Nashville Fire Department

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Nashville Fire Department
Nashville Fire Department Logo.png
Operational area
Country United States
State Tennessee
CityNashville
Agency overview[1]
EstablishedMay 1807 (1807-05)
Annual calls202,015 (2017)
Employees1,238 Authorized but funded for 1171 (2017)
Annual budget$119,096,400 (2017)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefWilliam Swann
IAFF140
Facilities and equipment[2]
Stations40
Engines40
Trucks10
Tillers2
Platforms2
Quints1
Rescues5
Ambulances28
HAZMAT2
USAR1
Fireboats3
Rescue boats3
Light and air2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Nashville Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to Nashville, Tennessee. The department is responsible for an area of 533 square miles (1,380 km2).[1]

History[]

The fire department started in May 1807 as a volunteer fire service and became a paid organization on July 24, 1860 with John S. Dashiell as the first chief.[3] Nashville's first motorized fire engine was put into service in 1912. The department currently has thirty-nine stations. On November 1, 1974, the Emergency Medical Services Division was added. Until that time, the fire department put out fires and ambulances were provided by funeral homes. All firefighters are now cross trained as EMT's and Paramedics.

Stations and apparatus[]

Below is a list of the fire stations and apparatus in use by the Nashville Fire Department.

Fire Station Number Address Engine Company Truck Company Rescue Company Medic Unit Special Unit Chief Unit
1 130 Broadmoor Drive Engine 1 Rescue 1 Fire Boat 1 EMS District Chief 1
3 840 Meridian St Engine 3 Truck 3 Medic 3 ATV 3
4 5111 Harding Pl Engine 4 Medic 4 ATV 4
5 1101 8th Ave S Engine 5 Rescue 2 Medic 5
6 377 Haywood Ln Engine 6 Medic 6 District Chief 6
7 638 Davidson Road Engine 7 Boat 7
8 2010 12th Ave So. Engine 8 Medic 8 District Chief 8
9 601 2nd Ave S Engine 9,

Engine 2

Truck 9 Medic 9,

Medic 2

FAST 5,

FAST 9, ATV 9, Boat 9

District Chief 9
10 15530 Old Hickory Blvd Engine 10 Medic 10
11 1745 Dr DB Todd Jr Blvd Engine 11 Tower 2 Medic 11 FAST 11
12 101 Polk Avenue Engine 12 Rescue 12 Medic 12 Hazmat 12
13 410 45th Ave North Engine 13 Rescue 13 Hazmat 13

Boat 13

14 1600 Holly Street Engine 14
15 1320 Vultee Blvd Engine 15 Medic 15 EMS District Chief 15
16 2219 21st Ave South Engine 16
17 3911 West End Ave Engine 17 Tower 17 EMS District Chief 17
18 1151 East Cahal Engine 18 Medic 18
19 520 26th Ave N Engine 19 Truck 19 Medic 19 Utility 19, Air 19, Command 19, Garage 19 District Chief 19, Safety Chief 19
20 1626 Harding Place Engine 20 Medic 20 Support 20
21 320 Joyner Ave Engine 21 Truck 21 Medic 21 USAR TN-TF 2, Air 21, TAC 21 Safety

Chief 21

22 2701 Pennington Rd Engine 22 ATV 22, Boat 22, 3 Boats
23 6215 Centennial Blvd Engine 23 Medic 23
24 3851 Clarksville Hwy Engine 24 EMS District Chief 24
25 2589 Whites Creek Pike Engine 25 Truck 25 Medic 25
26 5410 Hickory Park Drive Engine 26 Truck 26
27 4720 Trousdale Drive Engine 27 Truck 27
28 2394 Lebanon Road Engine 28 Truck 28 Medic 28 District Chief 28
29 4201 Gallatin Road Engine 29 Truck 29 Medic 29 District Chief 29
30 3646 Old Clarksville Pk Engine 30 Medic 30 Support 30, ATV 30
31 415 Madison Station Blvd Engine 31 Medic 31 FAST 31
32 4031 Plantation Drive Engine 32 Medic 32 ATV 32, FAST 32
33 2501 Forest View Dr Engine 33 Medic 33, Medic 35
34 8350 Highway 70 South Engine 34 ATV 34, Support 34
35 2034 Hobson Pike Engine 35
36 1000 Donelson Ave Engine 36 Boat 36
37 646 Colice Jeanne Road Engine 37 Truck 37 Medic 37 ATV 37
38 201 Larkin Springs Road Engine 38 Medic 38
39 1247 Dickerson Road Engine 39 Medic 39
41 105 Long Hollow Pike Engine 41 Rescue 41 Medic 41 Fast 41
Reserve/Special

Assignment

Medic 71, Medic 72,

Medic 73, Medic 74, Medic 86

Director Chiefs

John S. Dashiell             1860-1862

John M. Seabury            1862-63

L.M. Freeman                 1863-Oct 1865, Oct 11,1866- Oct 1867

L.M. Gorby                    Oct 1865- Oct 1866

John Bentley                   Oct 1867- Oct 1869

William Stockell            Oct 1869, 1871–83

Andrew Meaders            1883-March 8, 1884

E.M. Carell                     March 10, 1884–92; Jan 1,1894-1900

J.D. Alexander               1893    

Antonio A. Rozetta        1901-19

Joseph W. Weaver         1920-26

Frank A. Moore              1926-38

Jesse A. Scruggs            1938-44

H.D. Demonbreun         1944-57

John Ragsdale                1957-63

Russell Campbell           1963-65

William C. McIntyre      1965-71

Frank J. Quinn               1971-74

William P. Ackerman    1975-79

Fred G. Davis                 1980-87

Marin M. Coleman        1988-93

Norman “Buck” Dozier 1994-2000

Stephen D. Halford        2001-2012

Richard “Ricky” White  2013- 2017

William Swann                2017–Present     

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "2015 Budget" (PDF). Metropolitan Government of Nashville. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Nashville Fire Stations" (PDF). RadioReference. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. ^ "History". Nashville Fire Department. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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