Overview[]
The Gastonia Fire Department is a career municipal fire department that serves the City of Gastonia and its more than 80,000 citizens. The department covers 53 square miles and employs 144 full time personnel operating from 8 fire stations. The department has an ISO rating of 1.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 260 North Myrtle School Road[]
Built 2003
- Ladder 1 "Toughest Ride in Town" (58) - 2017 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/500/75' rear-mount)
- Rescue 1 (78) - 2015 Spartan ERV Gladiator walk-around (1250/300)
- Hazmat 1 (51) - 2023 Spartan FC-94 MFD / SVI walk-around (SN#1231)
- Battalion 1 - 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Special Operations 86 (Ex-Rescue 11)
- 2005 Ford F-550
- Horton Hauler trailer
- Kawasaki Mule 4x4 UTV
Fire Station 2 - 510 New Way Drive[]
Built 1989
- Engine 2 - 2025 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (2000/750) (SO#5475)
- Engine 10 - 2011 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/500/30A) (SO#3925) (Ex-Engine 2)
Fire Station 3 - 717 Wellons Drive[]
Built 2002
- Ladder 3 (68) - 2017 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/500/75' rear-mount)
- Brush 3 ( 85) - 2020 Ford F-350 4x4 (250/250)
- Engine 11 (Reserve) (59) - 2006 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/750/30A) (SO#3294) (Ex-Engine 4)
- Ladder 11 (Reserve) (56) - 1998 E-One Cyclone II (1500/500/75' rear-mount) (SO#19628)
Fire Station 4 - 900 Armstrong Park Road[]
Built 2002
- Battalion 2 - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Engine 4 "Eastside Warriors" - 2020 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/750)
- Ladder 4 (66)- 2023 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/?/100' mid-mount platform)
- Hazmat 4 - 1998 E-One Cyclone II walk-around (SN#19445) (Ex-Hazmat 1)
Fire Station 5 - 900 Hudson Boulevard[]
Built 1976
- Engine 5 "Boulevard Knights" (64) - 2021 Spartan Gladiator (2000/750)
- Engine 12 (Reserve) (65) - 2006 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/750) (SN#3293) (Ex-Engine 5)
Fire Station 6 - 1335 East Ozark Avenue[]
Built 1988
- Engine 6 "Workhorse" - 2025 Spartan Metro Star/ Smeal (2000/750)
- Engine 13 (Reserve) (67) - 2010 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/500) (SN#3904)
Fire Station 7 - 3811 Gaston Day School Road[]
Built 1991
- Engine 7 "Keepers of the Greens" (84) - 2020 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/750) (SN#4964)
- Ladder 12 (Reserve) (61) - 2009 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (2000/370/30A/105' rear-mount) (SN#3799) (Ex-Ladder 4)
Fire Station 8 - 613 Carson Road[]
Built 2002
- Engine 8 (55) - 2018 Spartan Gladiator EMFD / Smeal (2000/1000) (SN#217296-01)
- Brush 8 (77) - 2020 Ford F-350 4x4 (250/250)
- Engine 343 (Caisson) - 1970 Mack CF685F
- Kawasaki Mule 4x4 UTV
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- Car 10 (Deputy Chief) - 2016 Dodge Durango
- (10) - 2015 Dodge Durango (Ex-Battalion 1)
- (8) - 2012 Dodge Durango (Ex-Battalion 2)
- (85) - 2001 Ford F-550 4x4 / Local brush (250/250) (Ex-Brush 8)
On Order[]
- Rescue 1 - Spartan Gladiator / SVI walk-around (500/300
- Ladder 1 -2025 Spartan/Smeal 75 foot quint 2000/500
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2005 Pierce Dash 2000 pumper (1500/500/30A) (SN#16694) (Ex-Reserve 57, ex-Engine 7)
- 2001 American LaFrance Eagle / Becker pumper (1500/1000) (Reg.#J70237/SN#1167)
- 2001 American LaFrance Eagle aerial (1500/500/75' LTI rear-mount ladder) (Reg.#J42993)
- 1996 Pierce Dash pumper (1000/750) (SN#E9936) (Donated to Crowders Mountain Fire & Rescue)
- 1994 Pierce Dash pumper (1000/500) (SN#E8592)
- 1992 Grumman Panther / Grumman FC-1000 pumper (1000/600) (SN#18741)
- 1992 Grumman Panther AC-102 aerial (1500/150/102' AerialCat rear-mount platform) (SN#18718)
- 1991 Chevrolet SV-30 / Utilimaster stepvan hazmat
- 1990 Grumman Panther II / Grumman FC-1000 pumper (1000/600) (SN#18443)
- 1989 PemFab / Grumman TS-65 pumper (1500/500/65' TeleSqurt) (SN#17936) (Sold to Lowell Volunteer Fire Department (North Carolina))
- 1988 Duplex D-450 / Grumman TS-50 pumper (1500/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (SN#18012)
- 1977 Mack CF pumper
- 1976 Mack CF aerial (-/-/75' Aerialscope mid-mount platform)
- 1941 Seagrave pumper (750/?)
- 1937 Seagrave pumper (750/?)
- American LaFrance Eagle pumper
- American LaFrance Eagle rear-mount aerial