Greensboro Fire Department

The Greensboro Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. The department is responsible for an area of 144 square miles (370 km2) with a population of 275,879.[4]

Greensboro Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State North Carolina
CityGreensboro
Agency overview[1][2]
Established1884 (1884)
Annual calls33,027 (2013)
Employees551 (2014)
Annual budget$43,129,161 (2014)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefBobby Nugent
IAFF947
Facilities and equipment[3]
Battalions5
Stations26
Engines24
Quints11
Rescues1
HAZMAT2
USAR1
Light and air1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Greensboro Fire Department was started as an all volunteer fire department in 1884 with the Steam Fire Engine Company Number 1.[5] Due to population growth and concerns over resource management, the department transitioned to career members in 1926.[5]

Stations and apparatus

As of April 2015 this is the current list of apparatus in the Greensboro Fire Department:

Address Engine Company Ladder Company Specialized Unit Battalion Chief Unit Battalion
1 1514 N. Church StEngine 1Air Unit 1Battalion 11[6]
2 5109 N. Church StEngine 25[7]
4 401 Gorrell StEngine 42[8]
5 1401 Westover TerraceEngine 5Ladder 5USAR, Rescue5[9]
7 1064 Gatewood AveEngine 7Ladder 71[10]
8 2201 Coliseum BlvdEngine 83[11]
10 4208 Gate City BlvdEngine 10Ladder 103[12]
11 2602 S. Elm-Eugene StEngine 11Ladder 11HazMat 71Battalion 22[13]
14 3633 Summit AveEngine 14Ladder 141[14]
17 6405 Old Oak Ridge RdEngine 17Foam Task Force / ARFF4[15]
18 5903 Ballinger RdEngine 18ARFF TeamBattalion 44[16]
19 6900 Downwind RdEngine 19Foam Task Force / ARFF4[17]
20 8404 W. Market StEngine 20Ladder 20Foam Task Force / ARFF4[18]
21 2870 Horsepen Creek RdEngine 21Ladder 21HazMat 724[19]
40 1805 Pisgah Church RdEngine 40Battalion 55[20]
41 4504 Lake Brandt RdEngine 415[21]
43 4854 Lake Jeanette RdEngine 43Ladder 435[22]
48 1400 Vandalia RdEngine 483[23]
49 4302 W. Friendly AveEngine 493[24]
52 1000 Meadowood RdEngine 52Ladder 52Battalion 33[25]
53 2013 Willow RdEngine 532[26]
56 820 Franklin BlvdEngine 561[27]
57 1539 Mt. Hope Church RdEngine 63Ladder 572[28]
59 3803 Reedy Fork Parkway Ladder 59 1 [29]
61 105 W. Vandalia RdEngine 612[30]
63

References
  1. "Annual Statistics". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. "2014 Budget". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. "Stations". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. "Department Operations". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. "History". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. "Station 1". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  7. "Station 2". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. "Station 4". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. "Station 5". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  10. "Station 7". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. "Station 8". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. "Station 10". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  13. "Station 11". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  14. "Station 14". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  15. "Station 17". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  16. "Station 18". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  17. "Station 19". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  18. "Station 20". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  19. "Station 21". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  20. "Station 40". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  21. "Station 41". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  22. "Station 43". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  23. "Station 48". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  24. "Station 49". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  25. "Station 52". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  26. "Station 53". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  27. "Station 56". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  28. "Station 57". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  29. "Fire Station 59". www.greensboro-nc.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  30. "Station 61". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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