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Raleigh Fire Department (North Carolina)

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History

The Raleigh Fire Department was established in December 1912.

Fire Stations

Station Address In Service Notes
1 112 West Morgan Street 23 December 1912 - 12 August 1941 Original Fire Station 1.
1 412 South Salisbury Street 12 August 1941 - 5 October 1953 Former Fire Station 2.
2 300 block of Fayetteville Street 23 December 1912 - September 1914 Original Fire Station 2.
2 412 South Salisbury Street September 1914 - sometime in 1932 Re-opened in 1941 as Fire Station 1.
2 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium 1932 - 16 October 1969
3 135 East Hargett Street February 1913 - November 1917 Hose Company 3 re-located to Station 1 on West Morgan Street.
Temporarily re-opened September - November 1919.
Demolished in 1952.
4 505 Jefferson Street 15 June 1926 - 16 April 1963 Original Fire Station 4.
Designated as a historical landmark on 19 November 1996.
4 2913 Wake Forest Road 16 April 1963 - 24 June 1993
5 1914 Park Drive 18 November 1926 - 24 July 1961 Original Fire Station 5.
Site located adjacent to the present Fire Station 5.
6 2519 Fairview Road 3 March 1943 - 25 June 1949 Original Fire Station 6, rented facility.
6 2601 Fairview Road 25 June 1949 - 29 May 2017 Demolished, rebuilt on site.
8 1007 Method Road 1 April 1960 - 14 February 1963 Original Fire Station 8, rented house.
Originally addressed as 903 Kent Road.
12 3409 Poole Road 9 October 1974 - 13 August 2018 Relocated and replaced with a new building.
22 9350 Durant Road 31 July 1998 - 5 February 2019 Demolished, currently being rebuilt.
23 8312 Pinecrest Road 15 February 2000 - present Built in 1978 for the Durham Highway Fire Department, occupied by RFD in 2000.

Companies

Company Date(s)
Organized or
Re-organized 		Notes
Hose
Company 1 		23 December 1912 Organized as a horse-drawn wagon, motorized in February 1913.
Hose
Company 2 		23 December 1912 Organized as a horse-drawn wagon, motorized in February 1913.
Hose
Company 3 		February 1913 Organized as a horse-drawn wagon, motorized in November 1914.
Engine 4 15 June 1926 Organized.
Engine 5 18 November 1926 Organized.
Engine 6 3 March 1943 Organized.
Engine 7 30 December 1959
16 January 2015 		Organized.
Re-organized as Squad 7.
Engine 8 1 April 1960 Organized.
Engine 9 5 October 1953
14 February 1963 		Organized at Station 1.
Re-located to the newly-opened Station 9.
Engine 10 14 February 1963
February 1965 - March 1969
24 February 1971 		Organized at Station 1.
Out of service.
Re-located to the newly-opened Station 10.
Engine 11 28 November 1971 Organized.
Engine 12 9 October 1974 Organized.
Engine 13 13 November 1974 Organized at Station 1.
Engine 14 9 October 1974
5 February 2013 		Organized.
Re-organized as Squad 14.
Engine 15 24 February 1971
13 November 1974
5 February 2013
6 January 2015 		Organized at Station 1.
Re-located to the newly-opened Station 15.
Re-organized as Squad 15.
Re-instated as Engine 15.
Engine 16 9 February 1979 Organized.
Engine 17 9 April 1984 Organized.
Engine 18 16 March 1987 Organized.
Engine 19 11 May 1988 Organized.
Engine 20 20 January 1989 Organized.
Engine 21 15 June 1998 Organized.
Engine 22 31 July 1998 Organized.
Engine 23 15 February 2000 Organized.
Engine 24 24 August 2001 Organized.
Engine 25 2 August 2001 Organized.
Engine 26 9 June 2003 Organized.
Engine 27 9 June 2003 Organized.
Engine 28 25 April 2007 Organized.
Engine 29 9 June 2015 Organized.
Ladder 1 1916
12 August 1941
5 October 1953
21 August 2006
7 July 2009
25 January 2021 		Organized as Truck 1.
Re-located to the new Station 2.
Re-instated at the present Station 1.
Re-designated as Ladder 1.
Re-numbered as Ladder 4 at Station 1.
Re-numbered as Ladder 1.
Truck 5 26 September 1961
16 March 1987 		Organized.
Disbanded.
Ladder 6 27 June 1949
1979
January 2021 		Organized as Truck 6.
Disbanded.
Re-instated as Ladder 6.
Truck 7 25 October 1960
1982
1988 		Organized.
Re-organized as Truck 12.
Disbanded.
Ladder 11 14 June 1972
21 August 2006
7 July 2009
7 October 2018 - 17 December 2019
20 January 2021 		Organized as Truck 11.
Re-designated as Ladder 11.
Re-numbered as Ladder 2 at Station 11.
Temporarily relocated to Station 15 as Ladder 2.

