The Cincinnati Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Cincinnati, Ohio. The department, which was established on April 1, 1853, was the first fully paid and professional fire department in the United States. Along with being responsible for nearly of land, the department also provides response coverage to of Ohio River shoreline.
History The Cincinnati Fire Department became the first professional, paid fire department in the United States on April 1, 1853. Miles Greenwood, who co-invented the first steam fire engine, became the department's first chief after a fire in 1852 at Greenwood's Eagle Ironworks, destroyed much of his business. The fire inspired Greenwood to find new and better ways to fight fires.
Stations and apparatus + Cincinnati Fire Department stations and apparatus Fire Station Number Neighborhood Engine Company Ladder Company Medic Unit Special Unit Chief Unit District 2Carthage Engine 2 Ladder 2 Medic 2 4 3Downtown Engine 3 Ladder 3 Medic 3 Boat 3 District Chief 1 1 5 Over-the-Rhine Engine 5 1 7Mount Washington Engine 7 4 8 Pleasant Ridge Engine 8 4 9 Bond Hill Engine 9 Medic 9 Heavy Rescue 9, Zodiac Boat 9, Trench Rescue 9 3 12 Camp Washington Engine 12 Medic 12 2 14Downtown Engine 14 Heavy Rescue 14, Hazmat 14, