Chesapeake Fire Department

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Chesapeake Fire Department
Chesapeake Fire Department Logo.png
Operational area
Country United States
State Virginia
CityChesapeake
Agency overview[1][2]
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1963 (1963-01-01)
Annual calls37,016 (2013)
Employees445 (2014)
Annual budget$45,781,552 (2014)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefEd Elliott
EMS levelALS
IAFF2449
Facilities and equipment[1]
Battalions3
Stations15
Engines17
Tillers2
Platforms1
Rescues1
Ambulances14
HAZMAT1
Wildland4
Rescue boats4
Website
Official website
IAFF official

The Chesapeake Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the Independent city of Chesapeake, Virginia.[1] The department is responsible for 353 square miles (910 km2) with more than 245,000 residents.[1]

History[]

The Chesapeake Fire Department got its start in 1892 when a group of citizens in what was at that time South Norfolk, Virginia, raised concerns about the lack of fire protection in the community.[3] The group met and organized a local fire department. When the City of South Norfolk and Norfolk County merged on January 1, 1963, the independent city of Chesapeake was born. Along with this merger, multiple independent fire departments were merged to form the new City of Chesapeake Fire Department.[3]

Stations and apparatus[]

Fire Station Number Region Engine Company Medic or EMS Unit Ladder Company (Tiller Or Platform) Other Units Chief Units
1 South Norfolk Engine 1 Medic 1 Foam 1 [4]
2 Portlock Engine 2 Medic 2
EMS 1		 Ladder 2 (Tiller) Foam 2, Boat 2 Battalion 1 [5]
3 Indian River Engine 3 Medic 3 Rehab Unit [6]
4 B.M. Williams Engine 4
Engine 24		 Medic 4

Medic 24

Marine 1 [7]
5 Great Bridge Engine 5 Medic 5

EMS 2

Ladder 5 (Platform) Boat 5, HazMat 5 Battalion 2 [8]
6 Fentress Engine 6 Medic 6* [9]
7 Saint Brides Engine 7 Medic 7 Brush 7 [10]
8 Deep Creek Engine 8
Engine 28		 Medic 8 Brush 8, Boat 8 [11]
9 Camelot Engine 9 Medic 9
EMS 3		 Battalion 3 [12]
10 Bower's Hill Engine 10 Brush 10 [13]
11 Dock Landing Engine 11 Medic 11 [14]
12 Western Branch Engine 12 Medic 12 Ladder 12 (Tiller) [15]
13 Cornland Engine 13 Brush 13 [16]
14 Greenbrier Engine 14 Medic 14 [17]
15 Bells Mill Engine 15 Medic 15 Rescue 15 [18][19]

*Staffed during peak hours and for special events only

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "About Us". Chesapeake Fire Department. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ^ "FY 2014-15 Operating Budget" (PDF). City of Chesapeake Virginia. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "History". Chesapeake Fire Department. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Station 1". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Station 2". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Station 3". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Station 4". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Station 5". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Station 6". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Station 7". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Station 8". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Station 9". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Station 10". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Station 11". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Station 12". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Station 13". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Station 14". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Station 15". Chesapeake Fire Department. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Details: 2014 Pierce Heavy Duty Rescue Quantum". Atlantic Emergency Solutions. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

Coordinates: 36°46′2.63″N 76°17′14.66″W / 36.7673972°N 76.2874056°W / 36.7673972; -76.2874056

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