Greensboro Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State North Carolina
CityGreensboro
Agency overview[1][2]
Established1884 (1884)
Annual calls38,952 (2020)
Employees584 (2020)
Annual budget$43,129,161 (2014)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefGraham "Jim" Robinson III
IAFF947
Facilities and equipment[3]
Battalions5
Stations26
Engines25
Trucks11
Rescues1
HAZMAT2
USAR1
Light and air1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Greensboro Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. The department is responsible for an area of 144 square miles (370 km2) with a population of 275,879.[4]

The Greensboro Fire Department was started as an all volunteer fire department in 1884 with the Steam Fire Engine Company Number 1.[5] Due to population growth and concerns over resource management, the department transitioned to career members in 1926.[5]

Stations and apparatus

As of August 2022 this is the current list of apparatus in the Greensboro Fire Department:

Fire Station Number Address Engine Company Ladder Company Specialized Unit Battalion Chief Unit Battalion
1 1514 N. Church StEngine 1Air 1Battalion 11
2 5109 N. Church StEngine 25
4 401 Gorrell StEngine 42
5 1401 Westover TerraceEngine 5Ladder 5Rescue 55
7 1064 Gatewood AveEngine 7Ladder 71
8 2201 Coliseum BlvdEngine 83
10 4208 Gate City BlvdEngine 10Ladder 103
11 2602 S. Elm-Eugene StEngine 11Ladder 11HazMat 71, 271Battalion 22
14 3633 Summit AveEngine 14Ladder 141
17 6405 Old Oak Ridge RdEngine 17Foam Task Force / ARFF4
18 5903 Ballinger RdEngine 18ARFF TeamBattalion 44
19 6900 Downwind RdEngine 19Foam Task Force / ARFF4
20 8404 W. Market StEngine 20Ladder 20Foam Task Force / ARFF4
21 2870 Horse Pen Creek RdEngine 21Ladder 21HazMat 72, 2724
40 1805 Pisgah Church RdEngine 40Battalion 55
41 4504 Lake Brandt RdEngine 41Bike Team5
43 4854 Lake Jeanette RdEngine 43Ladder 435
48 1400 Vandalia RdEngine 483
49 4302 W. Friendly AveEngine 493
Guilford County Station 50 6498 Franz Warner PkwyEngine 502
52 1000 Meadowood StEngine 52Ladder 52Battalion 33
53 2013 Willow RdEngine 532
56 820 Franklin BlvdEngine 561
57 1539 Mt. Hope Church RdN/ALadder 572
59 3803 Reedy Fork Parkway N/A Ladder 59 1
61 105 W. Vandalia Rd Engine 612
63 4306 Burlington Rd Engine 63 Drone Team 1

References

  1. "Annual Statistics". Greensboro Fire Department. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. "2014 Budget". Greensboro Fire Department. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. "Stations". Greensboro Fire Department. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. "Department Operations". Greensboro Fire Department. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. 1 2 "History". Greensboro Fire Department. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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