Memphis Fire Services

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Memphis Fire Department
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Operational area
Country United States
State Tennessee
City Memphis
Agency overview[1]
Employees1789 (2015)
Annual budget$141,977,809 (2015)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefGina Sweat
IAFF1784
Facilities and equipment[2][3]
Divisions2
Battalions12
Stations58
Engines56
Trucks21
Quints4
Squads8
Rescues3
Airport crash3
Wildland6
Fireboats1
Rescue boats4
Website
Official website
IAFF website
Fire Station 5, which houses the headquarters of the fire department
Memphis Fire Station 1, a museum
Memphis Fire Station 21, an example of a modern station

Memphis Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Memphis, Tennessee.

History[]

The Memphis Fire Department got its start in 1846 when the first independent fire company was formed.[4] It wasn't until 1859 when the department had its first fire chief. In 1966 the department started to provide ambulance service with 6,561 calls in the first year alone.[4] The history and artifacts of the department are displayed at the Fire Museum of Memphis.

A replacement to Station 5 started construction in summer 2020 and was opened in fall 2021. The new station is located at 400 Adams, and houses the firefighting equipment from the old station. Command staff headquarters was moved into a separate building on Avery.[5][6][7]

Stations and apparatus[]

Below is a list of all Memphis Fire Department fire stations and apparatus.[3]

Fire Station Number Address Engine Company/Quint Company Truck Company Medic Unit Specialized Unit Chief Unit Division Battalion
1 211 Jackson Ave. Engine 1 Squad 1 Fire Com 1 Marine 1 1 1
2 474 S. Main St. Engine 2 A.S.A.P. Battalion Chief 1 1 1
4 1460 N. 2nd St. Engine 4 Unit 31 Brush Truck 4 Battalion Chief 2 1 2
5 65 S. Front St. Engine 5 1 1
6 924 Thomas St. Truck 2 MCI Trailer 1 2
7 1017 Jefferson Ave. Engine 7 Truck 13 Unit 40 (BLS) EMS 202 1 1
8 625 Mississippi Blvd. Engine 8 Truck 5 Unit 12 Squad 5 1 1
9 2785 Rudder Rd. ARFF 1 (mini-pumper)

ARFF 2, ARFF 3

ARFF Chief 1 1
10 148 S. Parkway Engine 10 Truck 9 Unit 21 1 3
11 1826 Union Ave. Engine 11 Truck 4 1 6
13 333 E. Parkway N. Engine 13 Unit 4 BU 1 6 1
14 980 E. McLemore Ave. Engine 14 Unit 3 Squad 14 Mobile Stroke 1 Lightwater 1 Battalion Chief 3 1 3
15 688 N. Breedlove Ave. Engine 15 Unit 11 Hose Tender 1 1
16 2203 Lamar Ave. Engine 16 Unit 16 Squad 16 Rehab 1 EMS Battalion Chief 20 1 6
17 611 National Ave. Engine 17 Truck 8 Unit 41 (BLS) Squad 8 Battalion Chief 5 2 5
18 3426 Southern Ave. Engine 18 1 6
19 2248 Chelsea Ave. Engine 19 Decon Trailer 1 2
20 2034 S. Lauderdale Engine 20 Division Chief 1

EMS Chief 201

1 3
21 550 S. Mendenhall Engine 21 Truck 15 Unit 7 Battalion Chief 7 2 7
22 2788 Lamar Ave. Engine 22 Truck 7 Squad 22 Battalion Chief 6 6 1
23 3468 Jackson Ave. Engine 23 Unit 15 Squad 23 2 5
24 4472 Powell Engine 24 Unit 5 Brush Truck 3 2 5
25 4735 Willow Engine 25 Unit 26 Rescue 1 2 7
26 3345 Millington Rd. Engine 26 Truck 11 Unit 2 1 2
27 2530 Whitney Blvd. Engine 27 Unit 22 Rescue 3 2 11
28 1510 Chelsea Ave. Engine 28 Unit 20 1 2
29 2147 Elvis Presley Blvd. Engine 29 Unit 17 Rescue 2 1 3
30 1150 Getwell Rd. Engine 30 Unit 34 Squad 30 2 7
31 4258 Overton Crossing Engine 31 2 11
32 1670 Channel Dr. Engine 32 1 3
33 2555 Winchester Rd. Engine 33 Truck 16 Unit 19 Decon Trailer 1
34 3909 Knight Arnold Rd. Engine 34 Unit 8 Squad 34 Battalion Chief 8 1 8
35 3505 S. Mendenhall Rd. Engine 35 Truck 17 Brush Truck 2 Squad 17 2 10
36 3215 S. 3rd St. Engine 36 Truck 19 Unit 6 1 9
37 3950 Weaver Rd. Quint 37 Brush Truck 1 Squad 37 1 9
38 4715 Horn Lake Rd. Engine 38 Truck 24 Unit 9 1 9
39 1025 E. Raines Engine 39 Truck 18 Battalion Chief 9 1 9
40 2231 E. Shelby Dr. Engine 40 Unit 10 1 8
41 2161 Ridgeway Engine 41 Truck 20 Unit 14 2 7
42 3242 Fontaine Engine 42 Unit 25 1 8
43 1253 E. Holmes Engine 43 1 9
44 220 N. Humphreys Blvd. Engine 44 Brush Truck 6, MCI Trailer Division Chief 2 2 7
45 5185 S. 3rd St. Engine 45 Rescue Boat 4 1 9
46 3423 Scenic Hwy. Engine 46 2 11
47 3510 Coleman Rd. Engine 47 Truck 23 Unit 13 Battalion Chief 11 2 11
48 4985 Raleigh-LaGrange Rd. Quint 48 Rehab 2 2 5
49 4351 New Allen Rd. Engine 49 2 11
50 4255 E. Raines Rd. Engine 50 Truck 21 1 8
51 5921 Shelby Oaks Dr. Engine 51 Truck 10 Unit 29 EMS Chief 203 2 5
52 6675 Winchester Rd. Engine 52 Unit 33 Squad 52 2 10
53 5881 E. Raines Rd. Engine 53 Unit 28 Battalion Chief 10 2 10
54 595 N. Sanga Rd. Quint 54 Truck 30 Unit 18 Hose Tender 3 2 4
55 4602 Riverdale Rd. Engine 55 Truck 27 Shelby County Fire Engine and Unit 2 10
56 7495 Reese Rd. Engine 56 Battalion Chief 4 2 4
57 4930 Pleasant Hill Quint 57 EMS Chief 204 1 8
58 8395 Dexter Rd. Engine 58 Unit 32 2 4
59 2870 Rockcreek Pkwy. Engine 59 Unit 30 2 4

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Budget" (PDF). Memphis TN Finance. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Fire Station Locations". Memphis Fire Services. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Equipment Location Chart, Memphis Fire Department, 1 September 2013
  4. ^ a b "History". Memphis Fire Services. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. ^ Bailey, Tom (21 February 2020). "Construction of Fire Station No. 5 will start chain of projects". Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  6. ^ Pierre, Jeremy (2021-10-15). "Memphis Fire Department opens new fire station Downtown". FOX13 News Memphis. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  7. ^ "New Memphis Fire Station opens downtown". localmemphis.com. October 14, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

External links[]

Coordinates: 35°08′38″N 90°03′18″W / 35.1438°N 90.0550°W / 35.1438; -90.0550


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