Memphis Fire Services

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Memphis Fire Department
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Former Fire Station 5, which housed the headquarters of the fire department until fall 2021
Memphis Fire Station 1, a museum
Memphis Fire Station 21, an example of a modern station

Memphis Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Memphis, Tennessee.

History

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

Below is a list of all Memphis Fire Department

fire stations and apparatus.[3]

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 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 Unit 1 EMS 202 1 1
8 625 Mississippi Blvd. Engine 8 Truck 5 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 Unit 21 1 3
11 1826 Union Ave. Engine 11 Truck 4 Unit 4 1 6
13 333 E. Parkway N. Engine 13 1 6
14 980 E. McLemore Ave. Engine 14 Unit 3 Battalion Chief 3 1 3
15 688 N. Breedlove Ave. Engine 15 1 2
16 2203 Lamar Ave. Engine 16 Unit 16 Squad 16 Rehab 1 EMS Battalion Chief 20 1 6
17 611 National Ave. Engine 17 Truck 8 Unit 23 Battalion Chief 5 2 5
18 3426 Southern Ave. Engine 18 1 6
19 2248 Chelsea Ave. Engine 19 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 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 Unit 15 2 5
24 4472 Powell Engine 24 Unit 5 Brush Truck 3 2 5
25 4735 Willow Engine 25 Unit 26 Brush Truck 5

& Rescue 1

2 7
26 3345 Millington Rd. Engine 26 Truck 11 Unit 2 1 2
27 2530 Whitney Blvd. Engine 27 Unit 22 Rescue 3 2 11
28 1510 Chelsea Ave. Engine 28 Unit 20 1 2
29 2147 Elvis Presley Blvd. Engine 29 Unit 17 Rescue 2 1 3
30 1150 Getwell Rd. Engine 30 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 Unit 19 Collapse Trailer 1 ARC
34 3909 Knight Arnold Rd. Engine 34 Unit 8 Battalion Chief 8 1 8
35 3505 S. Mendenhall Rd. Engine 35 Truck 17 Unit 24 Brush Truck 2 2 10
36 3215 S. 3rd St. Engine 36 Truck 19 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 Unit 9 1 9
39 1025 E. Raines Engine 39 Battalion Chief 9 1 9
40 2231 E. Shelby Dr. Engine 40 Unit 10 1 8
41 2161 Ridgeway Engine 41 Truck 20 Unit 14 2 7
42 3242 Fontaine Engine 42 High Pressure 1 8
43 1253 E. Holmes Engine 43 Truck 18 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 Unit 45 2 11
47 3510 Coleman Rd. Engine 47 Truck 23 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 Unit 29 EMS Lieutenant 203 2 5
52 6675 Winchester Rd. Engine 52 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 Unit 18 2 4
55 4602 Riverdale Rd. Engine 55 Truck 27 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 Unit 32 2 4
59 2870 Rockcreek Pkwy. Engine 59 Unit 30 2 4

References

  1. ^ "2015 Budget" (PDF). Memphis TN Finance. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Fire Station Locations". Memphis Fire Services. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Equipment Location Chart, Memphis Fire Department, 1 September 2013
  4. ^ a b "History". Memphis Fire Services. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "New Memphis Fire Station opens downtown". localmemphis.com. October 14, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

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