Fort Wayne Fire Department

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Fort Wayne Fire Department
Fort Wayne Fire Department Patch.jpg
Fort Wayne Fire Department patch
Operational area
Country United States
State Indiana
County Allen
City Fort Wayne
Coordinates 41°04′51″N85°08′21″W / 41.0809°N 85.1393°W / 41.0809; -85.1393
Agency overview
Established1839
Annual calls29,587(2022) [1]
Employees368(2023) [2]
Annual budget$51,014,034(2022) [1]
Fire chief Eric Lahey
Facilities and equipment
Battalions4
Stations 18
Engines 18
Trucks 5
Rescues 2
HAZMAT 1
Rescue boats 3
Website
fortwaynefiredepartment.org
Fort Wayne Fire Department Station No. 2 (1901) Annual message of , mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind. with annual reports of heads of departments of the city government for the fiscal year ending (1901) (14592493037).jpg
Fort Wayne Fire Department Station No. 2 (1901)

Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Fort Wayne Fire Department has an Insurance Services Office (ISO) Public Protection Classification rating of 2. The department operates special operations teams that specialize in dive rescue, hazmat, search and rescue, and wildland firefighting. [3]

Fort Wayne Fire Department currently does not run its own ambulances. Instead, the district receives ambulance services from Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (TRAA), and shares the responsibility of funding it with Allen County. [4] [5] The department is currently planning on taking over the operations of ambulance services for the city of Fort Wayne due to government disagreements over continued shared funding of Three Rivers Ambulance Authority. [5]

Fire Stations and Apparatus

Fort Wayne Fire Department has 18 stations spread throughout the city, as of 2018. [6]

Fire StationAddressEngine CompanyLadder CompanySpecial UnitsSupervising Units
1419 E Main St.Engine 1Truck 1Rescue 1

SCUBA Truck

HAZMAT Trailer

Battalion 1
22023 Taylor St.Engine 2
44130 Lahmeyer St.Engine 4
55801 Bluffton Rd.Engine 5SCUBA Water Raft
61500 W Coliseum Blvd.Engine 6
71622 Lindenwood Ave.Engine 7SCUBA Water Raft
86035 Rothman Rd.Engine 8
92530 E Pontiac St.Engine 9
103122 N Anthony Blvd.Engine 10Special Operations Rescue Truck

SCUBA Water Raft

Battalion 10
11405 E Rudisill Blvd.Engine 11Battalion 11
126901 S Anthony Blvd.Engine 12Truck 12Grass Rig (Brush Engine)
136727 N Clinton St.Engine 13Grass Rig (Brush Engine)Battalion 13
142224 Reed Rd.Engine 14Truck 14
151415 Northland Blvd.Engine 15Truck 15
1611330 Coldwater Rd.Engine 16
171910 Getz Rd.Engine 17Battalion 17
1810805 Liberty Mills Rd.Engine 18Decon Trailer
1910116 Covington Rd.Engine 19Truck 19

References

  1. 1 2 FWFD 2022 Stats (PDF), Fort Wayne Fire Department, 2022, retrieved July 18, 2024
  2. ↑ King, Taylor (2023), Successes of 2023 and a look ahead to 2024; FWPD & FWFD discuss public safety, WANE 15, retrieved July 18, 2024
  3. ↑ The Fort Wayne Fire Department, Fort Wayne Fire Department, 2018, retrieved July 21, 2024
  4. ↑ Sandleben, Tony (2024), Fort Wayne and Allen County governments at odds over TRAA funding future, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, retrieved July 21, 2024
  5. 1 2 Shipe, Caitlynn (2024), City and county debate emergency response services, FOX 55, retrieved July 21, 2024
  6. ↑ Stations, Fort Wayne Fire Department, 2018, retrieved July 18, 2024
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