Area Served[]
Luke Air Force Base, formerly Litchfield Park Air Base, is a United States Air Force installation located 7 miles west of the central business district of Glendale, and about 15 miles west of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona. The base was renamed Luke Field on June 6, 1941 in honor of Phoenix native, Second Lieutenant Frank Luke Jr. (May 19, 1897 – September 29, 1918), the first aviator to receive the Medal of Honor (posthumously) and the number two United States ace in World War I. Colloquially known as the "Arizona Balloon Buster." Lieutenant Luke scored 18 aerial victories, 14 against German observation balloons, before being killed at the age of 21 on September 29, 1918. Luke Field was designated Luke Air Force Base on June 10, 1949 and today is a major training base of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The host unit at Luke is the 56th Fighter Wing "Thunderbolts" which trains F-35 (US and allied) and F-16 (US) fighter pilots and maintainers. Luke AFB employs 4,803 active duty, 1,408 reserve and 1,203 civilian personnel.
Department Profile[]
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structure firefighting, emergency medical services, hazmat services, technical rescue, fire prevention and inspection for Luke AFB is provided by the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron / Luke Fire Department, a subordinate unit of the 56th Mission Support Group, comprised of a mix of civilian and military firefighters.
History[]
On May 25, 1953 the 3600th Air Demonstration Team was organized and established at Luke AFB. Still officially carrying this designation today, but now known worldwide as the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds."
Apparatus Roster[]
- All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- US Government License Plate in brackets starting with AF# denoting US Air Force
Fire Station 361 - 7222 Fighter Country Avenue[]
- Foam 11 (AF11C00318) - 2012 Ford F-550 SuperCab DRW 4x4 / Pierce P-34 RIV (UHP/500/15A/56B)
- Foam 12 (AF08L00349) - 2008 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1500/1950/210F/500 lbs. DC/450 Halotron)
- Foam 13 (AF94L0016) - 1994 E-One / Teledyne 8x8 P-23 crash tender (1500/3300/500F)
- Car 361 (AF10B01126) - 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4
- Battalion 362 - Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4
- Ladder Tender 363 (AF02C00XXX) - 2002 Freightliner FL 80 4x4 / Pierce P-30 walk-around rescue
- Engine 364 (AF11L0x205) - 2011 Pierce Contender P-22 (1250/750/25A/25B) (SN#24575-xx)
- Engine 365 (AF11L00205) - 2011 Pierce Contender P-22 (1250/750/25A/25B) (SN#24575-xx)
- Medic 365 - Ford F-350 / Wheeled Coach Type I (Ex-Medic 363)
- Car 367 - Ford F-150 4x4
- Hazmat 368 (AF19L00253) - 2019 E-One Typhoon P-31 walk-around
- Hazmat Support 368 - 28’ x 8’ Advanced Containment Systems Inc. (ACSI) Mass Casualty Mobile Decontamination / Rehab trailer
- Tanker 368 - 1993 International S-2600 / Darley / West-Mark P-26 tanker (1250/5000)
- Support 369 - Ford F-450 DRW
- Foam Trailer - Fire Combat RMT-2000 (-/-/120 premix foam/CAFS)
- Mobile Communications Center - Mattman MCV
- 2004 Ford F-550 / Pierce Contender P-32 walk-around rescue (SN#14994-04369750)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 1997 International 4900 4x4 / Pierce walk-in rescue (SN#EA414)
- (AF94L00168) - 1994 KME Renegade P-22 pumper (1250/750/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 364)
- Oshkosh P-19 4x4 crash tender (950/1000/180F) (Ex-Foam 11)
- 1963 Walter B1500 4x4 crash tender (1000/1500/180F) (Sold to Daisy Mountain Fire & EMS District)