Louisville Division of Fire

Not to be confused with Jefferson County Fire Service.
Louisville Division of Fire
Agency overview
Established June 1, 1858
Staffing Career
EMS level BLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations 21
Engines 19
Trucks 8
Rescues 2

The Louisville Division of Fire, commonly known as Louisville Fire Department or Louisville Fire & Rescue (abbreviated LFD or LFR), is the sole fire suppression agency for the former city of Louisville, Kentucky and is one of nineteen fire departments within the Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky metropolitan area. The Louisville Division of Fire is the second largest fire department in Kentucky. The Louisville Division of Fire responded to 33,143 incidents in 2012. The current Chief of Department is Gregory Frederick.

History

The Louisville Fire Department is the third oldest all-paid staff fire department in the nation. The first fire brigades established in Louisville were in 1780, two years after the city's creation. The first firehouses in Louisville were volunteer fire departments scattered throughout the city until June 1, 1858, when the city took control and replaced the hand engines with five steam engines and volunteers with paid staff. There were initially three fire stations, 65 full-time firefighters, and 23 horses.

Operations

The Louisville Division of Fire currently operates out of 21 fire stations, located throughout the city in 4 battalions. Each battalion is commanded by a battalion chief. The 4 battalions are under the command of a city-wide tour commander per shift. The Louisville Division of Fire also operates 19 engine companies, 8 truck companies (including 2 quints), 2 rescue companies, 3 HazMat units, 3 fireboats, 1 ventilation unit, 3 utility mule ATVs, and numerous other special, support, and reserve units.

Rescue Company 2 (housed with, and staffed by, the crews of Engine 2 and Truck 1) provides high-angle and dive rescue. Rescue Company 11 (housed with, and staffed by, the crews of Engine 11 and Truck 7) provides trench and structural collapse rescue. Hazardous materials incidents are handled by Haz-Mat Companies 1, 19, and 21. Haz-Mat Company 1 is housed with Engine 1 adjacent the Louisville International Airport, Haz-Mat Company 19 is housed with Engine 19 in the city's west side, near the Rubbertown area, which is home to many indistrual plants, and Haz-Mat Company 21 is housed with Engine 21 on the city's northeast side, near downtown.

Fire Station Locations and Apparatus

Below is a complete listing of all fire station and apparatus locations in the city of Louisville according to Battalion.

Battalion 1

Engine Company Truck Company Special Unit Chief Battalion Address
Engine 1 Haz-Mat. Unit 1 3 1100 Grade Ln.
Engine 2 Truck 1 Rescue 2 Chief 5 (Assistant Chief of Operations), Battalion 50 (Safety Officer) 1 1135 W. Jefferson St. (Fire Headquarters)
Engine 5 Tower 2 Battalion 2 2 235 E. Jefferson St.
Engine 4 4 2620 Frankfort Ave.
Engine 6 1 2500 Griffiths Ave.
Engine 8 4 2900 Hikes Ln.
Squrt 9 2 617 E. Breckinridge St.
Truck 9 (Quint) 3 3511 Fincastle Rd.
Engine 10 Truck 8 Battalion 3 3 501 Ashland Ave.
Truck 10 (Quint) Battalion 4 4 3401 Dutchmans Ln.
Engine 11 Truck 7 Rescue 11 4 1025 Rubel Ave.
Engine 12 3 4535 Manslick Rd.
Engine 15 Ventilation Unit 15 2 1328 S. Preston St.
Engine 16 Truck 3 2 1500 S. Sixth St.
Squrt 17 1 1824 Garland Ave.
Engine 18 3 2600 S. Fourth St.
Engine 19 Haz-Mat 19 1 3401 Bohne Ave.
Squrt 20 4 1735 Bardstown Rd.
Engine 21 Haz-Mat. Unit 21 2 300 N. Spring St.
Engine 22 Truck 4 Battalion 1 1 3228 Riverpark Dr.
Engine 23 3 706 Kenwood Dr.

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