Tallahassee Fire Department
| File:Tallahassee Fire Department logo.png | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| City |  Tallahassee |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1902 |
| Fire chief | Jerome Gaines |
| EMS level | ALS |
| IAFF | 2339 |
| Facilities and equipment[1] | |
| Battalions | 3 |
| Stations | 16 |
| Engines | 12 |
| Trucks | 5 |
| Tenders | 5 |
| HAZMAT | 2 |
| USAR | 1 |
| Airport crash | 3 |
| Wildland | 3 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
The Tallahassee Fire Department provides fire protection and Advanced life support first-response emergency medical services to the city of Tallahassee, Florida and Leon County. The department dates back to 1902, when the first fire department was established by the city. However, some fire protection service existed before that; in 1872 the Colored Hook and Ladder Company responded to the fire which destroyed Lincoln Academy, after the white company, citing "insufficient hoses", refused to respond.[2]
Today TFD has 16 Fire stations serving approximately 702 square miles (1,820 km2) incorporated and unincorporated land in Tallahassee as well as parts of Leon County with over 278,000 residents.[3] The department is staffed by 267 certified firefighters and responds to over 30,000 incidents annually.
Stations and apparatus
The TFD has 16 stations spread out across the city and split into 3 battalions.[1]
| Fire Station Number | Address | Engine Company | Truck Company | Rescue Unit (rural response mini-pumper/light rescue) | Battalion chief | Special Unit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 327 North Adams St | Engine 1 Engine 101 |
Truck 1 | Battalion 1 | Tanker 1, Fire Med 1 (citywide fire medic supervisor) & Air 5 (cascade unit) | [4] | |
| 2 | 2805 Sharer Rd | Engine 2 | Truck 2 | Battalion 2 | HazMat 2 | [5] | |
| 3 | 2805 Sharer Rd | Engine 3 | Truck 3 | Battalion 3 | HazMat 3 & Mass Casualty Unit (with trailer) | [6] | |
| 4 | 2899 West Pensacola St | Engine 4 | Truck 4 | Brush 4, Air 4 (cascade unit) & USAR (with trailer) | [7] | ||
| 5 | Tallahassee International Airport | Crash 51, Crash 52 & Crash 53 | [8] | ||||
| 6 | 2901 Apalachee Pkwy | Engine 6 | Brush 6, Boat 6 | [9] | |||
| 7 | 2805 Shamrock St | Engine 7 | [10] | ||||
| 8 | 2423 Hartfield Rd | Engine 8 | [11] | ||||
| 9 | 3205 Thomasville Rd | Engine 9 (Haz-Tac ALS Engine) | [12] | ||||
| 10 | 5323 Tower Rd | Engine 10 | [13] | ||||
| 11 | 8752 Centerville Rd | Rescue 11 | Tanker 11 | [14] | |||
| 12 | 4701 Chaires Cross Rd | Rescue 12 | Tanker 12 | [15] | |||
| 13 | 1555 Oak Ridge Rd | Rescue 13 | Tanker 13 | [16] | |||
| 14 | 16614 Blountstown Hwy | Rescue 14 | Tanker 14 | [17] | |||
| 15 | 1445 Bannerman Rd | Engine 15 | Brush 15, Boat 15 | [18] | |||
| 16 | 913 Easterwood Drive | Engine 16 | Truck 16 | [19] |
Historical photo gallery
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Tallahassee's first hook and ladder (1900-1919).
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Chief Pinkney Coe on fire hose wagon. -
Fire hose wagon outside of the station.
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Fire truck #1 outside Adams Street station (1916).
References
- ^ a b "Fire Stations and Equipment". Tallahassee Fire Departmeant. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Julianne Hare, Historic Frenchtown. Heart and Heritage in Tallahassee, Columbia, S.C., History Press, 2006, ISBN 1596291494, p. 53.
- ^ "History". Tallahassee Fire Department.
- ^ "Station 1". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 2". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 3". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 4". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 5". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 6". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 7". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 8". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 9". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 10". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 11". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 12". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 13". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 14". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 15". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Station 16". Tallahassee Fire Department. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
