Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department

The Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department is a 100% volunteer department that provides fire protection for the city of Pasadena, Texas. The City of Pasadena itself was incorporated in 1928, and the Pasadena Fire Department was established shortly thereafter in 1930 with a base membership of 25 volunteer firefighters.[1]

Pasadena Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State Texas
CityPasadena
Agency overview[1]
Established1930 (1930)
Employees250 (2015)
StaffingVolunteer
Fire chiefLanny Armstrong
Facilities and equipment[1][2]
Stations9
Engines14
Trucks4
Platforms2
Rescues1
Wildland6
Rescue boats2
Light and air3 (Cascades)
Website
Official website

Along with the City of Pasadena, the department has multiple mutual aid agreements with neighboring cities as well as many other nearby municipal and industrial fire departments. Emergency medical services are provided by a private ambulance service under contract to the city.[1] The PFD further provides mutual aid fire protection to Ellington Field, Johnson Space Center, and the University of Houston–Clear Lake. It is also an active member of the Channel Industrial Mutual Aid (CIMA) organization, which is a conglomeration of municipal and industrial fire departments that respond to the numerous petrochemical plants in the region.[1]

Stations and apparatus

The PFD has 9 stations spread across the city.[1][2]

Fire Station Number Address Engine Companies Ladder Company Or Tower Company Booster Units Other Units
2 529 Pasadena BlvdEngine 21, Engine 22Cascade 2, Marine 2
3 3004 Red BluffEngine 31, Engine 32Ladder 3Booster 3
4 101 QueensEngine 41, Engine 42Ladder 4Booster 4
5 4725 Spencer HwyEngine 51Booster 5Heavy Rescue 5
6 1200 KirbyEngine 61Tower 6Booster 6
7 1600 CrenshawEngine 71Ladder 7Booster 7Utility 7
8 4100 Space CenterEngine 81, Engine 82Ladder 8Cascade 8
9 4907 DonaldEngine 91
10 17200 MiddlebrookEngine 10Ladder 10Booster 10Cascade 10, Marine 10

References
  1. "About". Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. "Apparatus". Pasadena Fire Department. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

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