Virginia Beach Fire-Rescue

Department Profile[]

Virginia Beach Fire-Rescue is a career department that operates on a 3 shift system. Operating from 21 stations, each shift is currently comprised of the following:

1 Assistant Chief (Shift Commander)
5 Battalion Chiefs
22 Engine companies,
9 Ladder companies,
2 Rescue companies,
1 Safety Officer
1 Volunteer Support company

Virginia Beach Fire-Rescue is the sponsoring agency for Virginia Task Force 2 (VA-TF2).

Command Staff[]

Fire Chief: Ken Pravetz
Deputy Chief Operations: Richard Cooper III
Deputy Chief Services: Amy Valdez
Assistant Chief Admin Services: Lorna Trent
Assistant Chief Risk Reduction: Josh Goyet
Assistant Chief A-Shift: Paul Pureza
Assistant Chief B-Shift: Norman William
Assistant Chief C-Shift: Eric Wilkerson
Assistant Chief Training/Special Ops:

Rank Structure[]

The current rank structure and personnel numbers are:

1 Fire Chief
2 Deputy Chiefs
6 Assistant Chiefs
25 Battalion Chiefs
109 Captains, and;
375 combined Master FF I/II and FF I/II

History[]

Fire Stations[]

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
1	3769 East Stratford Road	?-2007	Closed and sold. Now owned by Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad
7	333 Thalia Road	195?-2013	Now EMS Station 15

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Fire Station 1 (First Landing) - 2837 Shore Drive[]

Built 2007

Engine 1 - 2009 Pierce Quantum (1500/500/50F) (SN#21508-01/02/03)

Ladder 1 - 2006 Pierce Dash 2000 (1500/300/105' rear-mount) (SN#17503) (Ex-Ladder 9)

Boat Truck 1 - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD 4x4

Inflatable Rescue Boat 1 - Zodiac

Fire Station 2 (Haygood) - 4672 Haygood Road[]

Built 1978

Engine 2 - 2016 Pierce Quantum (1500/750) (SN#29746)

Ladder 2 - 2017 E-One Cyclone II HP100 (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) (SO#140777)

Brush 2 - 2006 Ford F-350 4x4 / FD-Built (30/200) (Ex-Brush 6)

Fire Station 3 (London Bridge) - 600 Central Drive[]

Built 1990

Engine 3 - 2018 E-One Cyclone (1500/780)

Rescue 1 - 2020 E-One Cyclone walk-in

Hazmat 1 - 2010 Pierce Quantum walk-around (SN#22693) (Ex-Rescue 1)

Safety 1 - 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe

Fire Station 4 (Chesapeake Beach) - 2211 Greenwell Road[]

Built 2013

Engine 4 - 2020 E-One Typhoon (1500/780)

Battalion 2 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4

Virginia Port Authority Command 1 - 2013 Freightliner M2 112 6x4 / Frontline C-44X 33' 10" walk-in

Fire Station 5 (Courthouse) - 2461 Princess Anne Road[]

Built 1968

Engine 5 - 2019 E-One Cyclone (1500/780)

Tanker 5 - 2005 Freightliner FL 112 / American LaFrance (1500/2000)

Brush 5 - 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 / Knapheide (50/211)

Fire Station 6 (Creeds) - 595 Princess Anne Road[]

Built 1998

Engine 6 - 2011 Pierce Quantum 6x4 PUC (1500/2500) (SN#24026)

Tanker 6 - 2009 International 7600 / Pierce dryside (1000/3000) (SN#21660)

Brush 6 - 2017 Ford F-550 / Hallmark (300/400)

Boat Truck 6 - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 (Ex-Boat Truck 12)

Fire Boat 6 - 2010 Metal Shark Relentless 24' (500/-)

Fire Rescue Boat 6 - 2010 Metal Shark Relentless 16'

Fire Station 7 (Town Center) - 4817 Columbus Street[]

Built 2013

Engine 7 - 2018 E-One Cyclone (1500/780)

Ladder 7 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 6700 (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#27191)

Rescue 2 - 2020 E-One Cyclone walk-in

Tech 1 - 2006 Freightliner M2 106 / Morgan box truck

Car 10 - 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe (Shift Commander)

