Area Served[]
The Elko Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of Elko located in the Ruby Valley in Elko County, northeast Nevada. Elko takes its name from the Elk species of the deer family with the letter "o" added. Incorporated as a city in 1917 and known as the Heart of Northeast Nevada, the City of Elko encompasses an area covering 17.85 square miles which includes Elko Regional Airport, and serves a population of approximately 20,564 inhabitants. Elko is bordered by the unincorporated community of Coin to the northeast; by the Elko Hills to the east; by the unincorporated Town of Spring Creek to the southeast; the South Fork State Recreation Area/South Fork Dam and Reservoir to the south; and the City of Carlin to the west.
Mutual Aid[]
The Elko Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Elko County Fire Protection District, the Jiggs Volunteer Fire Department, the Lamoille Volunteer Fire Department, the Ryndon Volunteer Fire Department, the Ten Mile Volunteer Fire Department, and the BLM Elko District.
Department Profile[]
The Elko Fire Department is a combination full-time/volunteer department with the volunteer component know as the Lee Engine Company Volunteers.
History[]
The Elko Fire Department was established in 1917 as a volunteer department.
Apparatus Roster[]
- All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- Nevada license plate denoted by NV#.
Fire Station No. 1 - 911 West Idaho Street / Elko Regional Airport (J.C. Harris Field)[]
- Engine 1 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer PUC (1500/500) (SN#31818)
- Truck 1 - HME 1871 6x4 (?/?/?' rear-mount platform)
- ARFF A1 - 2022 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1500/1500/210F/550 lbs. DC)
- ARFF A1 (Reserve) - Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1950/1500/210F) (NV#53510)
Fire Station No. 2 - 725 Railway Street[]
- Engine 2 - 2006 Pierce Enforcer (SN#18290) (NV#51863)
- Truck 2 - 2008 Pierce Velocity 7000 (2000/275/95' mid-mount platform) (SN#19893) (Ex-Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
Fire Station No. 3 - 875 South 5th Street[]
Lee Engine Company Volunteers
- Tender 3 -
- Brush 3 - Freightliner M2 106 4x4 Type 3 wildland
Station Unknown[]
- Engine 10 - 2020 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / BME Type 3 wildland (SN#2865)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 1997 E-One Protector pumper (1500500) (SN#18445) (Ex-Engine 1)
- 1991 E-One Titan 4x4 crash tender (1000/1500/200/450 lbs. PK) (Ex-A7)
- 1990 Pierce Lance aerial (1750/500/75' rear-mount) (SN#E5732) (Ex-Engine 4)
- 1989 Ford F-350 / E-One mini-pumper (250/250) (Ex-Engine 10)
- 1981 International 1824 / Fire-X TAU (-/500/450 lbs. PK) (Ex-Engine 103)
- 1978 Mack MC pumper (1250/500) (SN#MC685F12-1001) (Ex-Engine 12)
- 1978 Ford C-600 / E-One mini-pumper (250/500) (Ex-Engine 8)
- 1977 ? / Pierce (SN#9248C)
- 1976 Ford C-750 / Ward LaFrance P-8 pumper (500/500/55AF) (Ex-Engine 2154) (Ex-US Air Force)
- 1969 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/500) (SN#7-1-1424) (Ex-Engine 6)
- 1962 Willys Jeep CJ5 4x4 RIV TAU (-/50LW/750 lbs. PKP) (Ex-A1)
- 1961 International VCO-190 / Crown pumper (750/300/50' Snorkel) (SN#F-1221) (NV#12784) (Ex-Engine 2)