Greensboro Fire Department Explained

Greensboro Fire Department
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Greensboro
Reference1:[1] [2]
Annual Calls:38,952
Annual Budget:$43,129,161
Employees:584
Staffing:Career
Chief:Graham "Jim" Robinson III
Iaff:947
Reference2:[3]
Battalions:5
Stations:26
Engines:25
Ladders:11
Rescues:1
Hazmat:2
Usar:1
Light And Air:1

The Greensboro Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. The department is responsible for an area of 144sqmi with a population of 275,879.[4]

The Greensboro Fire Department was started as an all volunteer fire department in 1884 with the Steam Fire Engine Company Number 1.[5] Due to population growth and concerns over resource management, the department transitioned to career members in 1926.[5]

Stations and apparatus

this is the current list of apparatus in the Greensboro Fire Department:

Fire Station NumberAddressEngine Company Ladder Company Specialized Unit Battalion Chief Unit Battalion
11514 N. Church StEngine 1Air 1Battalion 1 1
25109 N. Church StEngine 25
4401 Gorrell St Engine 42
51401 Westover Terrace Engine 5Ladder 5Rescue 5 5
71064 Gatewood Ave Engine 7Ladder 71
82201 Coliseum BlvdEngine 83
104208 Gate City BlvdEngine 10Ladder 103
112602 S. Elm-Eugene St Engine 11Ladder 11HazMat 71, 271 Battalion 22
143633 Summit Ave Engine 14Ladder 141
176405 Old Oak Ridge Rd Engine 17Foam Task Force / ARFF4
185903 Ballinger Rd Engine 18 ARFF Team Battalion 4 4
196900 Downwind Rd Engine 19 Foam Task Force / ARFF 4
208404 W. Market St Engine 20 Ladder 20Foam Task Force / ARFF 4
212870 Horse Pen Creek Rd Engine 21 Ladder 21HazMat 72, 2724
401805 Pisgah Church RdEngine 40Battalion 5 5
414504 Lake Brandt RdEngine 41Bike Team5
434854 Lake Jeanette RdEngine 43Ladder 435
481400 Vandalia Rd Engine 48 3
494302 W. Friendly Ave Engine 49 3
Guilford County Station 506498 Franz Warner Pkwy Engine 50 2
521000 Meadowood St Engine 52 Ladder 52Battalion 33
532013 Willow Rd Engine 53 2
56820 Franklin Blvd Engine 56 1
571539 Mt. Hope Church Rd N/ALadder 572
593803 Reedy Fork ParkwayN/ALadder 591
61105 W. Vandalia Rd Engine 61 2
634306 Burlington RdEngine 63Drone Team1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Statistics. Greensboro Fire Department. 27 April 2015. 13 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713111303/http://greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=623. live.
  2. Web site: 2014 Budget. Greensboro Fire Department. 27 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Stations. Greensboro Fire Department. 27 April 2015. 13 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713104439/http://greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=2661. live.
  4. Web site: Department Operations. Greensboro Fire Department. 27 April 2015. 19 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319000647/http://greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=626. live.
  5. Web site: History. Greensboro Fire Department. 27 April 2015. 13 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713151902/http://greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=632. live.