Re-organized as Ladder 15.
Ladder 12 12 October 2018
11 January 2021 		Organized as Ladder 8, relocated from Station 26.
Re-numbered as Ladder 12.
Ladder 14 9 December 2020 Organized.
Ladder 15 16 March 1987
14 August 2001
20 January 2021 		Organized as Truck 15.
Re-organized as Truck 22.
Re-instated as Ladder 15.
Ladder 16 8 June 1979
21 August 2006
6 January 2009 		Organized as Truck 16.
Re-designated as Ladder 16.
Re-organized as Ladder 17.
Ladder 17 6 January 2009
7 July 2009
9 December 2020 		Organized.
Re-numbered as Ladder 3.
Re-organized as Ladder 14.
Ladder 20 5 November 2004
21 August 2006
7 July 2009
4 January 2021 		Organized as Truck 20.
Re-designated as Ladder 20.
Re-numbered as Ladder 7 at Station 20.
Re-numbered as Ladder 20.
Ladder 22 14 August 2001
21 August 2006
7 July 2009
19 January 2021 		Organized as Truck 22.
Re-designated as Ladder 22.
Re-numbered as Ladder 5 at Station 22.
Re-numbered as Ladder 25.
Ladder 23 4 March 2006
21 August 2006
3 January 2009
14 December 2020 		Organized as Truck 23.
Re-designated as Ladder 23.
Re-organized as Ladder 24.
Re-instated.
Ladder 24 6 April 2004
4 March 2006
3 January 2009
7 July 2009
14 December 2020 		Organized as Truck 24.
Re-organized as Truck 23.
Re-instated.
Re-numbered as Ladder 6 at Station 24.
Re-organized as Ladder 23.
Ladder 26 6 August 2005
21 August 2006
7 July 2009
12 October 2018 		Organized as Truck 26.
Re-designated as Ladder 26.
Re-numbered as Ladder 8 at Station 26.
Re-located to Station 12 as Ladder 8.
Ladder 4 6 January 2009
7 July 2009
25 January 2021 		Organized.
Re-numbered as Ladder 1 at Station 4.
Re-numbered as Ladder 4.
Ladder 9 9 June 2015
27 October 2018
21 December 2020
January 2021 		Organized at Station 29.
Re-located to Station 23.
Re-numbered as Ladder 6 at Station 23.
Re-located to Station 6.

Department Profile

The Raleigh Fire Department currently operates out of 28 fire stations and is comprised of the following units:

  • 29 Engine Companies
    • 27 Engines
    • 2 Squads (7, 14)
  • 9 Ladder Companies
    • 2 105' Rear-Mount Aerials (14, 23)
    • 3 100' Rear-Mount Platforms (4, 20, 25)
    • 3 100' Tractor-Drawn Aerials (6, 11, 12)
    • 1 107' Tractor-Drawn Aerial (1)
  • 1 Rescue Company

Rank Structure

  • Fire Chief
  • Assistant Chief
  • Assistant Chief Aide
  • Division Chief
  • Division Chief Aide
  • Battalion Chief
  • Captain - Company officer for one apparatus
  • Lieutenant - Engineer / Driver for one apparatus
  • Firefighter

Apparatus Roster

  • All measurements are in US gallons.
  • Shop number in brackets.
  • NOTE: All Ladder companies are currently in the process of re-numbering to match station numbers.

