Memphis Fire Services
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| Operational area | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Tennessee |
| City |  Memphis |
| Agency overview[1] | |
| Established | 1846 |
| Employees | 1789 (2015) |
| Annual budget | $194,552,786 (2023) |
| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | Gina Sweat |
| EMS level | ALS |
| IAFF | 1784 |
| Facilities and equipment[2][3] | |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Battalions | 12 |
| Stations | 58 |
| Engines | 56 |
| Trucks | 21 |
| Quints | 4 |
| Squads | 8 |
| Rescues | 3 |
| Airport crash | 3 |
| Wildland | 6 |
| Fireboats | 1 |
| Rescue boats | 4 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
Memphis Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Memphis, Tennessee.
History
[edit]The Memphis Fire Department got its start in 1846 when the first independent fire company was formed.[4] It wasn't until 1859 when the department had its first fire chief. In 1966 the department started to provide ambulance service with 6,561 calls in the first year alone.[4] The history and artifacts of the department are displayed at the Fire Museum of Memphis.
A replacement to Station 5 started construction in the summer 2020 and was opened in fall 2021. The new station is located at 400 Adams, and houses the firefighting equipment from the old station. Command staff headquarters was moved into a separate building on Avery.[5][6][7]
Stations and apparatus
[edit]Below is a list of all Memphis Fire Department fire stations and apparatus.
| Fire Station Number | Address | Engine Company/Quint Company | Truck Company | Medic Unit | Specialized Unit | Chief Unit | Division | Battalion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 235 Chelsea Ave. | Engine 1 | Truck 2 | Medic Unit 11 | Marine 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 474 S. Main St. | Engine 2 | Battalion Chief 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 4 | 1460 N. 2nd St. | Engine 4 | Battalion Chief 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 5 | 400 Adams Ave. | Engine 5 | Division Chief 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 1017 Jefferson Ave. | Engine 7 | Truck 13 | Medic Unit 1 | EMS 202 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 625 Mississippi Blvd. | Engine 8 | Truck 5 | Medic Unit 12 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 2785 Rudder Rd. | Truck 16 | ARFF 1, ARFF 2 & ARFF 3 | ARFF Chief | 1 | ARC | ||
| 10 | 148 S. Parkway | Engine 10 | Truck 9 | Medic Unit 21 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 1826 Union Ave. | Engine 11 | Truck 4 | Medic Unit 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 333 E. Parkway N. | Engine 13 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | 980 E. McLemore Ave. | Engine 14 | Medic Unit 3 | Battalion Chief 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 688 N. Breedlove Ave. | Engine 15 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | 2203 Lamar Ave. | Engine 16 | Medic Unit 16 | Squad 16 Rehab 1 | EMS Battalion Chief 20 | 1 | 6 | |
| 17 | 611 National Ave. | Engine 17 | Truck 8 | Medic Unit 23 | Battalion Chief 5 | 2 | 5 | |
| 18 | 3426 Southern Ave. | Engine 18 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 19 | 2248 Chelsea Ave. | Engine 19 | Medic Unit 30 | Decon Trailer | 1 | 2 | ||
| 20 | 2034 S. Lauderdale | Engine 20 |
EMS Chief 201 |
1 | 3 | |||
| 21 | 550 S. Mendenhall | Engine 21 | Truck 15 | Medic Unit 7 | Battalion Chief 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| 22 | 2788 Lamar Ave. | Engine 22 | Truck 7 | Battalion Chief 6 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 3468 Jackson Ave. | Engine 23 | Medic Unit 15 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 24 | 4472 Powell | Engine 24 | Medic Unit 5 | Brush Truck 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 25 | 4735 Willow | Engine 25 | Medic Unit 26 | Brush Truck 5
& Rescue 1 |
