History[]
Fire services date back to the late 1800's in Gainesville and were volunteer-based for many years. Gainesville became a fully-paid fire department in 1925.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 427 South Main Street | 1962 - 2018 | |
| 6 | 3681 NE 47th Avenue | 1979 - 2018 |
Apparatus Roster[]
- All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- Shop numbers in brackets after unit assignment.
Fire Station 1 - 525 South Main Street[]
Built 2018
- Engine 1 (G4060) - 2016 E-One Typhoon (1750/750/20A) (SO#140146)
- Tower 1 (GA4225) - 2017 E-One Cyclone (150/190/10F/100' HP 100 rear-mount platform)
- Squad 1 (GA4057) - 2015 Freightliner M2 106 / MCB 12' walk-around rescue
- District 1 - 201? Ford Expedition 4x4
- Spare District 1 (G3795) - 201? Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Trench Rescue (G2423) - Pace American enclosed tandem axle trailer
- Confined Space & Structural Collapse - Pace American enclosed tandem axle trailer
- Special Operations/Mass Casualty (G1788) - Enclosed tandem axle trailer
- Training (G3013) - 201? GMC Sierra 1500 4x4
- Training - 201? Ford F-250 4x4
Fire Station 2 - 2210 SW Archer Road[]
Built 1976
- Engine 2 - 2017 E-One Typhoon X MFD (1750/760/20A) (SO#141976)
- Tower 2 (G2349) - 20?? American LaFrance Eagle 6x4 (?/?/?' LTI rear-mount platform)
- Hazmat 2 (G3194) - 20?? E-One Cyclone walk-in
- Rescue 21 - 2012 Ford F-350 4x4 / Rosenbauer
Fire Station 3 - 900 NE Waldo Road[]
Built 1960
- Engine 3 (G4363) - 2017 E-One Typhoon X MFD (1750/760/20A) (SO#141975)
Fire Station 4 - 10 SW 36th Street[]
Built 1964
- Engine 4 - 2015 E-One Typhoon X MFD (1750/750/20A) (SO#139531)
Fire Station 5 - 1244 NW 30th Avenue[]
Built 1964
- Engine 5 - 2010 E-One Cyclone (1750/780)
- Quint 5 -
Fire Station 6 - 3681 NE 47th Avenue (Gainesville Regional Airport)[]
Built 2018
- AT1 - Freightliner M2 / E-One walk-around light/air unit
- Crash 61 - 1992 E-One Titan 4x4 (1250/1500/350F) (SO#12457)
- Engine 62 (M-005) - 1993 Ford F-350 DRW 4x4 / E-One R-200 RIV (300/250/85F) (SO#12797) (Ex-Crash 62)
- Crash 63 - 2007 Oshkosh Striker 4x4 (1950/1500/360F/450 lbs. DC)
Fire Station 7 - 5601 NW 43rd Street[]
Built 1980
- Engine 7 - 2019 E-One Typhoon (1500/500)
Fire Station 8 - 3223 NW 42nd Avenue[]
Built 2011
Fire Station 9 - 4213 SW 42nd Avenue[]
Opened 2017
- Engine 9 20?? E-One Typhoon (Ex-Engine 2)
- Ladder 9 (G4631) - 2021 E-One Typhoon (1750/490/10B/100' rear-mount) (SO#143613)
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- 2019 E-One Typhoon pumper (1500/500)
- 2017 Freightliner M2 / MCB (300/300/10F) [1] (Ex-Squad 3, ex-Squad 9)
- 2016 E-One Typhoon pumper (1750/750/20A) (SO#140147)
- 2015 E-One Cyclone II aerial (150/190/10A/100' rear-mount platform) (SO#139530)
- (G4047) - 20?? E-One Typhoon pumper (Ex-Engine 2)
- (G2502) - 200? E-One Typhoon pumper
- (G2504) - 2001? E-One Typhoon pumper (1750/750)
- (G3388) - E-One aerial (Ex-Quint 5)
- (G3188) - E-One Typhoon pumper (Ex-Engine 1)
- (G4060) - E-One Cyclone pumper (1750/750)
Apparatus Notes[]
In Production[]
- Ladder 8 - 2025 E-One Typhoon HR 100 (1500/750/100' rear-mount (SO#145872) (VIN#4ENLABA84S1005872)
Retired Apparatus[]
- (G2501) - 2001 E-One Typhoon pumper (1750/750) (Sold to Ferrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 1)
- (G1359) - 1987 Spartan Gladiator GA40-2142 / American Eagle pumper (1750/500) (SN#C1064) (Ex-Engine 2)
- 1987 Spartan Gladiator 6x4 / American Eagle aerial (1750/500/100' LTI rear-mount platform) (SN#C1066) (Sold to Converse Area Fire Department (South Carolina))
- (G1528) - 1986 E-One walk-around air/light (SO#6566)