Fire Station 8 (Oceana) - 1201 Bayne Drive[]

Built 1975
Oceana Volunteer Fire Department

Engine 8 - 2016 Pierce Quantum (1500/750) (SN#29746-02) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 9)

Ladder 8 - 2017 E-One Cyclone (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform)

Brush 8 - 2001 Ford F-350 4x4 / Slagle's (200/250) (Owned by Oceana VFD)

Support 8 - 2008 International 4400 / Hackney walk-around (Owned by Oceana VFD)

Utility 8 - 2001 Ford F-550 (Ex-Hazmat 1) (Owned by Oceana VFD)

Fire Station 9 (Kempsville) - 5145 Ruritan Court[]

Built 1982

Engine 9 - 2019 E-One Cyclone (1500/780)

Brush 9 - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 / Knapheide

Battalion 5 - 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4

Fire Station 10 (Woodstock) - 5656 Providence Road[]

Built 1975

Engine 10 - 2018 E-One Cyclone (1500/780)

Ladder 10 - 2018 E-One Cyclone (1500/300/100' rear-mount) (SO#142061)

Fire Station 11 (Beach Borough)- 800 Virginia Beach Boulevard[]

Built 1995

Engine 11 - 2020 E-One Typhoon (1500/780)

Engine 14 - 2019 E-One Cyclone (1500/780)

Ladder 11 - 2008 Pierce Quantum (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#20222)

Battalion 1 - 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4

Fire Station 12 (Seatack) - 949 South Birdneck Road[]

Built 1983

Engine 12 - 2018 E-One Cyclone (1500/780)

Boat Truck 12 - 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 (Ex-Zodiac 1)

Fire Station 13 (Blackwater) - 6009 Blackwater Road[]

Built 2015

Engine 13 - 2010 Pierce Quantum (1500/1000) (SN#22692)

Tanker 13 - 2016 Freightliner M2 112 6x4 / Pierce dryside (1000/3000) (SN#29531)

Brush 13 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 / Knapheide (50/200)

Fire Station 15 (Fort Story) - 700 Atlantic Avenue, Fort Story[]

Shared with Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Fire Department

Engine 15 - 2012 Pierce Quantum (1500/500) (SN#25354) (Ex-Engine 12)

Fire Station 16 (Plaza) - 3608 South Plaza Trail[]

Built 1968

Engine 16 - 2017 E-One Cyclone II (1500/780)

Ladder 16 - 2020 E-One Cyclone (1500/300/100' rear-mount)

Fire Station 17 (Sandbridge) - 305 Sandbridge Road[]

Built 2003

Engine 17 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT aerial (1500/500/75’ rear-mount ladder) (SN#27230)

Brush 17 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 / Knapheide (50/200)

Fire Station 18 (Green Run) - 1601 South Lynnhaven Parkway[]

Built 1984

Engine 18 - 2019 E-One Cyclone (1500/780)

Battalion 3 - 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4

Fire Station 19 (Stumpy Lake) - 4196 Pleasant Valley Road[]

Built 1989

Engine 19 - 2015 Pierce Quantum (1500/750) (SN#28434)

Brush 19 - 2006 Ford F-350 4x4 (30/200) (Ex-Brush 13)

Fire Station 20 (Little Neck) - 885 Little Neck Road[]

Built 1993

Engine 20 - 2012 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (SN#25557) (Squrt remounted from 2005 American LaFrance Eagle) (Ex-Engine, ex-Engine 19)

Command 1 - 2016 Freightliner M2 106 / Frontline walk-in

Fire Station 21 (General Booth) - 1468 Nimmo Parkway[]

Built 2003

Engine 21 - 2015 Pierce Quantum (1500/1000) (SN#28435)

Ladder 21 - 2018 E-One Cyclone (1500/300/100' rear-mount) (SO#142062)

Battalion 4 - 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4

MCI Bus Unit 3 - 2019 Ford F-550 / Starcraft

Fire Station 22 (Burton Station) - 1160 Tolliver Road[]

Built 2023

Engine 22 - 2021 E-One Typhoon (1500/750)

