Bethlehem Fire Department (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)

Overview

The Bethlehem Fire Department is a career fire department serving the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Along with the neighboring city of Allentown, both cities were once a major center for steel making in the US.

History

Fire Stations

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
North Central			Transferred to Dewberry EMS.

Apparatus Roster

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Lincoln Fire Station - 2412 Easton Avenue

10 Engine 5 - 2019 Pierce Enforcer quint (2000/500/107' Ascendant rear-mount ladder) (SN#33473)

10 Engine 7 - 2008 KME (1500/500/30F) (Ex-10 Engine 6, ex-10 Engine 2)

Memorial Fire Station - 521 West Broad Street

10 Utility 1 - 2019 GMC Sierra 2500 4x4

10 Aerial 2 - 2016 Pierce Velocity (2000/300/95' mid-mount platform) (SN#29396)

10 Engine 6 - 2020 Pierce Enforcer 6010 (1500/500/30F) (SN#34483)

North West Fire Station - 1665 Catasauqua Road

10 Haz-Mat 1 - 2014 Pierce Saber walk-around (SN#27805)

10 Engine 9 - 2024 Pierce Enforcer 6010 (1500/500/30F) (SN#38131)

2002 E-One Typhoon pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#125421) (Ex-10 Engine 9) (Storage, not operational)

Schweder Fire Station - 419 East Fourth Street

10 Engine 1 - 2013 Pierce Dash CF PUC (1500/500/30F) (SN#25593)

10 Ladder 1 - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT 6x4 (-/-/105' rear-mount) (SN#22069)

10 Utility 2 (City Wide OIC) - 2021 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD (Ex-Fire Marshal 1060)

10 Engine 3 - 2021 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/30F) (SN#36004)

10 Utility 3 - 2007 Dodge Ram 2500HD 4x4 (Ex-Utility 1)

1057/Spec Ops Captain - 2014 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD

Reserve Apparatus

10 Engine 2 - 1997 E-One Cyclone II (1500/500/30F) (SN#18259) (Ex-Engine 9)

10 Engine 4 - 2000 E-One Cyclone (1500/500/30F) (Ex-Engine 7)

No Station Assigned

1050 Fire Chief - 2023 Ford Explorer XLT AWD

1060 Fire Marshal - 2020 GMC Sierra 4x4

1065 Fire Officer - 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD

1066 Fire Officer - 2012 Ford Fusion

1067 Fire Officer - 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD (Ex-Chief?)

1068 Fire Officer - 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid

1069 Fire Officer - 2023 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD

On Order

10 Engine 1 - 2026/2027 Pierce Enforcer rescue-pumper (1500/500)

Retired Apparatus

2012 Ford Fusion (Ex-1068 Staff car)

2009 Chevrolet Impala (Ex-1067 Fire Inspection Officer)

2009 Chevrolet Impala (Ex-1069 Fire Officer)

2009 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4 (Ex-10 Utility 5, ex-10 Utility 2)

2003 Ford Excursion (Ex-HM1)

2003 Ford Excursion (Ex-T2)

2003 Ford Excursion (Ex-T3)

2000 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1500/500/30F) (Ex-Engine 3)

1997 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1500/500/30F) (SN#18258) (Ex-Engine 6, ex-Engine 2)

1997 E-One Cyclone II aerial (1500/500/75' rear-mount) (Ex-Aerial 1, ex-Engine 5)

1996 Sutphen aerial (1500/300/100' mid-mount platform) (Ex-Aerial 2)

1995 E-One Sentry pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 3) (Sold to Richardson Fire Department)

1990 GMC TopKick / Micro rescue (Ex-Rescue 8, ex-Hazmat 1)

1988 Mack CF / Ward 79 pumper (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 11, ex-Reserve Engine 1) (Sold to private owner) (Purchased by members of the department for restoration in 2020)

198? Mack MC pumper

1980 Chevrolet C/K-series rescue

1977 Seagrave 100' aerial (Sold to Allentown Fire Department (Pennsylvania))

1971 Ford C-900 / Imperial pumper (SN#I-519)

1971 American LaFrance / 1991 JC Moore aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount)

1964 Mack C pumper

1969 Ward LaFrance Snorkel

1958 Mack B pumper

1954 GMC / American LaFrance pumper (750/?)

1940 American LaFrance JOX aerial (-/-/75') (Sold to Dewey Volunteer Fire Company (Pennsylvania))

Future Plans

Replace 10 Engine 4 in 2026. Replace 10 Aerial 2 in 2028.

External Links

• Bethlehem Fire Department
• Bethlehem Professional Firefighters (IAFF Local 735)

Station Map

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