Participation in REACT |url=https://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=19736&dbid=0&repo=CityDocuments&cr=1 |access-date=October 25, 2024 |website=City of Mountain View}}</ref>