Profile[]
The Mooresville Fire and Rescue Department is a career department serving the Town of Mooresville. Located 25 miles north of Charlotte, NC, adjacent to Lake Norman, the department protects approximately 25 square miles and serves a population of 51,000. In 2023, the Mooresville Fire and Rescue Department had 112 personnel, operating four engine companies, two ladder companies, a heavy rescue company and a rapid response vehicle from six stations. Mooresville Fire-Rescue Specialized Response Teams include Technical Rescue, HazMat, Water Rescue, Wilderness Land Search and Rescue, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Drone Program, and Bike Medic Team. The Mooresville Fire and Rescue Department responded to 9,710 calls for service in 2022.
History[]
The Mooresville Fire Department began in 1885 when the Town of Mooresville paid $275 for a hand pump, fire hose, a hook, and a ladder. On May 10, 1910, Mooresville Fire Department was officially organized under the direction of its first Fire Chief, J.H. McLelland, and included a twelve-person volunteer force. In 1953, the members of the department established the Mooresville Rescue Squad, the third rescue squad in North Carolina.
In 1970, the fire department organized the Mooresville Ambulance Service, serving the Town and southern Iredell County. The Mooresville Rescue Squad became its own entity in 1974, staffed and operated by volunteers. When Iredell County Emergency Medical Services began providing service to the southern end of the county in 1986, the Mooresville Fire Department was forced to disband its ambulance services and cut its staff.
In 2007, Mooresville had plans to build a new station to serve the northern end of the Town. The Shepherd Fire-Rescue Department, which served the unincorporated areas north of the Town was also looking to build a new station. After some discussions, Shepherd built a new station, and dedicated a portion of it to Mooresville as MFD’s Station 4. As part of the agreement, Mooresville now runs automatic aid with Shepherd, dispatching an engine to all Shepherd first due calls. In 2010, the department became a heavy rescue provider and transitioned to Mooresville Fire-Rescue. In 2012, the department built a dedicated training facility behind the Town Operation Center on Charlotte Highway (US 21). In 2017, Mooresville Fire-Rescue was awarded an Insurance Services Office (ISO) Class 1 public protection rating. In 2020, the department responded to more than 7,500 calls for service. In April of 2021, the department broke ground on a sixth fire station to protect the northeast side of the town and expanded their Fire Training Center.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons
Fire Station 1 - 457 North Main Street[]
Built 1993
Fire Station 2 - 186 Knob Hill Road[]
- HazMat 1 - 2005 International 4400 / Crimson walk-in (SN#04126-001)
- Truck 1 - 2008 Ford F-450 4x4 flatbed towing Decon trailer
- Engine 2 - 2013 Pierce Dash CF PUC (1500/1000/30) (SN#26223) (Ex-stock)
- HazMat trailer
Fire Station 3 - 1023 Shearers Road[]
- Field Comm 1 - 2022 Chevrolet 4500 box truck
- Engine 3 - 2020 Pierce Dash CF 7010 PUC (1500/750/20F) (SN#34362)
Fire Station 4 - 2014 Charlotte Highway[]
Built in 2007
Shared with Shepherds Fire-Rescue
- Engine 4 - 2015 Pierce Dash CF PUC (1500/750/30) (SN#27445) (Ex-stock unit)
Fire Station 5 - 125 Balmy Lane[]
Built 2013
- Battalion 1 - 2024 Chevrolet Silverado
- Rescue 1 - 2023 Pierce Quantum 6x4 MegaPUC (1500/300) (SN#37010)
- Ladder 5 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT (2000/500/20F/105' HSL rear-mount) (SN#27004) (Ex-stock)
Fire Station 6 - 115 Manufacturers Boulevard[]
Built 2022
- Brush 1 - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4
- Ladder 6 - 2022 Pierce Enforcer 6x4 (2000/300/100' mid-mount platform) (SN#38541-01)
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- Truck 2 - 20?? Ford F-450 4x4 flatbed utility
- Car 2 - 201? Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- FM2 - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4
- FM3 - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4
- Car 12 - 20?? Ford Expedition 4x4
- 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 1)
- (Reserve) - 2010 Pierce Arrow XT PUC pumper (1500/1000/30F) (SN#23730) (Ex-Engine 5)
- (Reserve) - 2009 Sutphen pumper (1500/750) (SN#HS-4593) (Ex-Engine 3)
- (Reserve) - 2009 Sutphen pumper (1500/750) [Ex-Engine 2]
- (Reserve) - 2004 Sutphen TS-110 aerial (1500/300/110' Magnum mid-mount platform) (SN#HS-3839) (Ex-Ladder 6)
- Antique - 1921 American LaFrance pumper
- Antique - 1938 Ford Pumper
- 201? Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- 20?? Ford Expedition 4x4
- 20?? Ford Expedition 4x4
- Boat
- Boat
On Order[]
- 2025 Pierce Enforcer Pumper
- 2025 Pierce Enforcer 107’ Ascendant Tiller
- 2027 Pierce Enforcer HDR combination
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2001 Pierce Quantum pumper (1250/750) (SN#12596) (Ex-Engine-4)
- 1996 Pierce Saber pumper (?/750)
- 1993 Pierce Lance pumper (1500/700/65' Tele-Squrt) (SN#E7916) (Ex-Ladder 1) (Sold to Atwell Fire Department)
Future Plans[]
The department has started the planning to build a 7th station, to protect the southern part of the town.