Fire Headquarters

  • Car 1 (Fire Chief)
  • Car 2 (Operations)
  • Car 3 (Services)
  • Car 4 (Fire Marshall)
  • Car 5 (Training)

Fire Station 1 - 220 South Dawson Street

Opened 5 October 1953

  • Engine 1 (001058) - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20F) (SN#21739-01)
  • Engine 13 (001060) - 2010 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20F) (SN#22802-01)
  • Ladder 1 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (-/-/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#31889) (Ex-Ladder 4)
  • Car 401
  • Car 402

Fire Station 2 - 263 Pecan Street

Opened 16 October 1969

  • Engine 2 (001048) - 2005 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/20F) (SN#16480-01)
  • Haz-Mat 1

Fire Station 3 - 13 South East Street

Opened 26 July 1951

  • Engine 3 (001053) - 2006 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/20F) (SN#17531-02)
  • Mini-Pumper 1 - 1986 Chevrolet C-30 / Local (350/200)

Fire Station 4 - 121 Northway Court

Opened 24 June 1993

  • Engine 4 (001049) - 2005 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/20F) (SN#16480-02)
  • Ladder 4 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#27078) (Ex-Ladder 1)

Fire Station 5 - 300 Oberlin Road

Opened 24 July 1961

  • Engine 5 (001037) - 2002 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Quality (1250/500)
  • Engine 6 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500) (SN#31888-01)

Fire Station 6 - 2601 Fairview Road

Scheduled to open January 2021

  • Ladder 6 (011047) - 2010 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#23121) (Ex-Ladder 9, ex-Ladder 8, ex-Ladder 4) (To be placed in service when station opens)

Fire Station 7 - 2100 Glascock Street

Opened 30 December 1959, address changed from 1300 Glascock Street in October 1991

  • Squad 7 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20F) (SN#27077-01) (Ex-Squad 15)

Fire Station 8 - 5001 Western Boulevard

Opened 14 February 1963

  • Engine 8 (001052) - 2006 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/20F) (SN#17531-01)
  • HazMat 3
  • Battalion 3 - 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe

Fire Station 9 - 4465 Six Forks Road

Opened 14 February 1963

  • Engine 9 (001057) - 2008 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/20F) (SN#20136)
  • Battalion 5

Fire Station 10 - 2711 Sanderford Road

Opened 24 February 1971

  • Engine 10 - 2017 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500) (SN#30631-02)

Fire Station 11 - 2925 Glenridge Drive

Opened 28 November 1971, renovated & re-opened 16 December 2019

  • Engine 11 (001061) - 2010 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20F) (SN#22802-02)

Fire Station 12 - 4306 Poole Road

Built 2016-2018, opened 13 August 2018

  • Engine 12 - 2015 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20F) (SN#28621) (Ex-Engine 29)
  • Ladder 12 - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/200/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#30630) (Ex-Ladder 8, ex-Ladder 4)
  • Battalion 2
  • Car 20 (Division Chief)

Fire Station 14 - 4220 Lake Boone Trail

Opened 9 October 1974

  • Squad 14 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20F) (SN#27077-02)

Fire Station 15 - 1815 Spring Forest Road

Opened 13 November 1974

  • Engine 15 - 2019 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500) (SN#33055-01)
  • Ladder 15 - 2015 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/200/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#28622) (Ex-Ladder 2, ex-Ladder 9)

Fire Station 16 - 5225 Lead Mine Road

Opened 9 February 1979

  • Engine 16 - 2007 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/20F) (SN#19245)
  • Rescue 1 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT 4600 6x4 25' walk-in (SN#31887)

Fire Station 17 - 4601 Pleasant Valley Road

Opened 9 April 1984

  • Engine 17 - 2017 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500) (SN#30631-01)
  • Ladder 14 (011039) - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/105' HSL rear-mount) (SN#19246) (Ex-Ladder 3, ex-Ladder 17, ex-Ladder 16)

Fire Station 18 - 8200 Morgans Way

Opened 16 March 1987

  • Engine 18 - 2019 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500) (SN#33055-02)
  • Battalion 4

Fire Station 19 - 4209 Spring Forest Road

Opened 11 May 1988

  • Engine 19 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20F) (SN#27076)
  • Battalion 1

Fire Station 20 - 1721 Trailwoods Drive

Opened 20 January 1989

  • Engine 20 (001059) - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20F) (SN#21739-02)
  • Ladder 20 (011044) - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#21645-01) (Ex-Ladder 7)

Fire Station 21 - 2651 Southall Road

Opened 15 June 1998

  • Engine 21 (001042) - 2002 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Quality (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 9)

Fire Station 22 - 10301 Falls of Neuse Road (Temporary Location)

  • Engine 22 (001055) - 2006 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/20F) (SN#17531-04) (Ex-Engine 15)

Fire Station 23 - 8312 Pinecrest Road

Built 1978 for Durham Highway Fire Department.
Shared with DHFD since 2000.

