The Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The department protects an area of as well as of inland waterways and of shoreline. The independent city is home to a population of 450,882, not including the summer population growth due to tourism, making it the most populous city in Virginia and the 39th largest city in the United States.
Operations USAR Task Force 2
The Virginia Beach Fire Department is the founding member of one of Virginia's two FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force. Virginia Task Force 2 (VA-TF2) is available to respond to natural or man-made disasters around the country and the world to assist with search and rescue, medical support, damage assessment and communications.
Marine Operations The VBFD Marine Operations Team is responsible for patrolling of inland waterways as well as of shoreline. The team also provides mutual aid to parts of North Carolina as well as the U.S. Coast Guard. The operations team has three fireboats at their disposal: Fireboat 1 is a Argus Class Northwind with an enclosed cabin and a pump docked in Lynnhaven Inlet.: Fireboat 6 is a Metal Shark aluminum response vessel with a pump docked at Station 6 in Creeds. Fireboat 12 is a former USCG utility boat that is designed to operate under rough weather and sea conditions where its speed and maneuverability make it an ideal platform. It is kept at the City Dredge Ops marina located in Owls Creek.
Stations and Apparatus Fire Station Number Station Engine Company Ladder Company Brush Unit Command Unit Other Units 1 First Landing Engine 1 Ladder 1 Fireboat 1 2Davis Corner Engine 2Ladder 2Brush 2 3London BridgeEngine 3 Rescue 1, HazMat 1, Safety 1 4Chesapeake BeachEngine 4 Battalion 2 PAC 1 5Courthouse Engine 5 Brush 5 Tanker 5 6Creeds Engine 6 Brush 6 Tanker 6, Fireboat 6 7Town Center Engine 7Ladder 7 District Chief Rescue 2, Tech 1 8Oceana Engine 8Ladder 8Brush 8 ATV 8, Support 8 9 Kempsville Engine 9 Brush 9Battalion 5 10 Woodstock Engine 10Ladder 10 11 Beach Borough Engine 11Engine 14 Ladder 11 Battalion 1 12 Seatack Engine 12 Fireboat 12 13 Blackwater Engine 13 Brush 13 Tanker 1315 Fort Story Engine 15 16 Plaza Engine 16 Ladder 16 17 Sandbridge Engine 17 Brush 17 18Green RunEngine 18 Battalion 3 19 Stumpy Lake Engine 19 Brush 19 20 Little Neck Engine 20 Command 1 21 General Booth Engine 21Ladder 21 Battalion 4 MCI Bus 22 Burton Station Engine 22Ladder 22 -
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