Department Overview[]
The Waxhaw Volunteer Fire department was one of the first volunteer departments in Union County, officially incorporated as the Waxhaw Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad on December 17, 1957. The department protects the Town of Waxhaw, as well as the surrounding unincorporated areas of the county making it's first due district rougly 45 Square Miles.
The Waxhaw Fire Department is a combination fire department (full and part-time paid staff supplemented by volunteers) and operates out of two stations. With the growth of the Town and the area, the department has plans for two more stations, with the first schedule to begin construction in late 2023.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station 18 - 3500 Waxhaw Parkway[]
- Rescue 18 – 2014 Spartan Metro Star / SVI walk-in
- UTV 18 - 2017 Kawasaki Mule
- Chief 18 - 2020 Dodge Durango
- Engine 180 - 2020 Seagrave Capitol DB70CT (2000/750) (SO#78K72/73)
- Engine 181 - 1999 Pierce Saber (1500/750) (SN#10749)
- Tanker 184 - 2012 Spartan Metro Star / US Tanker (1500/3000)
- Brush 186 - 2008 Sterling Bullet 4x4 (125/250)
- Squad 187 - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 utility body
Fire Station 27- 7703 Jaars Road[]
- Engine 270 - 2021 Seagrave Capitol DB70CT (2000/750) (SO#78K72/73)
- Tanker 274 - 2006 Sterling / Ferrara (1250/1250)
Fire Station 37- 7013 Waxhaw Creek Road (NOT OPEN)[]
- Engine 370 -
- Tanker 370 -
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2005 Pierce Contender pumper (1500/1000) (SN#17205) (Ex-Engine 182) (Sold to Eel River Township Volunteer Fire Department)
- 200? Chevrolet Impala (Ex-Chief 18)
- 199? International walk-around rescue (Sold to Jackson Volunteer Fire Department (Union County, North Carolina))
- 1995 International / Pierce pumper (1250/1250) (Ex-Engine 271) (Sold for Training)
- Tower Ladder 18 "Bridge & Rail Truck Company" - 2001 Seagrave 6x4 (-/-/95' Aerialscope mid-mount platform) (2020 refurb) (Ex-Progress Fire Company) (Sold)