Tampa Fire Department

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Tampa Fire Department
Established 1884
Staffing Career
Strength 566 uniformed
62 non-sworn support
Stations 22
EMS Level ALS
Fire chief Dennis W. Jones

The Tampa Fire Department (TFD) or Tampa Fire Rescue is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Tampa.

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[edit] History

Tampa's first organized volunteer fire department was founded in 1884 with a force of only seven to serve the city. On May 10, 1895, the city council passed a resolution authorizing the city's first professional, paid fire department. With A. J. Harris presiding as fire chief, there were 22 fire fighters in five stations at an annual budget of $18,000. On the same day, Hand operated pumpers, fire hydrants, and steam engines were introduced for pumping water to firefighter's hoses.

The annexations of Drew Park, Sulphur Springs, Palma Ceia, and Ballast Point in 1954 doubled the size of the department, thus four stations were acquired and most volunteer fire fighters were hired.[1] Paramedic-manned station wagons were introduced in July 1973.[2]

[edit] Fire Station Branches

The city of Tampa is served by 22 fire stations, in which 21 are fully operational. The following is the station number and the community in which it serves.[3][4]

  1. serving Downtown Tampa
  2. serving Tampa International Airport and Rocky Point
  3. serving Hyde Park and surrounding areas
  4. serving Ybor City
  5. serving South Seminole Heights and portion of Southeast Seminole Heights
  6. serving Palmetto Beach
  7. serving Seminole Heights
  8. serving West Tampa and surrounding areas
  9. serving Northeast Macfarlane
  10. serving East Tampa
  11. serving Sulphur Springs and surrounding areas
  12. serving Northwest Tampa
  13. serving Terrace Park, Temple Crest, North Tampa, and U.S.F.
  14. serving Palma Ceia and surrounding areas
  15. serving Gandy-Sun Bay South
  16. serving Gary and Grant Park
  17. serving Davis Islands
  18. serving Live Oaks Square, Woodland Terrace, and River Grove
  19. serving Port Tampa/Interbay area.
  20. serving New Tampa region.
  21. serving New Tampa region and USF
  22. serving Drew Park and surrounding areas
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[edit] References

  1. ^ New Millennium Fire - Tampa fire Department History (page 2)
  2. ^ New Millennium Fire - Tampa fire Department History (page 2)
  3. ^ Tampa Fire Fighters Local 754
  4. ^ Find a Neighborhood

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