  • Engine 23 (001036) - 2001 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Quality (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 3)
  • Ladder 23 (011033) - 2005 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/105' HSL rear-mount) (SN#16482) (Ex-Ladder 6, ex-Ladder 22, ex-Truck 22)

Fire Station 24 - 10440 Fossil Creek Court

Opened 24 August 2001

  • Engine 24 - 2020 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500) (SN#34328-01)

Fire Station 25 - 2740 Wakefield Crossing Drive

Opened 2 August 2001

  • Engine 25 - 2020 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500) (SN#34328-02)
  • Ladder 25 (011045) - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#21645-02) (Ex-Ladder 5, ex-Ladder 22)
  • Haz-Mat 4

Fire Station 26 - 3929 Barwell Road

Opened 9 June 2003

  • Engine 26 (001043) - 2002 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Quality (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 12)

Fire Station 27 - 5916 Buffaloe Road

Opened 9 June 2003

  • Engine 27 - 2019 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500) (SN#33055-03)
  • Haz-Mat 5 (011038) - 2007 Pierce Enforcer walk-around heavy rescue (SN#19244-02) (Ex-Squad 14 Support, ex-Rescue 1, ex-Rescue 19)

Fire Station 28 - 3500 Forestville Road

Opened 25 April 2007

  • Engine 28 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/500) (SN#31888-02)

Fire Station 29 - 12117 Leesville Road

Opened 9 June 2015

  • Engine 29 (001054) - 2006 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/20F) (SN#17531-03) (Ex-Engine 12)
  • Haz-Mat 2

Keeter Training Center

  • Training 1 (001045) - 2004 American LaFrance Eagle 134RR pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 6)
  • Training 2 (001047) - 2004 American LaFrance Eagle 134RR pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 28, ex-Engine 13)
  • Training 3 (001023) - 2001 Spartan Gladiator MFD / Quality quint (1500/300/75' rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 125, ex-Ladder 111, ex-Ladder 1, ex-Ladder 4, ex-Ladder 23, ex-Truck 23, ex-Truck 24, ex-Engine 23)
  • Training (011001) - 1999 American LaFrance Eagle 134 / LTI platform (1500/300/93' mid-mount) (Ex-Ladder 129, ex-Ladder 110, ex-Ladder 4, ex-Ladder 7, ex-Ladder 20, ex-Truck 20, ex-Truck 1)

Reserve / Spare Apparatus

  • Tech Support Unit 1 (011037) - 2007 Pierce Enforcer walk-around heavy rescue (SN#19244-01) (Ex-Rescue 1, ex-Rescue 3, ex-Rescue 14)
  • Ladder 112 (011003) - 1990 Spartan Monarch / Simon LTI (1500/-/110' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 112, ex-Truck 11)
  • Rescue 113 - 2000 Freightliner FL 60 / American LaFrance Medic Master rescue (Ex-Rescue 19)
  • Engine 121 (001012) - 1997 Pierce Saber (1250/500) (SN#EA433-04) (Ex-Engine 22, ex-Engine 12)
  • Ladder 125 (011032) - 2005 Pierce Dash (1500/300/75' HSL rear-mount) (SN#16481) (Ex-Ladder 2, ex-Ladder 11, ex-Truck 11)
  • Engine 127 (001002) - 1997 Pierce Saber (1250/500) (SN#EA433-01) (Ex-Engine 20, ex-Engine 2)
  • Engine 128 (001020) - 2000 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Quality (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 19, ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 20)
  • Ladder 129 (011035) - 2006 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/300/105' HSL rear-mount) (SN#17532) (Ex-Ladder 8, ex-Ladder 26, ex-Truck 26)
  • Ladder 210 (011005) - 1988 Pierce Arrow (-/-/85' snorkel) (Ex-Ladder 6, ex-Ladder 24, ex-Ladder 210, ex-Ladder 110, ex-Truck 110, ex-Truck 26, ex-Truck 22, ex-Truck 15, ex-Truck 1)
  • Engine 221
  • Engine 222

