Area Served[]
The Fort Knox Fire Department is responsible for protecting the 109,000+ acre military installation of Fort Knox, including the famous United States Bullion Depository. The department responds to over 2,000 calls for service per year.
History[]
The Fort Knox Fire Department was formally organized in 1918. As many as thirteen fire stations were present on the base in the 1940s.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station 1 - Building 469 - Spearhead Division Avenue & Old Ironsides Avenue[]
Built 1933-1935
- Engine 1 - 2021 Pierce Saber FR (1500/725/25F) (SN#36027)
- Rescue 1 - 2015 Pierce Saber walk-around (SN#28782-04)
- Hazmat 1 - 2001 Freightliner FL 80 / E-One walk-around (Ex-Rescue 1)
Fire Station 2 - Building 1609 - Wilson Road & Orinoco Street[]
- Engine 2 -
Fire Station 3 (Godman Army Airfield) - 5223 Pilot Street[]
Renovated 2009
- Crash 7 - 2004 E-One Titan HPR 4x4 (1500/1500/200F/500 lbs. DC)
- Crash 9 - 2011 Oshkosh Striker 3000 (1950/3000/420F/550 lbs. PK)
- Tanker 11 - 2012 International 7600 / Pierce (1250/3000) (SN#25602-01 or 02)
Reserve Apparatus[]
- Engine 12 - 2001 E-One Hurricane (1000/500) (Ex-Fort Polk Fire Department)
- 2002 Ford F-550 4x4 / E-One (Superior) brush (250/250/30F) (SN#125470; SE 2824) (Ex-Brush 22)
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- Engine 3 - 2017 Rosenbauer Commander (1500/500/30F) (Ex-Engine 1)
- Brush 21 - 2002 Ford F-550 4x4 / E-One (Superior) (250/250/30F) (SN#25649; SE 2823)
- Brush 22 - 2025 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Pierce (500/800/20F)
- 2012 International 7600 / Pierce dryside pumper/tanker (1250/3000) (SN#25602-02 or 01)
- John Deere Gator / Kimtek Firelite brush
- Bobcat UTV / Kimtek Firelite brush
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2009 Pierce Arrow Glider refurb / 1991 Pierce Arrow aerial (1000/300/100' rear-mount) (SN#20386; E5939-02) (Ex-Ladder 10, ex-Ladder 1)
- 2001 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 2)
- 1999 E-One Cyclone II (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 1)
- 1991 International 4900 / KME tanker (250/1200) (Ex-Tanker 1)
- 1989 Amertek 2500L 4x4 pumper (1000,600HP/660/72F/500 lbs. DC) (Ex-Engine 3)
- 1989 Amertek 2500L 4x4 pumper (1000,600HP/660/72F/500 lbs. DC) (Ex-Engine 4)
- 1986 E-One Hurricane pumper (1250/500/50F) (SN#4656) (Transferred to Blue Grass Army Depot Fire Department)
- 1982 Spartan / FTI pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 1)
- 1978 Dodge Ram 4x4 / E-One rescue (Ex-Rescue 1)
- 1945 Mack 530B pumper