The Charlotte Fire Department (CFD) provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue services, hazardous materials mitigation, disaster response, code enforcement, fire investigations, and public education for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The department is responsible for an area of approximately with a day population of two million and a night population of 885,000.
History
The Charlotte Fire Department was officially formed in 1875, although fire services existed in the area for decades before that.
Charlotte Fire Department developed the NFPA 704 "fire diamond" found on chemicals which depicts in a simple and clear manner the flammability, health hazards and reactivity of the substance. A fire at the Charlotte Chemical Company in 1959 led to severe injuries to many of the firefighters. Upon arrival, the fire crew found a fire burning inside a vat that firefighters assumed to be burning kerosene. The crew tried to suppress the fire with water, which resulted in the vat exploding due to metallic sodium being stored in the kerosene. Thirteen firefighters were injured, several of whom had critical injuries while one lost both ears and most of his face from the incident. At the time, such vats were not labelled with the materials they contained, so firefighters did not have the necessary information to recognize that hazardous materials were present, which required a specific response. In this case, sodium was able to react with water to release hydrogen gas and large amounts of heat.
The Charlotte Fire Department developed training to respond to fires involving hazardous materials, ensured that protective clothing was available to those responding, and expanded the fire prevention inspection program. Fire Marshal J. F. Morris developed the diamond-shaped placard as a marking system to indicate when a building contained hazardous materials.
Stations and apparatus this is the list of stations and apparatus for the department: Street Engine Company Ladder Company Rescue Company Special Unit Battalion Chief UnitMyers StreetEngine 1Ladder 1 Field Comm 1 & 2, MCP 1, Vent 1, Division Chief (Car10) Battalion Chief 1 South BoulevardEngine 2Ladder 2 Monroe RoadEngine 3Tower 3 Church StreetEngine 4Ladder 4 Wesley Heights WayEngine 5 Brush 5Laurel AvenueEngine 6 Davidson StreetEngine 7 The PlazaEngine 8 McKee RoadEngine 9 Tanker 9 Wilkinson BoulevardEngine 10 Rescue 10Dive 10Battalion Chief 3 28th StreetEngine 11 Rescue 11 Dive 11Battalion Chief 9Inwood DriveEngine 12 Glenwood DriveEngine 13Ladder 13 Hazmat 13 Sharon Amity RoadEngine 14 Frontenac AvenueEngine 15 Park South DriveEngine 16Ladder 16 Morris Field Drive Ladder 17 Blazes 1, 2, 5, & 14Battalion Chief 8Dr. Webber AvenueEngine 18Tower 18 Sardis LaneEngine 19 Nations Ford RoadEngine 20Ladder 20 Battalion Chief 5Little Rock RoadEngine 21 Brush 21 & Foam 21Sugar Creek RoadEngine 22 Tanker 22W.T. Harris BoulevardEngine 23Ladder 23 Pineville Matthews RoadEngine 24Ladder 24 Pleasant Grove RoadEngine 25 Foam 25Battalion Chief 6Tryon StreetEngine 26Tower 26 Ken Hoffman DriveEngine 27Tower 27 Battalion Chief 2Old Statesville RoadEngine 28Ladder 28 Margaret Wallace RoadEngine 29 Brush 29Beam RoadEngine 30 Brush 30Ridge RoadEngine 31Ladder 31 Brush 31Bryant Farms Road Engine 32Ladder 32 Hazmat 32Mount Holly Huntersville RoadEngine 33Ladder 33 Deluge 33, Tanker 33Rocky River RoadEngine 34 Decon 34, Hazmat 34Pavilion BoulevardEngine 35 Tanker 35Mallard Creek Church RoadEngine 36 MOC 1Tryon StreetEngine 37 Engine 90 Tanker 37Shopton Road WestEngine 38 Dive 38, Fire Boat 38Providence RoadEngine 39Ladder 39 Battalion Chief 7Harrisburg RoadEngine 40 Ladder 40 Tanker 40West Boulevard Blazes 41, 42, & 47Central AvenueEngine 42, Engine 65 Battalion Chief 4Clanton Road Engine 43 USAR 1Dixie River RoadEngine 44 Tryon StreetLadder 45 Miranda Road (Under Construction) Engine 46
See also Fire Station No. 2 (Charlotte, North Carolina) Palmer Fire School
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