Ladder 22 - 2023 E-One Typhoon (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform)

Lynnhaven Municipal Marina - 3211 Lynnhaven Drive[]

Fireboat 1 - 2007 Northwind Marine Argus Class 30' (1500/-)

Virginia Beach Fishing Center Southside Annex - 416 Southside Road[]

Fireboat 12 - 41' utility (Ex-USCG)

Harry E. Diezel Fire Training Center - 927 South Birdneck Road[]

1980 Seagrave PB25068 (1500/500) (Parade/Funeral unit) (Ex-Wagon 11)

Crew Carrier - 2018 Kubota

Kubota (75/? skid)

Reserve Apparatus[]

2016 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750) (SN#29746-03) (Ex-Engine 18)

2014 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (TeleSqurt from a 2003 American LaFrance) (Ex-Engine 4)

2013 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 3)

2013 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 1)

2013 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500) (SN#26489) (Ex-Engine 8)

2012 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 4)

2012 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 3)

2012 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 2)

2012 Pierce Arrow XT aerial (1500/300/105' rear-mount) (SN#25405) (Ex-Ladder 9, ex-Engine 10)

2011 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500) (SN#24195) (Ex-Engine 14)

2011 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500) (SN#24028) (Ex-Engine 11)

2010 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/100F) (SN#22691) (Ex-Engine 10)

2009 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/100F) (SN#21509) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 9)

2009 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500) (SN#21508-02/03/01) (Ex-Engine 7)

2009 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500) (SN#21508-03/01/02) (Ex-Engine 2)

2008 Pierce Quantum walk-around rescue (SN#20189) Ex-Rescue 2)

2008 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500) (SN#20179) (Ex-Engine 16)

2007 Pierce Dash 2000 aerial (1500/300/105' rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Ladder 21)

2006 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/1000) (SN#17400) (Ex-Engine 5, ex-Engine 6)

2006 Ford F-350 4x4 brush (30/200) (Ex-Brush 5)

2005 Pierce Dash 2000 quint (1500/300/105' rear-mount) (SN#15977-01 or 02) (Ex-Ladder 9, ex-Engine 11)

Station/Assignment Unknown[]

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 5)

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 5)

Retired Apparatus[]

2006 Ford F-350 (Ex- Boat Truck 6)

2012 Pierce Arrow XT 6700 aerial (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#25845) (Ex-Ladder 16) (Sold to Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department)

2007 Pierce Dash 2000 quint (1500/300/105' rear-mount) (SN#19125-01) (Ex-Ladder 1 ) (Sold to Gorman Volunteer Fire Department)

2007 Pierce Dash 2000 quint (1500/300/105' rear-mount) (SN#19125-02) (Ex-Ladder 16) (Sold to Oakland Volunteer Fire Department (Maryland))

2006 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 17, ex-Engine 20) (Sold to Park River Volunteer Fire Department)

2006 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500) (SN#0406828) (Ex-Engine 18, ex-Engine 36) (Sold to Brindlee Mountain)

2006 Pierce Dash 2000 aerial (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Ladder 8) (Sold to Commerce City Refinery Fire Department)

2005 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (Ex-Engine 4) (Sold to Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company)

2005 Pierce Dash 2000 aerial (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#15976) (Ex-Ladder 2, ex-Ladder 8, ex-Ladder 21) (Sold to Perdido Beach Volunteer Fire Department)

2005 Pierce Dash 2000 quint (1500/300/105' rear-mount) (SN#15977-02 or 01) (Ex-Ladder 21) (Sold to John H. Enders Fire Company and Rescue Squad)

2003 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 5)

2003 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 21) (Sold to Neon Volunteer Fire Department)

2003 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 10) (Boom remounted on a 2012 Pierce Arrow XT (SN#25557))

2003 American LaFrance Eagle aerial (1500/300/95' mid-mount platform) (Ex-Ladder 16) (Sold to Homer Fire Department (New York))

2002 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500) (Body removed)

2002 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 8)

2002 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 9)

2002 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 11)

2002 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 14)

2002 American LaFrance Eagle / 2012 refurb pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 12) (Sold to East Barren Volunteer Fire Department)

