Charlotte Fire Department

Charlotte Fire Department
Operational area
Country  United States
State  North Carolina
City Charlotte
Agency overview[1]
Established 1875 (1875)
Annual calls ~ 110,710 (2015)
Employees 1,180 (2015)
Annual budget $110,158,486 (2015)
Staffing Career
Fire chief Reginald Johnson
IAFF 660
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions 8
Stations 42
Engines 42
Trucks 16
Ladders 16
Rescues 2
Tenders 6
HAZMAT 4
USAR 3
Fireboats 2
Rescue boats 4
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Charlotte Fire Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, disaster response, code enforcement, fire investigations, and public education for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.[3] The department is responsible for an area of approximately 300 square miles (780 km2) with a population of over 792,000.[3] The Charlotte Fire Department was officially formed in 1875, although fire services existed in the area for decades before that.[4]

Stations and apparatus

Engine 37 is a 2005 Spartan/Smeal Pumper.
Ladder 18 is located in west Charlotte. The Wild Wild West
Blaze 1 has an extending stick with a point nozzle called the snozzle.

As of July 2018 this is the current list of stations and apparatus for the department:[5]

Address Engine Company Ladder Company Brush Chief vehicle Other units
1 221 N. Myers StEngine 1Ladder 1Battalion 1Vent 1
2 1817 South BlvdEngine 2Ladder 2
3 6512 Monroe RdEngine 3Rescue 3, Dive 3
4 525 N. Church StEngine 4Ladder 4
5 224 Wesley Heights WayEngine 5Brush 5
6 249 S. Laurel AveEngine 6
7 3210 N. Davidson StEngine 7
8 The PlazaEngine 8
9 4529 McKee RdEngine 9Tanker 9
10 2810 Wilkinson BlvdEngine 10Battalion 3Rescue 10, Dive 10
11 620 W. 28th StEngine 11USAR 1,USAR 2
12 420 Inwood DrEngine 12
13 4337 Glenwood DrEngine 13Ladder 13HazMat 1, HazMat 2
14 114 N. Sharon Amity RdEngine 14
15 3617 Frontenac AveEngine 15
16 6623 Park South DrEngine 16Ladder 16
17 Charlotte Douglas Airport
5308 Morris Field Dr		Engine 17Battalion 8Blaze 1, Blaze 3
Blaze 5, Blaze 6, Blaze 7
18 2337 Keller DrEngine 18Ladder 18
19 1016 Sardis LnEngine 19
20 9400 Nations Ford RdEngine 20Battalion 5
21 1023 Little Rock RdEngine 21Tanker 21
22 1917 W. Sugar Creek RdEngine 22Tanker 22
23 7400 E. Harris BlvdEngine 23Ladder 23
24 7132 Pineville-Matthews RdEngine 24Ladder 24
25 6741 Pleasant Grove RdEngine 25Battalion 6Foam 1
26 9231 S. Tryon StEngine 26Ladder 26
27 111 Ken Hoffman DrEngine 27Ladder 27Battalion 2
28 8031 Old Statesville RdEngine 28Ladder 28
29 2121 Margaret Wallace RdEngine 29Ladder 29Brush 29
30 4707 Belle Oaks RdEngine 30
31 3820 Ridge RdEngine 31Ladder 31Brush 31
32 9225 Bryant Farms RdEngine 32Ladder 32HazMat 3
33 2001 Mt. Holly-Huntersville RdEngine 33Ladder 33Brush 33Decon 1
34 2824 Rocky River RdEngine 34
35 1120 Pavilion BlvdEngine 35Tanker 35
36 2325 W. Mallard Creek Church RdEngine 36
37 13828 S. Tryon StEngine 37Tanker 37
38 12100 Shopton Road WestEngine 38Dive 38,Fire Boat 38
39 8325 Providence RdEngine 39Battalion 7
40 9720 Harrisburg RdEngine 40Ladder 40Tanker 40
41 Charlotte Douglas Airport
5740-B West Blvd		Blaze 41, Blaze 42
Blaze 43,Blaze 45, Blaze 47
42 5620 Central AveEngine 42, Engine 65Battalion 4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FY2015 Strategic Operation Plan" (PDF). City of Charlotte. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Operations". Charlotte Fire Department. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "About Us". Charlotte Fire Department. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "History". Charlotte Fire Department. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Stations". Charlotte Fire Department. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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