History[]
The St. Charles Fire Department can find its beginnings back in 1836 and the first fire company, the Union Fire Company, was formed in 1861. In 1973, the department would become the first paramedic service in the state and would purchase its first "Jaws of Life" in 1975.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1550 S Main Street | 1997-2024 | |
| 3 | 2817 Elm Street | 1963-2022 | |
| 4 | 400 North Drive | 1977-2014 |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Station 1 - 911 6th Street[]
Built 1983
- Engine 9410 - 2024 Pierce Velocity 7010 PUC (1500/750) (SN#37910)
- Ambulance 9417 - 2019 Ford F-550 / AEV Type I (Ex-Ambulance 9437)
- Marine 9419 - 2002 Ford F-350 4x4 (pulls 94 Boat 4A) (Ex-Marine 9449)
- 94 Boat 1A -
Station 2 - 2000 Fairgrounds Road[]
Opened 2024
- HazMat 2 - 2007 GMC C6500
- Ladder 9425 - 2023 Pierce Velocity 7000 6x4 (2000/300/100' Ascendant mid-mount platform) (SN#37909-01)
- Brush 9428 - 2010 Ford F-350 4x4 Type 6
- Engine 9490 (Reserve) - 2018 Pierce Dash CF 7011 PUC (1500/750) (SN#32084) (Ex-Engine 9420, ex-Engine 9430)
Station 3 - 2817 Elm Street[]
Built 2023
- Battalion 9406A - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Battalion 9406B - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Battalion 9406C - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Ladder 9435 - 2023 Pierce Velocity 7000 6x4 (2000/300/100' Ascendant mid-mount platform) (SN#37909-02)
- Ladder 9492 (Reserve) - 2013 Pierce Dash CF Notched 7011 PUC (1500/400/75' rear-mount) (SN#26891) (Ex-Ladder 9412)
Station 4 (HQ) - 3201 Boschertown Road[]
Opened 2014
- Command 9400 (Fire Chief) - 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Command 9401 (Deputy Chief) - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Unit 9405 (Fire Prevention) - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Unit 9407 (EMS Chief) - 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Unit 9408 (Fire Prevention) - 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Rescue 9426 - trailer
- Engine 9440 - 2019 Pierce Dash CF 7011 PUC (1500/750) (SN#33046-01)
- Ambulance 9447 - 2022 Ford F-550 / AEV TraumaHawk Type I
- Engine 9491 (Reserve) - 2013 Pierce Dash CF 7011 PUC (1500/750) (SN#25641) (Ex-Engine 9440)
- (Reserve) - 2018 Ford F-550 / AEV Type I ambulance (Ex-Ambulance 9427)
Station 5 - 1650 Hawks Nest Drive[]
Built 1991
- Engine 9450 - 2019 Pierce Dash CF 7011 PUC (1500/750) (SN#33046-02)
- Ambulance 9457 - 2019 Ford F-550 4x4 Type I (Ex-Ambulance 9417)
- Ambulance 9497 (Reserve) - 2018 Ford F-550 Type I
Station 6 - 2310 Muegge Road, St. Peters[]
- Ambulance 9467 - 2022 Ford F-550 / AEV TraumaHawk Type I
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2016 Pierce Dash CF Notched 7011 PUC aerial (1500/400/75' rear-mount) (SN#29818) (Ex-Ladder 9432, ex-Ladder 9422) (Sold to Joplin Fire Department)
- 2015 Freightliner M2 / Frazer ambulance (Ex-Ambulance 9417, ex-Ambulance 9497) (Donated to St. Charles County Fire REHAB)
- 2015 Freightliner M2 / Frazer ambulance (Ex-Ambulance 9457, ex-Ambulance 9467)
- 2013 Pierce Dash CF 7011 PUC pumper (1500/750) (SN#25964) (Ex-Engine 9490) (Sold to Columbus Fire Rescue (Montana))
- 2013 Pierce Dash CF 7011 PUC pumper (1500/750) (SN#26892) (Ex-Engine 9420)
- 2011 Pierce Saber PUC pumper (1500/1000/20F) (SN#22648) (Ex-Engine 9450)
- 2011 Pierce Saber PUC pumper (1500/750) (SN#24858) (Ex-Engine 9420)
- 2009 Chevrolet 3500HD / Frazer Type I ambulance (Sold to Napoleon Volunteer Fire Department (Indiana))
- 2006 Spartan / Smeal aerial (?/?/100' rear-mount platform) (Sold to Cape Girardeau Fire Department)
- 2003 Spartan / Smeal pumper (Ex-Engine 9420) (Totaled in an accident)
- 1995 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#E9143)
- 1994 Pierce Javelin (1250/750) (SN#E7932) (VIN#4P1CA02DXRA000113) (Sold to Friesland Fire Department)
- 1990 Pierce Dash walk-around rescue (SN#E5829)
- 1988 Pierce Dash (1000/1000) (SN#E4364-01) (VIN#1P9CT01D9JA040519)
- 1988 Pierce Dash (1000/1000) (SN#E4364-02) (VIN#1P9CT01D1JA040529)
- 1987 Pierce Arrow pumper (SN#E4027)
- 1986 Pierce Arrow / 1996 refurb pumper (1500/400/55' Tele-Squrt) (SN#E2820/F3458) (Ex-Aerial 456, Ladder 9432) (Sold to Belle Fire Protection District)
- 1986 Pierce Dash pumper (SN#E2815)
- 1987 Ford / Pierce mini-pumper (SN#E4042)
- 1987 Ford F-350 / Pierce walk-around rescue (SN#E3664)
- 1960 International / Central crash/foam truck (?/750/75F) (Sold to St. Clair Fire Protection District (Missouri))