2 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 3345 Millington Rd. | Engine 26 | Truck 11 | Medic Unit 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 27 | 2530 Whitney Blvd. | Engine 27 | Medic Unit 22 | Rescue 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 28 | 1510 Chelsea Ave. | Engine 28 | Medic Unit 20 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 29 | 2147 Elvis Presley Blvd. | Engine 29 | Medic Unit 17 | Rescue 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 30 | 1150 Getwell Rd. | Engine 30 | Medic Unit 34 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 31 | 4258 Overton Crossing | Engine 31 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 32 | 1670 Channel Dr. | Engine 32 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 33 | 2555 Winchester Rd. | Engine 33 | Truck 16 | Medic Unit 19 | Collapse Trailer | 1 | ARC | |
| 34 | 3909 Knight Arnold Rd. | Engine 34 | Medic Unit 8 | Battalion Chief 8 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 35 | 3505 S. Mendenhall Rd. | Engine 35 | Truck 17 | Medic Unit 24 | Brush Truck 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 36 | 3215 S. 3rd St. | Engine 36 | Truck 19 | Medic Unit 6 | Brush Truck 6 | 1 | 9 | |
| 37 | 3950 Weaver Rd. | Quint 37 | Brush Truck 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 38 | 4715 Horn Lake Rd. | Engine 38 | Truck 24 | Medic Unit 9 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 1025 E. Raines | Engine 39 | Battalion Chief 9 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 40 | 2231 E. Shelby Dr. | Engine 40 | Medic Unit 10 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 41 | 2161 Ridgeway | Engine 41 | Truck 20 | Medic Unit 14 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 42 | 3242 Fontaine | Engine 42 | High Pressure | 1 | 8 | |||
| 43 | 1253 E. Holmes | Engine 43 | Truck 18 | Medic Unit 25 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 44 | 220 N. Humphreys Blvd. | Engine 44 | Brush Truck 4, MCI Trailer & ASAP | Division Chief 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 45 | 5185 S. 3rd St. | Engine 45 | Rescue Boat 4 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 46 | 3423 Scenic Hwy. | Engine 46 | Medic Unit 45 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 47 | 3510 Coleman Rd. | Engine 47 | Truck 23 | Medic Unit 13 | Battalion Chief 11 | 2 | 11 | |
| 48 | 4985 Raleigh-LaGrange Rd. | Quint 48 | Rehab 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 49 | 4351 New Allen Rd. | Engine 49 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 50 | 4255 E. Raines Rd. | Engine 50 | Truck 21 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 51 | 5921 Shelby Oaks Dr. | Engine 51 | Truck 10 | Medic Unit 29 | EMS Lieutenant 203 | 2 | 5 | |
| 52 | 6675 Winchester Rd. | Engine 52 | Medic Unit 33 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 53 | 5881 E. Raines Rd. | Engine 53 | Battalion Chief 10 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 54 | 595 N. Sanga Rd. | Quint 54 | Truck 30 | Medic Unit 18 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 55 | 4602 Riverdale Rd. | Engine 55 | Truck 27 | Medic Unit 28 | County Engine & Unit 63 | 2 | 10 | |
| 56 | 7495 Reese Rd. | Engine 56 | Battalion Chief 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 57 | 4930 Pleasant Hill | Quint 57 | EMS Chief 204 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 58 | 8395 Dexter Rd. | Engine 58 | Medic Unit 32 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 59 | 2870 Rockcreek Pkwy. | Engine 59 | 2 | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Budget" (PDF). Memphis TN Finance. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Fire Station Locations". Memphis Fire Services. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Equipment Location Chart, Memphis Fire Department, 1 September 2013
- ^ a b "History". Memphis Fire Services. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Bailey, Tom (21 February 2020). "Construction of Fire Station No. 5 will start chain of projects". Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Pierre, Jeremy (2021-10-15). "Memphis Fire Department opens new fire station Downtown". FOX13 News Memphis. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "New Memphis Fire Station opens downtown". localmemphis.com. October 14, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Firefighting in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Official Website
- Unofficial Website
- "Memphis Fire Scanner".
- "Fire Services". Division Spotlight. City of Memphis. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2006.
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