| Prescott Fire Department | |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prescott |
| Reference1: | [1] |
| Established: | 1885 |
| Annual Calls: | 8737 |
| Employees: | 92 |
| Staffing: | Career |
| Iaff: | 3066 |
| Reference2: | [2] |
| Stations: | 5 |
| Engines: | 7 |
| Trucks: | 2 |
| Wildfire Engines: | 4 - Type 6 |
| Hazmat: | 1 |
| Firstresponderblsorals: | ALS |
| Crash: | 1 |
The Prescott Fire Department is the municipal fire department for the city of Prescott, Arizona. Additionally, the PFD provides aircraft rescue and firefighting for the Prescott Municipal Airport.[3] Founded in 1885, it is the oldest fire department in the state of Arizona.[1] With a coverage area of 41.5sqmi and serving a population of 39,843, the PFD consists of 92 career personnel, split among five fire stations.[1]
Prior to 1884, Prescott had no water system for fire protection. Wells were sunk at the four corners of the courthouse plaza and double acting hand pumps were installed.[4] In 1884 the water system was installed and the Prescott Volunteer Fire Department was started with a single hose company using a two-wheeled cart hand drawn with 600feet of 2.5inch hose. In 1954 the then four separate volunteer companies were merged into one and named Prescott Fire Department.[4]
See main article: Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park. The Granite Mountain Hotshots were a group within the department whose mission was to fight wildfires. Founded in 2002 as a fuels mitigation crew, it transitioned to a handcrew (Type 2 I/A) in 2004, and ultimately to a hotshot crew in 2008.[5] The crew had their own fire station, station 7, where equipment, including two 10-person crew carriers, was housed.[6] The 2017 film Only the Brave was based on the Granite Mountain Hotshots and the Yarnell Hill Fire.
See main article: Yarnell Hill Fire. On June 30, 2013, 19 members of the 20-man group died fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire.[7] [8] Only Brendan McDonough survived.[9] The firefighters had apparently deployed fire shelters, but not all of the bodies were found inside them.[10] According to the National Fire Protection Association, it was the greatest loss of life for firefighters in a wildfire since 1933, the deadliest wildfire of any kind since 1991, and one of the greatest losses of firefighters in the United States next to the September 11 attacks.[11]
| Fire Station Number | Address | Engine Companies | Truck Companies | Wildland Units | Special units | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 333 White Spar Rd. | Engine 71, Engine 711 | Truck 71 | Patrol 71 | Utility 71 & Battalion 1 | |
| 72 | 1700 Iron Springs Rd. | Engine 72, Engine 722 | Truck 72 | Patrol 72 | ||
| 73 | 1980 Clubhouse Dr. Prescott Municipal Airport | Engine 73 | Patrol 73 | Foam 73 | ||
| 74 | 2747 Smoke Tree Lane | Engine 74 | Boat 74 | |||
| 75 | 315 Lee Blvd. | Engine 75 | Patrol 75 | Haz-Mat Unit |