Minneapolis Fire Department
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Agency overview[1] | |
Annual calls | 37,011 (2012) |
Employees | 392 (2012) |
Annual budget | $52,561,000 (2012) |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | John Fruetel |
IAFF | 82 |
Facilities and equipment[1] | |
Battalions | 5 |
Stations | 19 |
Engines | 19 |
Tillers | 2 |
Platforms | 2 |
Quints | 3 |
Rescues | 3 |
HAZMAT | 1 |
Rescue boats | 1 |
Light and air | 1 |
Website | |
Official website | |
IAFF website |
The Minneapolis Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2]
Operations
The MFD currently operates out of 19 Fire Stations, located throughout the city in 5 Battalions, under the command of 5 Battalion Chiefs and 1 Deputy Chief per shift.[3] The MFD is also home to the Minnesota Task Force One (MNTF1) USAR Unit.
Minnesota Task Force 1
The Minneapolis Fire Department is the sponsoring agency of Minnesota Task Force 1 (MN-TF1) an urban search and rescue team based in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.[4] Similar to the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces located across the United States, MN-TF1 is a State of Minnesota resource designed to assist with emergencies involving natural or manmade disasters that require search and rescue personnel. The task force is made up of firefighters, police officers and paramedics with specialties including heavy rescue, HazMat, medical and structure engineers.[4] Along with members of the Minneapolis Fire Department, the team also has members from the Edina Fire Department, Rochester Fire Department and Saint Paul Fire Department
Stations and apparatus
As of May 2015[update] this is a complete list of all Minneapolis Fire Department fire station locations and the apparatus assigned to them.[5]
Neighborhood | Engine | Truck | Special | Chief | Battalion | ||
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1 | Central | Engine 1 | Medic 1 | Deputy | 1 | [6] | |
2 | Sheridan | Engine 2 | Boat 2 | Battalion 5 | 5 | [7] | |
4 | Sumner-Glenwood | Engine 4 | Ladder 4 (Platform) | 4 | [8] | ||
5 | Powderhorn Park | Engine 5 | Air Supply/Salvage 1 | 3 | [9] | ||
6 | Stevens Square | Engine 6 | Ladder 11 (Platform) | Mobile Command | Battalion 1 | 1 | [10] |
7 | Seward | Engine 7 | Ladder 3 (Tiller) | Battalion 3 | 3 | [11] | |
8 | Whittier | Engine 8 | Rescue 1 | 1 | [12] | ||
11 | Marcy-Holmes | Engine 11 | Rescue 9 | Mobile Lab 1 | 5 | [13] | |
12 | Morris Park | Engine 12 | Boat 12, Airboat 12 | 3 | [14] | ||
14 | Folwell | Engine 14 | Ladder 10 (Tiller) | Battalion 4 | 4 | [15] | |
15 | Audubon Park | Engine 15 | Ladder 7 (Quint) | 5 | [16] | ||
16 | Harrison | Engine 16 | 4 | [17] | |||
17 | Bryant | Engine 17 | Battalion 2 | 2 | [18] | ||
19 | Prospect Park | Engine 19 | Boat 19, Mass Decon Unit 1 & 2 | 5 | [19] | ||
20 | Lind-Bohanon | Engine 20 | MCI Bus | 4 | [20] | ||
21 | Howe | Engine 21 | Ladder 2 (Quint) | 3 | [21] | ||
22 | West Calhoun | Engine 22 | Boat 22, Fire Investigator | 2 | [22] | ||
27 | Windom | Engine 27 | Ladder 5 (Quint) | 2 | [23] | ||
28 | Fulton | Engine 28 | Boat 28 | 2 | [24] |
Notable Incidents
I-35 West Mississippi River Bridge Collapse
In 2007 the Minneapolis Fire Department responded to the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse after the central span of the bridge suddenly gave way, followed by the adjoining spans.[25][26] Northern sections of the bridge fell into a rail yard, landing on three unoccupied and stationary freight cars.[27]
Notes
- ^ a b "Annual Fire Statistics" (PDF). City of Minneapolis. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Link to Official Website of the City of Minneapolis' Minneapolis Fire Department Page". Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Fire Department Locations". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ a b "About Us". Minnesota Task Force 1. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Stations". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 1". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 2". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 4". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 5". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 6". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 7". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 8". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 11". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 12". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 14". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 15". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 16". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 17". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 19". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 20". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 21". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 22". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 27". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Freedman, David. "Station 28". The Extra Alarm Association of The Twin Cities, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Highway Accident Report: Executive Summary (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. November 14, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ "Survivors Describe Terror as Bridge Collapsed". CNN. August 2, 2007. Archived from the original on August 2, 2007.
- ^ "I-35W Bridge Collapses". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. August 1, 2007.