Joplin Fire Department

Overview[]

The Joplin Fire Department serves an area of approximately 50 square miles having a daytime population of 300,000. The City is protected by a daily, on-duty strength of 30 members and 7 administrative personnel.

History[]

Joplin Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1882. In 1893, it was replaced with a full-time staffed department.

Fire Stations[]

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
2	2216 South Maiden Lane	?-2011	Was destroyed in the 2011 tornado
4	2010 East 15th Street	?-2011	Was destroyed in the 2011 tornado

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Station 1 (Headquarters) - 303 East 3rd Street[]

Ladder 1 - 2017 Pierce Velocity Notched 7010 (?/?/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#29953)

Truck 1 - 2000 HME 1871 / Central States (?/?/75' rear-mount)

Rescue 1 - 2020 Kenworth / Ferrara walk-around (SN#H-6660)

Utility 1 - Ford F-Super Duty

Special Operations Trailer - enclosed trailer

Battalion 1 - Ford

Station 2 - 2825 West 13th Street[]

Built 2013

Engine 2 - 2009 Pierce Velocity SLT (SN#22490 or 22491)

Brush 2 -

Swift Water Boat -

Station 3 - 2717 Newman Road[]

Truck 3 - 2004 HME / Rosenbauer South Dakota (-/-/100' rear-mount)

Brush 3 -

Rescue 3 - 2004 Freightliner M2 106 / Central States

Station 4 - 3402 South Hearnes Boulevard[]

Built 2013

Engine 4 - 2024 Pierce Velocity 7010 PUC (1500/750) (SN#40032-01)

Brush 4 -

Rescue 4 - 2013 Kenworth T370 / Pierce walk-around (SN#26461)

Station 5 - 3223 Texas Avenue[]

Ladder 5 - 2021 Pierce Enforcer Notched 7010 (2000/500/20F/107' Ascendant rear-mount) (SN#35447) (Ex-Field unit)

Rescue 5 -

Station 6 - 5302 West 32nd Street[]

Engine 6 - 2024 Pierce Velocity 7010 PUC (1500/750) (SN#40032-02)

Brush 6 -

Station 7 - 6720 East 30th Street[]

Built 2023

Engine 7 - 2023 Pierce Velocity 7010 PUC (1500/1000) (SN#37925)

Tanker 1 - 2014 Kenworth T370 / Deep South (750/2000)

Station 8 - 5500 Dennis Weaver Drive (Joplin Regional Airport)[]

Owned by the airport

Engine 8 - 1995 Pierce Saber (1500/500) (Ex-Riverdale Fire Department (Illinois))

ARFF 700

A1 - Rosenbauer Airwolf Class 3

A2 - crash truck

Hazmat Trailer - enclosed trailer

Mass Decon Trailer - enclosed trailer

Public Safety Training Center - 5102 Swede Lane[]

Built 2015-16

Station/Assignment Unknown[]

Ladder 12 (Reserve) - 2016 Pierce Dash CF Notched 7011 PUC (1500/400/75' rear-mount) (SN#29818) (Ex-St. Charles Fire Department (Missouri))

Battalion - GMC Yukon

Antique - 1939 Pirsch 100' tractor-drawn aerial

(Reserve) - 2010 Pierce Velocity Notched 7010 aerial (?/?/100 HAL rear-mount) (SN#23416) (Ex-Ladder 5, ex-Ladder 1)

2011 KME Predator pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 6)

201? KME pumper (Ex-Engine 4)

2009 Pierce Velocity SLT pumper (SN#22491 or 22490) (Ex-Engine 4)

2000 HME 1871 / Central States aerial (?/?/75' rear-mount)

Retired Apparatus[]

2004 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer South Dakota walk-around (Ex-Rescue 5)

200? Freightliner pumper (Ex-Engine 2) (Destroyed in the 2011 tornado)

2001 aerial (Traded in for new Ladder 1)

GMC Kodiak (Ex-Rescue 1)

1995 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#E8771)

1989 Ford C-8000 / Towers pumper (1000/500) (SN#1907)

1981 Ford C / Boardman pumper (1000/500) (SN#F-2490)

1967 American LaFrance pumper (1000/500) (Sold to Catoosa Fire Department)

1967 American LaFrance pumper (1000/500)

1947 Pirsch pumper

1939 Mack pumper (750/-) (Ex-Engine 3)

1939 Mack pumper (750/-)

1939 Mack pumper (500/-)

1928 American LaFrance Type 112 PWT pumper (750/-) (SN#6385)

1916 American LaFrance Type 40 combination/junior (SN#1272)

1907 Buick pumper with 30gal chemical tank

19?? Buick Model F with 60gal chemical tank

Pumper (Destroyed in the 2011 tornado)

Brush (Destroyed in the 2011 tornado)

External Links[]

Station Map[]

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