Tallahassee Fire Department

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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 15
Engines 10
Trucks 5
Tenders 6
HAZMAT 2
USAR 1
Airport crash 3
Wildland 3
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Tallahassee Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Tallahassee, Florida. 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 15 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 22,000 incidents annually.

Stations and apparatus

The TFD has 15 stations spread out across the city and split into 3 battalions.[1]

Address Engine Truck EMS Chief Other
1 327 North Adams St Engine 1
Engine 101		 Truck 1 Battalion 1 Tanker 1 & Air 5 [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 Casiuality [6]
4 2899 West Pensacola St Engine 4 Truck 4 Brush 4, Air 4 & USAR [7]
5 Tallahassee Regional Airport Crash 51, Crash 52 & Crash 53 [8]
6 2901 Apalachee Pkwy Engine 6 Truck 6 Brush 6 [9]
7 2805 Shamrock St Engine 7 [10]
8 2423 Hartfield Rd Engine 8 [11]
9 3205 Thomasville Rd Engine 9 [12]
10 5323 Tower Rd Rescue 10 Tanker 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 [18]

Historical photo gallery

  • Tallahassee Fire Department rc00703.jpg

    Tallahassee's first hook and ladder (1900-1919).

  • Tallahassee Fire Department n042253.jpg

    Chief Pinkney Coe on fire hose wagon.

  • Tallahassee Fire Department rc03441.jpg

    Fire hose wagon outside of the station.

  • Tallahassee Fire Department pr11459.jpg

    Fire truck #1 outside Adams Street station (1916).

References

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  2. ↑ Julianne Hare, Historic Frenchtown. Heart and Heritage in Tallahassee, Columbia, S.C., History Press, 2006, ISBN 1596291494, p. 53.
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