Assignment Unknown

  • Air 2 - 2015 Kenworth T-370 / Pierce walk-around rescue body (SN#27893)
  • Car 47 - 2000 Freightliner FL 60 / American LaFrance / Medic Master rescue (Ex-R14, ex-R6)
  • (001044) - 2004 American LaFrance Eagle 134RR pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 24, ex-Squad 14, ex-Engine 14)
  • (001046) - 2004 American LaFrance Eagle 134RR pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 25, ex-Squad 15, ex-Engine 15, ex-Engine 22, ex-Engine 1)
  • (011020) - 2002 International 4900 / SVI medium rescue (SN#402) (Ex-HazMat 5, ex-SR1, ex-Rescue 2, ex-Rescue 7)
  • (001038) - 2002 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Quality pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 15, ex-Engine 7)
  • (001011) - 2000 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Quality pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 18, ex-Engine 11)
  • (001008) - 1999 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Quality pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 27, ex-Engine 8)
  • (001001) - 1998 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/500) (SN#EB575-01) (Ex-Engine 10, ex-Engine 1)
  • (001013) - 1998 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/500) (SN#EB575-02) (Ex-Engine 17, ex-Engine 13)
  • (001005) - 1997 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/500) (SN#EA433-03) (Ex-Engine 24, ex-Engine 5)
  • (001007) - 1997 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/500) (SN#EA433-05) (Ex-Engine 25, ex-Engine 7)
  • (001009) - 1997 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/500) (SN#EA433-06) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 9)
  • (001015) - 1995 Pierce Dash pumper (1250/500) (SN#E9579-01) (Ex-Engine 28, ex-Engine 15)
  • (001017) - 1990 Pierce Lance pumper (1500/500) (SN#E-5844-2) (Ex-Engine 123, ex-Engine 23, ex-Engine 17, ex-Engine 8, ex-Engine 3)

Retired Apparatus

  • (011030) - 2004 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 quint (1500/300/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#15443) (Ex-Ladder 4, ex-Ladder 1, ex-Truck 1) (Written off in rollover accident, 10 July 2009)
  • (001003) - 1997 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/500) (SN#EA433-02) (Ex-Engine 126, ex-Engine 16, ex-Engine 3)
  • (001021) - 1995 Pierce Dash pumper (1250/500) (SN#E9579-02) (Ex-Engine 221, ex-Engine 21, ex-Engine 11)
  • (011004) - 1995 Simon-Duplex / LTI platform (1500/?/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 111, ex-Ladder 16, ex-Truck 16)
  • 1995 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500) (Sold to Wake Forest Fire Department)
  • (001019) - 1990 Pierce Lance pumper (1500/500) (SN#E-5844-1) (Ex-Training 1, ex-Engine 128, ex-Engine 26, ex-Engine 19, ex-Engine 5)
  • 1989 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 9, preserved at Raleigh Fire Museum)
  • (011002) - 1986 Seagrave (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 110, ex-Truck 8, ex-Truck 15, ex-Truck 11)
  • 1982 Mack CF pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 9, ex-Engine 14, ex-Engine 21, preserved at Raleigh Fire Museum)
  • 1961 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 8) (Sold to Granville County, now preserved at Raleigh Fire Museum)
  • 1980 Mack / 1958 American LaFrance (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial)
  • 1951 American LaFrance 700 Series pumper
  • 1951 American LaFrance 700 Series pumper
  • 1950 Mack 85LS (750/300) (Ex-Engine 6, ex-spare, preserved at Raleigh Fire Museum)
  • 1939/1916 American LaFrance (-/-/75' tractor-drawn aerial)
  • 1936 American LaFrance 400 series (Ex-Engine 1, under restoration at Raleigh Fire Museum)
  • 1926 American LaFrance Type 75 (750/40) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 6, ex-spare, preserved at Raleigh Fire Museum)
  • 1905 American LaFrance Metropolitan steamer (900/-) (Preserved at Raleigh Fire Museum)
  • 1870 Gould steamer

Future Plans

The City of Raleigh is planning to redesign and rebuild Station 6 on the same site due to age.

Davis Kane Architects have been selected to design a new downtown facility that will replace the existing Central Fire Station and department Headquarters (310 West Martin Street). The new site will be located near the Convention Center.

The City of Raleigh is planning to:

  • Relocate Station 3 to the 900 block of Rock Quarry
  • Renovate Station 10
  • Build a new Station 13 at 1514 Ronald Drive
  • Relocate Station 14 to 3500 Harden Road
  • Renovate Station 15
  • Relocate Station 22 to 10050 Durant Road, Ladder 5 will relocate to Station 25
  • Relocate Station 23 to the Pinecrest / Westgate area

External Links

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