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Charlotte Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State North Carolina
City Charlotte
Agency overview[1]
Established1875 (1875)
Annual calls~ 137,000 (2022)
Employees1,300 (2022)
Annual budget$137,741,974 (2021)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefReginald Johnson
IAFF660
Facilities and equipment[2]
Divisions1
Battalions8
Stations43
Engines43
Trucks13
Tillers1 on Order
Platforms3
Rescues2
Tenders6
HAZMAT4
USAR6
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 312 square miles (810 km2) with a day population of two million and a night population of 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

As of January 2024 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 Engine 1 Ladder 1 Field Comm 1 & 2, MCP 1, Vent 1, Division Chief (Car 6, 7,8) Battalion Chief 1
2 South End Engine 2 Ladder 2
3 Rama Engine 3 Tower 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 Rehab 1
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 13
14 Cotswold Engine 14
15 Shamrock Engine 15
16 South Park Engine 16 Ladder 16
17 Charlotte Douglas International Airport East Engine 17 Blazes 1, 2, 5, & 14 Battalion Chief 8
18 Washington Heights Engine 18 Tower 18
19 Landsdowne Engine 19
20 Starmount Engine 20 Brush 20 Battalion Chief 5
21 Paw Creek Engine 21 Brush 21 & Foam 21
22 Derita Engine 22 Tanker 22
23 Hickory Grove Engine 23 Ladder 23
24 Carmel Village Engine 24 Ladder 24
25 Oakdale Engine 25 Foam 25 Battalion Chief 6
26 Ayrsley Engine 26 Tower 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 32
33 Shuffletown Engine 33 Ladder 33 Deluge 33, Tanker 33
34 Newell Engine 34 Decon 34, Hazmat 34
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, Engine 90 Battalion Chief 7
40 Wilgrove Engine 40 Ladder 40 Tanker 40
41 Charlotte Douglas International Airport West Blazes 41, 42, & 47
42 Eastland Engine 42, Engine 65 Battalion Chief 4
43 Clanton Park Engine 43 USAR 1, USAR 2
44 Under Construction River District Engine 44
45 Under Construction Hidden Valley Ladder 45
46 Coming Soon Beatties Ford Road / Miranda Road Engine 46?
3rd Airport Station (Station 47) Charlotte Douglas International Airport

See also

References

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  1. ^ "FY2015 Strategic Operation Plan" (PDF). City of Charlotte. Retrieved 24 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Operations". Charlotte Fire Department. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "About Us". Charlotte Fire Department. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ "History". Charlotte Fire Department. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Stations". Charlotte Fire Department. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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