Memphis Fire Services
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Agency overview[1] | |
Employees | 1789 (2015) |
Annual budget | $141,977,809 (2015) |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | Gina Sweat |
IAFF | 1784 |
Facilities and equipment[2][3] | |
Divisions | 2 |
Battalions | 12 |
Stations | 58 |
Engines | 56 |
Trucks | 22 |
Quints | 4 |
Squads | 8 |
Rescues | 3 |
Ambulances | 30 |
Airport crash | 3 |
Wildland | 6 |
Rescue boats | 3 |
Website | |
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IAFF website |
Memphis Fire Services provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Memphis, Tennessee.
History
The Memphis Fire Service got its start in 1846 when the first independent fire company was formed.[4] It wasn't until 1859 when the department had its first fire chief. In 1966 the department started to provide ambulance service with 6,561 calls in the first year alone.[4] The history and artifacts of the department are displayed at the Fire Museum of Memphis.
Stations and apparatus
Below is a list of all Memphis Fire Services fire stations and apparatus.[3]
Address | Engine/Quint Company | Truck Company | Medic Unit | Specialized Unit | Chief Unit | Division Chief | Battalion Chief | |
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1 | 211 Jackson Ave. | Engine 1 | Fire Com 1, Marine 1 | 1 | 1 HM-1 | |||
2 | 474 S. Main St. | Engine 2 | A.S.A.P. | Battalion 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
4 | 1460 N. 2nd St. | Engine 4 | Unit 31 | Brush Truck 4 | Battalion 2 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | 65 S. Front St. | Engine 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
6 | 924 Thomas St. | Truck 2 | MCI Trailer | 1 | 2 | |||
7 | 1017 Jefferson Ave. | Quint 7 | Unit 41 BLS | EMS 202 | 1 | 1 | ||
8 | 625 Mississippi Blvd. | Engine 8 | Truck 5 | Unit 12 | USAR Trailer | 1 | 1 | |
9 | 2785 Rudder Rd. | Unit 19 | ARFF 1 (Mini-pumper)
ARFF 2, ARFF 3 |
ARFF Chief | 1 | ARF | ||
10 | 148 S. Parkway | Engine 10 | Truck 9 | Unit 21 | Squad 10 | 1 | 3 | |
11 | 1826 Union Ave. | Engine 11 | Truck 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
13 | 333 E. Parkway N. | Engine 13 | Unit 4 | BU 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
14 | 980 E. McLemore Ave. | Engine 14 | Unit 3 | Squad 14 | Battalion 3 | 1 | 3 | |
15 | 688 N. Breedlove Ave. | Engine 15 | Unit 11 | 1 | 2 | |||
16 | 2203 Lamar Ave. | Engine 16 | Unit 16 | Squad 16 | EMS Battalion 20 | 1 | 6 | |
17 | 611 National Ave. | Engine 17 | Truck 8 | Unit 40 BLS | Squad 17 | Battalion 5 | 2 | 5 |
18 | 3426 Southern Ave. | Engine 18 | 1 | 6 | ||||
19 | 2248 Chelsea Ave. | Engine 19 | Decon Trailer | 1 | 2 | |||
20 | 2034 S. Lauderdale | Engine 20 | Division 1
EMS 201 |
1 | 3 | |||
21 | 550 S. Mendenhall | Engine 21 | Truck 15 | Unit 7 | Battalion 7 | 2 | 7 | |
22 | 2788 Lamar Ave. | Engine 22 | Truck 7 | Unit 27 | Squad 22 | Battalion 6 | 1 | 6 |
23 | 3468 Jackson Ave. | Engine 23 | Unit 15 | Squad 23 | 2 | 5 | ||
24 | 4472 Powell | Engine 24 | Unit 5 | Brush Truck 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
25 | 4735 Willow | Engine 25 | Unit 24 | Brush Truck 5 and BU 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