2002 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 17, ex-Engine 18) (Sold to Bradley-Prosperity Fire Department)

2002 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 20)

2002 Chevrolet Suburban

2000 Ford F-550 / Horton walk-around rescue

1998 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 5)

1998 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/25A/25B) Ex-Engine 7, ex-Engine 23)

1997 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 11)

1997 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 19, ex-Engine 23)

1997 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 16)

1997 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/500/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 9)

1996 International 4900 / Hackney walk-around rescue (Ex-Salvage 3, ex-Decon 1)

1994 Ford E-350 / Startrans

1993 International bus (Ex-MCI bus)

1992 Freightliner FL 70 / American Fire & Rescue walk-around rescue (Ex-Squad 16)

1991 Simon-Duplex quint (1500/300/110' LTI rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 9) (Traded in to Pierce in 2005)

1991 Simon-Duplex quint (1500/300/110' LTI rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 2) (Traded in to Pierce in 2005)

1991 Simon-Duplex / KME pumper (1500/500/54' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 3)

1991 Simon-Duplex / KME pumper (1500/500/54' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 18)

1991 Simon-Duplex / KME pumper (1500/500/54' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 19)

1991 Simon-Duplex / KME pumper (1500/500/54' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 20)

1990 Chevrolet Kodiak / Hackney walk-around rescue (Ex-Hazmat 1)

1990 Spartan Gladiator aerial (-/-/100' LTI tractor-drawn) (Ex-Ladder 11)

1988 Duplex / Grumman pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 10) (Sold to Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department (North Carolina))

1988 Duplex / Grumman pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 12) (Destroyed in an accident in 1999)

1988 Duplex / Boardman pumper/tanker (1500/2000) (Ex-Tanker 6) (Sold to Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department (North Carolina))

1988 Ford F-350 4x4 brush (12/200) (Ex-Brush 17)

1988 Ford F-350 4x4 brush (12/200) (Ex-Brush 19)

1987 Chevrolet K30 / FD-built brush (12/200) (Ex-Brush 9)

1987 Chevrolet K30 / FD-built brush (12/200) (Ex-Brush 2)

1987 Duplex / Grumman pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (Ex-Engine 4)

1987 Duplex / Grumman pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt)

1987 Duplex / Grumman aerial (1500/300/95' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Ladder 16) (Sold to Scott Township Fire Department (Ohio))

1986 Duplex / Grumman aerial (-/-/102' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Ladder 8)

1986 Ford F-350 4x4 brush (12/200) (Ex-Brush 16)

1986 Ford F-350 4x4 brush (12/200) (Ex-Brush 12)

1986 Mack MC / Saulsbury walk-in rescue (Ex-Squad 9)

1984 Duplex / E-One pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 14) (Sold to Cape Charles Volunteer Fire Company)

1984 Duplex / E-One pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1) (Sold to Sedley Volunteer Fire Department (Virginia))

1984 Duplex / E-One pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 2) (Sold to Courtland Volunteer Fire Department (Virginia))

1984 Duplex / E-One / 1999 LSI refurb pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 13)

1984 Duplex / E-One / 1999 LSI refurb pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 6, ex-Engine 9)

1984 Pemfab Imperial T942 / E-One walk-in rescue (Sold to Beavertown Fire Company (Pennsylvania))

1981 Ford L-9000 / 3D tanker (1500/2000) (Ex-Tanker 5)

1980 American LaFrance pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 13)

(2972) - 1980 Chevrolet K30 brush (250/300) (Sold to Knotts Island Volunteer Fire Department)

1980 Seagrave pumper (1500/1000) (Sold to Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department (North Carolina)

1978 Chevrolet K30 walk-around rescue

1977 Seagrave / 1992 Hackney walk-around rescue (Ex-Tech 1)

1976 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount ladder) (Sold to Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department (North Carolina)

1975 Mack CF/ Baker 75' Aerialscope (Ex- Ladder 8, ex-Ladder 9) (Sold to South Hill VA)

1973 Chevrolet T65 / Swab walk-in rescue (Sold to Atlantic Volunteer Fire Company (Virginia))