Denver Fire Department

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Denver Fire Department
DenverFireDepartmentLogo.png
"Everyone Comes Home"
Operational area
Country  United States
State  Colorado
City Denver
Agency overview[1]
Established 1866 (1866)
Annual calls 108,911 (2014)
Employees 977 (2014)
Annual budget $122,304,424 (2014)
Staffing Career
Fire chief Eric Tade
IAFF 858
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions 7
Stations 37
Engines 31
Trucks 8
Platforms 6
Quints 1
Rescues 3
HAZMAT 2
Airport crash 7
Wildland 1 - type 3
Rescue boats 1
Light and air 1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Denver Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Denver, Colorado.[3] The department is responsible for an area of 155 square miles (400 km2) with a population estimated at 650,000.[3] The DFD also provides fire protection to the citizens of Glendale, Sheridan, Skyline and Englewood.

History

The Denver Fire Department got its start on March 25, 1866 when a volunteer fire department was organized.[4] Known as Volunteer Hook and Ladder Co. #1, the company was the first in the Colorado Territory.

Stations and apparatus

As of 2015, the Denver Fire Department operates out of 36 fire stations (including 5 Airport Stations), located throughout the city in 7 Districts, each under the command of a District Chief.[5]

Neighborhood Engine Truck Special Chief District
1 Downtown Engine 1 Tower 1 Water Rescue, Collapse Rescue District 2 2 [6]
2 Gateway Truck 2 (Quint) Wildland Engine District 5 5 [7]
3 Five Points Engine 3 2 [8]
4 Lower Downtown Truck 4 2 [9]
5 Glendale Engine 5 3 [10]
6 Auraria Engine 6 HAMER 1 2 [11]
7 Highland Engine 7 6 [12]
8 Capitol Hill Engine 8 Truck 8 Air/Light 8 4 [13]
9 Globeville Engine 9 Tower 9 Decon Unit 6 [14]
10 Cole Engine 10 Mass Decon Unit, Mobile Command 4 [15]
11 Baker Engine 11 Rescue 1 2 [16]
12 Highland Engine 12 Truck 12 District 6 6 [17]
13 Hampden Engine 13 3 [18]
14 Montclair Engine 14 4 [19]
15 City Park Engine 15 Tower 15 District 4 4 [20]
16 Denver University Engine 16 Truck 16 District 3 3 [21]
17 Berkeley Engine 17 6 [22]
18 Lowry Engine 18 4 [23]
19 Lowry Engine 19 Truck 19 4 [24]
20 Barnum Engine 20 6 [25]
21 Washington Park Engine 21 3 [26]
22 Hampden Engine 22 Tower 22 3 [27]
23 Westwood Engine 23 Tower 23 District 7 7 [28]
24 University Hills Engine 24 3 [29]
25 Harvey Park Engine 25 7 [30]
26 Stapleton Engine 26 Truck 26 HAMER 3 4 [31]
27 Montbello Engine 27 Truck 27 5 [32]
28 Fort Logan Engine 28 Truck 28 7 [33]
29 Green Valley Ranch Engine 29 5 [34]
30 Grant Ranch Engine 30 7 [35]
31 Denver International Tower 31 Mini 31, Stair Unit 21, Snow Cat
Mobile Command, Red 1, Red 2, Red 3		 8 [36]
32 Denver International Engine 32 Mini 32, DGRT, Stair Unit 22 District 8 8 [37]
33 Denver International Red 5, Red 6, Red 8 8 [38]
34 Denver International Red 4 8 [39]
35 Denver International Engine 35 Mini 35 8 -
36 Sheridan Engine 36 7 [41]
37 Englewood Engine 37 Denver Health Paramedics Medic 837 7
38 Englewood Truck 38 Denver Health Paramedics Medic 838 7 [42]

Notable Incidents

United Airlines Flight 859

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In July 1961, United Airlines Flight 859 crashed during landing at the now defunct Stapleton International Airport. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-8 airliner, slammed into several airport vehicles, including construction equipment, and caught fire, killing 18 (including one on the ground) and injuring 84 from a total of 122 people on board.[43] This incident sparked the need for the DFD to place foam engines at the airport.[4]

Continental Airlines Flight 1713

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Main article: Continental Airlines Flight 1713

On November 15, 1987, a Douglas DC-9-14 Continental Airlines Flight 1713 crashed while taking off in a snowstorm from Stapleton International Airport.[44] Twenty-five passengers and three crew members died in the crash.

Continental Airlines Flight 1404

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On December 20, 2008, Continental Airlines Flight 1404 from Denver International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport crashed while taking off from Denver resulting in 2 critical injuries, 36 non-critical injuries and a hull loss of the Boeing 737-524 aircraft.[45]

References

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