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Cincinnati Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State Ohio
City Cincinnati
Agency overview[1][2][3]
Established
  • April 1, 1853 (1853-04-01)
  • (171 years ago)
Annual calls48,882 (2012)
Employees624 (2015)
Annual budget$95,680,440 (2015)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefFrank McKinley
EMS levelALS
IAFF48
Motto"First in the Nation"
Facilities and equipment[4][3][5]
Divisions4
Stations26
Engines26
Trucks12
Rescues2
Ambulances12
Tenders1
HAZMAT1
Airport crash1
Fireboats2
Rescue boats5
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Cincinnati Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Cincinnati, Ohio. The department, which was established on April 1, 1853, was the first fully paid and professional fire department in the United States.[6] Along with being responsible for nearly 80 square miles (210 km2) of land, the department also provides response coverage to 25 miles (40 km) of Ohio River shoreline.[6]

History

The Cincinnati Fire Department became the first professional, paid fire department in the United States on April 1, 1853.[1] Miles Greenwood, who co-invented the first steam fire engine, became the department's first chief after a fire in 1852 at Greenwood's Eagle Ironworks, destroyed much of his business. The fire inspired Greenwood to find new and better ways to fight fires.[1]

Stations and apparatus

Complete list of stations and apparatus.[5]

Fire Station Number Neighborhood Engine Company Ladder Company Medic Unit Special Unit Chief Unit District
2 Carthage Engine 2 Ladder 2 Medic 2 4
3 Downtown Engine 3 Ladder 3 Medic 3 Boat 3 District Chief 1 1
5 Over-the-Rhine Engine 5 1
7 Mount Washington Engine 7 4
8 Pleasant Ridge Engine 8 4
9 Bond Hill Engine 9 Medic 9 Heavy Rescue 9, Zodiac Boat 9, Trench Rescue 9 3
12 Camp Washington Engine 12 Medic 12 2
14 Downtown Engine 14 Heavy Rescue 14, Hazmat 14, Engine 14B, Zodiac Boat 14 Safety Officer 2 1
17 Price Hill Engine 17 Ladder 17 Medic 17 Foam 17, Zodiac Boat 17 District Chief 2 2
18 Lunken Airport Engine 18 Ladder 18 ARFF 18, ARFF 218, Water Tanker 18, Mass Casualty ATVs, Gator 18, Boat 18 4
19 Corryville Engine 19 Ladder 19 Medic 19 1
20 Northside Engine 20 Ladder 20 District Chief 3 3
21 South Fairmount Engine 21 Ventilation Truck 2
23 Walnut Hills Engine 23 Ladder 23 Medic 23 Zodiac Boat 23 1
24 Price Hill Engine 24 Ladder 24 Medic 24 2
29 West End Engine 29 Ladder 29 Medic 29 2
31 Oakley Engine 31 Ladder 31 District Chief 4 4
32 Avondale Engine 32 Ladder 32 Foam 32, Mass Casualty 32 ALS 32 3
34 Clifton Engine 34 ALS 34 1
35 Westwood Engine 1, Engine 35 Ladder 35 Medic 35 Mass Casualty 35 ALS 35 3
37 Riverside Engine 37 Foam 37

Boat 37

2
38 Spring Grove Village Engine 38 Fuel Truck 3
46 Hyde Park Engine 46 Medic 46 4
49 Madisonville Engine 49 4
50 Sayler Park Engine 50 2
51 College Hill Engine 51 Medic 51 3

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cincinnati Fire Department: First In The Nation". Cincinnati Fire Department. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Fiscal Years 2014-2015 Budget". Cincinnati Fire Department. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Cincinnati Fire Department. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Operations". Cincinnati Fire Department. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Cincinnati Fire Department". Ohio Firefighters. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. ^ a b "About". Cincinnati Fire Department. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

External links

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