Raleigh Fire Department

The Raleigh Fire Department (RFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Raleigh, North Carolina.[2] The department, which was formed in December 1912, serves over 460,000 people spanning an area of 145 square miles (380 km²).[2]

Raleigh Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
City	Raleigh
Agency overview[1][2]
Established	December 1912
Annual calls	62,033 (2018)
Employees	607 (2015)
Annual budget	$65,597,527 (2020)
Fire chief	Herbert Griffin
IAFF	548
Facilities and equipment[3]
Battalions	5
Stations	28
Engines	27
Trucks	5
Tillers	4
Squads	2
Rescues	1
HAZMAT	5
USAR	4
Wildland	3
Rescue boats	2
Light and air	2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

Stations and apparatus

As of February 2021, below is a complete listing of all facilities and apparatus locations in the City of Raleigh.[3]

Fire Station Number	Neighborhood	Engine/Squad Company	Ladder Company	Special Units	Chief officer
1	Downtown Raleigh	Engine 1 Engine 13	Ladder 1		Car 401, Car 402 Fire Investigation Units
2	South Raleigh	Engine 2		HazMat 1
3	Downtown/Oakwood	Engine 3
4	Six Forks	Engine 4	Ladder 4
5	Cameron Village	Engine 5
6	Five Points	Engine 6	Ladder 6
7	Historic Oakwood	Squad 7		Mini Pumper 2, Water Rescue Boats
8	West Raleigh	Engine 8		HazMat 3	Battalion 3
9	North Hills	Engine 9			Battalion 5
10	Southeast Raleigh	Engine 10		Air 10
11	Brentwood	Engine 11
12	Walnut Creek/Worthdale	Engine 12	Ladder 12		Battalion 2, Division Chief Car 20
14	Meredith Woods	Squad 14	Ladder 14	Mini Pumper 3, Water Rescue Boats, Trench Rescue Unit
15	Millbrook	Engine 15	Ladder 15
16	Crabtree Valley	Engine 16		Rescue 1
17	Pleasant Valley	Engine 17
18	North Creedmoor	Engine 18			Battalion 4
19	Mini-City	Engine 19			Battalion 1
20	Southwest Raleigh	Engine 20	Ladder 20
21	Hedingham	Engine 21		Water Rescue Unit (USAR 801)
22	Northeast Raleigh	Engine 22	Ladder 22	HazMat 4
23	Leesville	Engine 23
24	Brier Creek	Engine 24	Ladder 24
25	Wakefield	Engine 25
26	Southeast Raleigh	Engine 26
27	Northeast Raleigh	Engine 27		Hazmat 5
28	Wake Cossroads	Engine 28		Air 28, Mini Pumper 1
29	Leesville	Engine 29		Hazmat 2
Keeter Training Center	South Raleigh	Training 1, Training 2		USAR Units
Services	East Raleigh	Reserve Units
Headquarters	Downtown Raleigh				Fire Chief (Car 1) Operations (Car 2) Services (Car 3) Fire Marshall (Car 4) Training (Car 5)

Gallery

• Raleigh firefighters
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  Raleigh firefighters at a high school demonstration
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  Raleigh firefighters prepare for a possible fire.
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  Raleigh firefighters work on dismantling a car.
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  Raleigh firefighters prepare at the scene of an accident.

References

1. "2015 Budget" (PDF). City of Raleigh. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
2. "Fire Department". City of Raleigh. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
3. "Stations". Raleigh Fire Department. Retrieved 28 April 2015.