Charlotte Fire Department

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]

Charlotte Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State North Carolina
City Charlotte
Agency overview[1]
Established1875 (1875)
Annual calls~ 110,710 (2015)
Employees1,180 (2015)
Annual budget$110,158,486 (2015)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefReginald Johnson
IAFF660
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions8
Stations43
Engines43
Trucks16
Ladders16
Rescues2
Tenders6
HAZMAT4
USAR3
Airport crash10
Wildland5
Fireboats2
Rescue boats4
Website
Official website
IAFF website

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 May 2020 this is the current list of stations and apparatus for the department:[5]

Neighborhood Engine Company Ladder Company Rescue Company Special Unit Battalion Unit
1 First Ward (Uptown)Engine 1Ladder 1Vent 1Battalion 1
2 South EndEngine 2Ladder 2
3 RamaEngine 3Rescue 3Dive 3
4 Fourth Ward (Uptown)Engine 4Ladder 4
5 Wesley HeightsEngine 5Brush 5
6 Myers ParkEngine 6
7 NoDaEngine 7
8 Plaza MidwoodEngine 8
9 Providence TownshipEngine 9Tanker 9
10 Camp GreeneEngine 10Rescue 10Battalion 3
11 Graham HeightsEngine 11USAR 1, USAR 2
12 Madison ParkEngine 12
13 South HoskinsEngine 13Ladder 13Hazmat 1, Hazmat 2
14 CotswoldEngine 14
15 ShamrockEngine 15
16 South ParkEngine 16Ladder 16
17 Charlotte Douglas International Airport EastEngine 17ARFF UnitsBattalion 8
18 Washington HeightsEngine 18Ladder 18
19 LandsdowneEngine 19
20 StarmountEngine 20Brush 20Battalion 5
21 Paw CreekEngine 21Tanker 21
22 DeritaEngine 22
23 Hickory GroveEngine 23Ladder 23
24 Carmel VillageEngine 24Ladder 24
25 OakdaleEngine 25Foam 1Battalion 6
26 AyrsleyEngine 26Ladder 26
27 University CityEngine 27Ladder 27Battalion 2
28 NorthlakeEngine 28Ladder 28
29 Idlewild SouthEngine 29Ladder 29Brush 29
30 Whippoorwill LakeEngine 30
31 Highland CreekEngine 31Ladder 31Brush 31
32 BallantyneEngine 32Ladder 32Hazmat 3
33 ShuffletownEngine 33Ladder 33Brush 33
34 NewellEngine 34Decon 1
35 Withrow DownsEngine 35Tanker 35
36 Mallard CreekEngine 36MOC 1, Hazmat 5
37 Steele CreekEngine 37Tanker 37
38 Withers CoveEngine 38Dive 38,Fire Boat 38
39 The ArboretumEngine 39Battalion 7
40 WilgroveEngine 40Ladder 40Tanker 40
41 Charlotte Douglas International Airport WestARFF Units
42 EastlandEngine 42, Engine 65Battalion 4
43 Clanton Park (Under Construction)Engine 43 (future)

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. "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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