Charlotte Fire Department

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Charlotte Fire Department
Charlotte Fire Department Logo.png
Operational area
Country United States
State North Carolina
City Charlotte
Agency overview[1]
Established1875 (1875)
Annual calls~ 130,000 (2019)
Employees1,180 (2015)
Annual budget$110,158,486 (2015)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefReginald Johnson
IAFF660
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions8
Stations43
Engines43
Trucks16
Rescues2
Tenders6
HAZMAT4
USAR3
Airport crash10
Wildland5
Fireboats2
Rescue boats4
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Charlotte Fire Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue services, 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 885,000.[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 February 2021 this is the current list of stations and apparatus for the department:[5]

Fire Station Number Neighborhood Engine Company Ladder Company Rescue Company Special Unit Battalion Chief Unit
1 First Ward (Uptown) Engine 1 Ladder 1 Vent 1 Battalion Chief 1
2 South End Engine 2 Ladder 2
3 Rama Engine 3 Ladder 3
4 Fourth Ward (Uptown) Engine 4 Ladder 4
5 Wesley Heights Engine 5 Brush 5
6 Myers Park Engine 6
7 NoDa Engine 7
8 Plaza Midwood Engine 8
9 Providence Township Engine 9 Tanker 9
10 Camp Greene Engine 10 Rescue 10 Dive 10 Battalion Chief 3
11 Graham Heights Engine 11 Rescue 11 Dive 11
12 Madison Park Engine 12
13 South Hoskins Engine 13 Ladder 13 Hazmat 1, Hazmat 2
14 Cotswold Engine 14
15 Shamrock Engine 15
16 South Park Engine 16 Ladder 16
17 Charlotte Douglas International Airport East Engine 17 ARFF Units Battalion Chief 8
18 Washington Heights Engine 18 Ladder 18
19 Landsdowne Engine 19
20 Starmount Engine 20 Brush 20 Battalion Chief 5
21 Paw Creek Engine 21 Tanker 21
22 Derita Engine 22 Safety 1
23 Hickory Grove Engine 23 Ladder 23
24 Carmel Village Engine 24 Ladder 24
25 Oakdale Engine 25 Foam 1 Battalion Chief 6
26 Ayrsley Engine 26 Ladder 26
27 University City Engine 27 Ladder 27 Battalion Chief 2
28 Northlake Engine 28 Ladder 28
29 Idlewild South Engine 29 Brush 29
30 Whippoorwill Lake Engine 30
31 Highland Creek Engine 31 Ladder 31 Brush 31
32 Ballantyne Engine 32 Ladder 32 Hazmat 3
33 Shuffletown Engine 33 Ladder 33 Brush 33, Deluge 33
34 Newell Engine 34 Decon 1, Hazmat 5
35 Withrow Downs Engine 35 Tanker 35
36 Mallard Creek Engine 36 MOC 1
37 Steele Creek Engine 37 Tanker 37
38 Withers Cove Engine 38 Dive 38, Fire Boat 38
39 The Arboretum Engine 39 Battalion Chief 7
40 Wilgrove Engine 40 Ladder 40 Tanker 40
41 Charlotte Douglas International Airport West ARFF Units
42 Eastland Engine 42, Engine 65 Battalion Chief 4
43 Clanton Park Engine 43 USAR 1, USAR 2

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FY2015 Strategic Operation Plan" (PDF). City of Charlotte. Retrieved 24 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Operations". Charlotte Fire Department. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "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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