Department Profile[]
The Town of Holly Springs Fire Department (HSFD) provides fire and rescue services within the Town (15.14 square miles) and the approximately 20.49 square miles of unincorporated Wake County known as the Holly Spring Rural part of the county-wide rural fire district. The department is a career department, utilizing both full and part time staff. The department has an ISO Class 1 Public Protection Classification rating from the North Carolina Department of Insurance.
History[]
Located in southern Wake County, the Town of Holly Springs was established in 1877. The town remained a small, rural town with no organized fire services for nearly 100 years. On 21 July 1971, the Holly Springs Rural Fire Department was organized. Their first fire station was a two-bay building at 1140 Avent Ferry Road and their first fire apparatus included a 1953 GMC tanker and a 1955 International tanker.
It was not until the town built its first sewage plant in 1987 that any real growth occurred. With the new infrastructure, the population of the town increased from less than 1,000 in 1992 to an estimated 6,000 in 1998 to nearly 25,000 in 2010. Today, the town has a population of approximately 35,000.
With the growth came increased demand for services and in 1995, the municipal fire department was formed. The department was named Holly Springs Fire Service Division, part of Holly Springs Department of Public Safety. The new department operated out of a temporary facility at Omaha Meat Company at the corner of Thomas Mill Road and Irving Parkway until their first station was completed at 127 North Main Street in September of 1995.
In 1997, the municipal and rural fire departments merged. The Rural station was designated Station No. 1, the municipal station was designated Station No. 2.
In 1997, the department constructed an aerial apparatus from a 1980's Kodiak 55' bucket truck donated by Carolina Power and Light. The apparatus was utilized as a master stream at one fire before being sold to Swepsonville Volunteer Fire Department.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 127 North Main Street | September 1995 - April 2006 | This is the first fire station occupied by HSFD. |
| 2 | 1140 Avent Ferry Road | 1997 - April 16, 2011 | Built in 1971 by Holly Springs Rural Fire Department. Damaged by tornado, condemned and razed. New station rebuilt on site. |
| 3 | 4112 Friendship Road | August 1, 2008 - June 2023 | Rented house with apparatus shelter. |
| 3 | 11911 Holly Springs-New Hill Road | June 2023 - March 7, 2025 | Modular building with apparatus shelter. |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 700 Flint Point Lane[]
Opened April 2006
- Engine 1 - 2011 Pierce Saber (1500/1000) (SN#23999) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 2)
- Squad 1 (Reserve) - 2014 Spartan ERV Metro Star LFD 10" RR (1500/750/25F) (SN#213089)
- Tanker 1 – 2001 Freightliner FL 80 / S&S (500/1500)
- Brush 1 - 2006 Ford F-550 4x4 / Seagrave (250/250)
- Battalion 1 - 2025 Ford Expedition
- Ladder 14 - 2021 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/300/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn) (SN#35729)
Fire Station 2 - 1140 Avent Ferry Road[]
Opened 2012
- Engine 2 – 2017 Spartan ERV Gladiator (1500/750) (SN#217049-01)
- Ladder 255 - 2001 Spartan 6x4 / Saulsbury (2000/-/95' Baker Aerialscope mid-mount platform) (Ex-William Cameron Engine Company)
Fire Station 3 - 114 Cinder Station Road[]
Dedicated March 7, 2025
- Engine 3 - 2020 Spartan ERV Metro Star (1500/750/25F) (Ex-Engine 1)
- 2007 Pierce Contender pumper (1500/1000) (SN#18825) (Ex-Engine 3)
Command / Admin Vehicles[]
- Car 1 (Chief) - Chevrolet Tahoe
- Fire Marshal 1 (Assistant Chief) - Chevrolet Colorado
- Car 2 (Assistant Chief - Operations) - Chevrolet Tahoe
- Fire Marshal 2 (Fire Inspector) - Chevrolet Tahoe
- Car 3 (Assistant Chief - Planning) - Chevrolet Tahoe
- Car 10 (Battalion Chief - Training) - Chevrolet Silverado 4x4
- Car 15 (Admin) - Ford Explorer
- Car 50 (Training) - Ford F-250
On Order[]
- 2026 Freightliner / Pierce tanker (?/2000)
- (2) 2026 Spartan Metro Star pumpers (1500/750) (replacing E1 & E2)
- 2026 E-One (cyclone?) mid-mount platform (replacing L255)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 20?? Chevrolet Express
- 200? Chevrolet TrailBlazer 4x4 (Ex-Car 3)
- 2000 International 4900 / Pierce pumper (SN#7006-00447847) (Ex-Engine 4)
- 1999 American LaFrance aerial (?/?/93' LTI mid-mount platform) (Ex-Ladder 2) (Sold to Biscoe Fire Department)
- 1996 Ford L-8000 / Saulsbury rescue (Ex-Rescue 1)
- 1995 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/1000) (SN#E8803) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 1)
- 1985 Kenworth / FMC pumper (Sold to Stanton Fire Department (Kentucky))
- 1986 Pemfab / Boardman pumper (1000/500/55' bucket) (Bucket from ex-Carolina Light & Power truck) (Sold to Stanton Fire Department (Kentucky))