26 | 3345 Millington Rd. | Engine 26 | Truck 11 | Unit 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
27 | 2530 Whitney Blvd. | Engine 27 | Unit 22 | Rescue 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
28 | 1510 Chelsea Ave. | Quint 28 | Unit 20 | 1 | 2 | |||
29 | 2147 Elvis Presley Blvd. | Engine 29 | Truck 19 | Unit 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
30 | 1150 Getwell Rd. | Engine 30 | Unit 34 | 2 | 7 | |||
31 | 4258 Overton Crossing | Engine 31 | 2 | 11 | ||||
32 | 1670 Channel Dr. | Engine 32 | 1 | 3 | ||||
33 | 2555 Winchester Rd. | Engine 33 | Truck 16 | Unit 19 | Decon Trailer | 1 | ARF | |
34 | 3909 Knight Arnold Rd. | Quint 34 | Unit 8 | Squad 34 | Battalion 8 | 1 | 8 | |
35 | 3505 S. Mendenhall Rd. | Engine 35 | Truck 17 | Brush Truck 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
36 | 3215 S. 3rd St. | Engine 36 | Unit 17 | Rescue 2, Rescue Boat | 1 | 9 | ||
37 | 3950 Weaver Rd. | Quint 37 | Unit 36 | Brush Truck 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
38 | 4715 Horn Lake Rd. | Engine 38 | Truck 24 | Unit 9 | 1 | 9 | ||
39 | 1025 E. Raines | Engine 39 | Truck 18 | Battalion 9 | 1 | 9 | ||
40 | 2231 E. Shelby Dr. | Engine 40 | Unit 10 | 1 | 8 | |||
41 | 2161 Ridgeway | Engine 41 | Truck 20 | Unit 14 | 2 | 7 | ||
42 | 3242 Fontaine | Engine 42 | Unit 25 | 1 | 8 | |||
43 | 1253 E. Holmes | Engine 43 | 1 | 9 | ||||
44 | 220 N. Humphreys Blvd. | Engine 44 | Brush Truck 6, MCI Trailer | Division 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
45 | 5185 S. 3rd St. | Engine 45 | 1 | 9 | ||||
46 | 3423 Scenic Hwy. | Engine 46 | 2 | 11 | ||||
47 | 3510 Coleman Rd. | Engine 47 | Truck 23 | Unit 13 | Battalion 11 | 2 | 11 | |
48 | 4985 Raleigh-LaGrange Rd. | Quint 48 | 2 | 5 | ||||
49 | 4351 New Allen Rd. | Engine 49 | 2 | 11 | ||||
50 | 4255 E. Raines Rd. | Engine 50 | 1 | 8 | ||||
51 | 5921 Shelby Oaks Dr. | Engine 51 | Truck 10 | Unit 29 | EMS 203 | 2 | 5 | |
52 | 6675 Winchester Rd. | Engine 52 | Truck 27 | Unit 33 | 2 | 10 | ||
53 | 5881 E. Raines Rd. | Engine 53 | Unit 28 | Battalion 10 | 2 | 10 | ||
54 | 595 N. Sanga Rd. | Engine 54 | Truck 30 | Unit 18 | 2 | 4 | ||
55 | 4602 Riverdale Rd. | Engine 55 | Shelby County Fire Engine and Unit | 2 | 10 | |||
56 | 7495 Reese Rd. | Engine 56 | Truck 25 | Unit 26 | Rescue 1 | Battalion 4 | 2 | 4 |
57 | 4930 Pleasant Hill | Engine 57 | Truck 21 | EMS 204 | 1 | 8 | ||
58 | 8395 Dexter Rd. | Quint 58 | Unit 32 | 2 | 4 | |||
59 | 2870 Rockcreek Pkwy. | Engine 59 | Unit 30 | 2 | 4 |
References
- ↑ "2015 Budget" (PDF). Memphis TN Finance. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "Stations". Memphis Fire Services. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- 1 2 Equipment Location Chart, Memphis Fire Department, 1 September 2013
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(help) - 1 2 "History". Memphis Fire Services. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
External links
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- Official Website
- Unofficial Website
- "Memphis Fire Scanner".
- "Fire Services". Division Spotlight. City of Memphis. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2006.
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