Nashville Fire Department
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1807 |
| Annual calls | 85,7841 |
| Employees | 1,183 |
| Fire chief | Stephen Halford |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Fireboats | 1 |
| Website | |
| http://www.nashfire.org | |
The Nashville Fire Department (NFD) provides fire and emergency medical service to Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee.
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. Nashville's first motorized fire engine was put into service in 1912. The department currently has thirty-nine stations. In 1974 the fire department put out fires and ambulances were provided by funeral homes and all firefighters are now cross trained as EMT's and Paramedics. [1]