Portage Fire Department (Porter County, Indiana)

History[]

Fire Stations[]

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
3	6070 Central Avenue	1967-2016

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 3401 Swanson Road[]

Ladder 1 (3458) - 2018 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (2000/400/75' rear-mount)

Rescue 1 (0897) - 2018 Freightliner M2 / Braun Super Chief ambulance

Fire 10 - 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 HD 4x4

Reserve Ladder (2068) - 2001 HME 1871 / Smeal (1500/300/50F/75' rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 1)

Fire Station 2 - 6275 Old Porter Road[]

Marine 1 - 2012 36' Lake Assault

Engine 2 (0928) - 2011 Spartan Gladiator / Spencer (2000/1000)

Rescue 2 (0052) - 2013 Freightliner M2 106 / Braun ambulance (Ex-Rescue 3)

Marine 2 - Yamaha Jet Ski

Marine 3 - 197? Chevrolet Step van / Grumman-Olson / 19?? FD-Built

Fire Station 3 - 6300 Central Avenue[]

Opened 2016

Engine 3 (0529) - 2007 American LaFrance Eagle (1500/750/30F) (SN#Y24684))

Tower 3 (1724) - 1997 HME 1871 / 3D / NovaQUINTECH (2000/300/100' SkyArm rear-mount) (SN#2832) (Ex-Tower 2)

Rescue 3 (2979) - 2020 Freightliner M2 / 2009 Braun Super Chief (SN#R5164)

Fire 5 (Battalion Chief) - 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD

UTV - 2009 Yamaha 4x4 / Kimtek MedLite

Reserve Medic (0104) - 2006 Freightliner M2 106 / Braun (SN#4457)

Station/Assignment Unknown[]

Reserve Engine 1 (3458) - 2007 KME Excel (1250/750) (SN#3080) (Ex-Valparaiso Fire Department (Indiana))

201? Ford Explorer AWD

2009 International 4400 LP / 1997 Mobile Medical / 2010 LifeStar ambulance

Retired Apparatus[]

2008 International DuraStar 4300LP / 2009 Braun Super Chief ambulance (SN#5164) (Box remounted on a 2020 Freightliner M2 chassis)

2008 Ford Expedition 4x4

2002 Ford E-450 / LifeStar ambulance

2001 Ford E-450 / LifeStar ambulance

2001 Dodge Durango / LifeStar medic

2001 Dodge Durango

200? GMC Envoy 4x4

1992 KME Excel pumper (1500/750)

1986 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500)

1981 GMC Value Van step van

Seagrave aerial (?/?/?' rear-mount)

rescue boat

Cadillac ambulance

Dodge ambulance