Nashville Fire Department

The Nashville Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to Nashville, Tennessee. The department is responsible for an area of 533 square miles (1,380 km2).[1]

Nashville Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State Tennessee
CityNashville
Agency overview[1]
EstablishedMay 1807 (1807-05)
Annual calls202,015 (2017)
Employees1,238 Authorized but funded for 1171 (2017)
Annual budget$119,096,400 (2017)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefWilliam Swann
IAFF140
Facilities and equipment[2]
Stations40
Engines40
Trucks10
Tillers2
Platforms2
Quints1
Rescues5
Ambulances28
HAZMAT2
USAR1
Fireboats3
Rescue boats3
Light and air2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

History

The fire department started in May 1807 as a volunteer fire service and became a paid organization on July 24, 1860 with John S. Dashiell as the first chief.[3] Nashville's first motorized fire engine was put into service in 1912. The department currently has thirty-nine stations. On November 1, 1974, the Emergency Medical Services Division was added. Until that time, the fire department put out fires and ambulances were provided by funeral homes. All firefighters are now cross trained as EMT's and Paramedics.

Stations and apparatus

Below is a list of the fire stations and apparatus in use by the Nashville Fire Department. Station 2 was closed on 12-06-2019.[2]

Fire Station Number Address Engine Company Tower Company or Truck Company Rescue Squad Company Medic Unit Special Unit Chief Unit
1 130 Broadmoor DriveEngine 1Rescue 1 Fire Boat 1 EMS District Chief 1
2 500 2nd AveClosed 12-06-2019 FAST 2, ATV 2, Garage 2
3 840 Meridian StEngine 3Truck 3Medic 3ATV 3
4 5111 Harding PlEngine 4Medic 4ATV 4
5 1101 8th Ave S Engine 5 Rescue 2 Medic 5
6 377 Haywood Ln Engine 6 Medic 6 District Chief 6
7 638 Davidson RoadEngine 7 Boat 7
8 2010 12th Ave So.Engine 8Medic 8District Chief 8
9 601 2nd Ave SEngine 9,

Engine 2

 Truck 9Medic 9,

Medic 2

 FAST 5,

FAST 9, ATV 9, Boat 9

 District Chief 9
10 15530 Old Hickory BlvdEngine 10Medic 10
11 1745 Dr DB Todd Jr BlvdEngine 11Tower 2 Medic 11FAST 11
12 101 Polk AvenueEngine 12Rescue 12Medic 12Hazmat 12
13 410 45th Ave NorthEngine 13Rescue 13Hazmat 13

Boat 13

14 1600 Holly StreetEngine 14
15 1320 Vultee BlvdEngine 15Medic 15EMS District Chief 15
16 2219 21st Ave SouthEngine 16
17 3911 West End AveEngine 17Tower 17EMS District Chief 17
18 1151 East CahalEngine 18Medic 18
19 520 26th Ave NEngine 19Truck 19Medic 19Utility 19, Air 19, Command 19District Chief 19, Safety Chief 19
20 1626 Harding PlaceEngine 20Medic 20Support 20
21 320 Joyner AveEngine 21Truck 21Medic 21USAR TN-TF 2, Air 21, TAC 21Safety

Chief 21

22 2701 Pennington RdEngine 22ATV 22, Boat 22, 3 Boats
23 6215 Centennial BlvdEngine 23Medic 23
24 3851 Clarksville HwyEngine 24EMS District Chief 24
25 2589 Whites Creek PikeEngine 25Truck 25Medic 25
26 5410 Hickory Park DriveEngine 26Truck 26
27 4720 Trousdale DriveEngine 27Truck 27
28 2394 Lebanon RoadEngine 28Truck 28Medic 28District Chief 28
29 4201 Gallatin RoadEngine 29Truck 29Medic 29District Chief 29
30 3646 Old Clarksville PkEngine 30Medic 30Support 30, ATV 30
31 415 Madison Station BlvdEngine 31Medic 31FAST 31
32 4031 Plantation DriveEngine 32Medic 32ATV 32
33 2501 Forest View DrEngine 33Medic 33, Medic 35
34 8350 Highway 70 SouthEngine 34ATV 34, Support 34
35 2034 Hobson PikeEngine 35
36 1000 Donelson AveEngine 36Boat 36
37 646 Colice Jeanne RoadEngine 37Truck 37Medic 37
38 201 Larkin Springs RoadEngine 38Medic 38
39 1247 Dickerson RoadEngine 39Medic 39
41 105 Long Hollow PikeEngine 41Rescue 41Medic 41Fast 41
Reserve/Special

Assignment

 Medic 71, Medic 72,

Medic 73, Medic 74, Medic 86

Director Chiefs

John S. Dashiell             1860-1862

John M. Seabury            1862-63

L.M. Freeman                 1863-Oct 1865, Oct 11,1866- Oct 1867

L.M. Gorby                    Oct 1865- Oct 1866

John Bentley                   Oct 1867- Oct 1869

William Stockell            Oct 1869, 1871-83

Andrew Meaders            1883-March 8,1884

E.M. Carell                     March 10, 1884-92; Jan 1,1894-1900

J.D. Alexander               1893    

Antonio A. Rozetta        1901-19

Joseph W. Weaver         1920-26

Frank A. Moore              1926-38

Jesse A. Scruggs            1938-44

H.D. Demonbreun         1944-57

John Ragsdale                1957-63

Russell Campbell           1963-65

William C. McIntyre      1965-71

Frank J. Quinn               1971-74

William P. Ackerman    1975-79

Fred G. Davis                 1980-87

Marin M. Coleman        1988-93

Norman “Buck” Dozier 1994-2000

Stephen D. Halford        2001-2012

Richard “Ricky” White  2013- 2017

William Swann                2017-Present     

References
  1. "2015 Budget" (PDF). Metropolitan Government of Nashville. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. "Nashville Fire Stations" (PDF). RadioReference. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. "History". Nashville Fire Department. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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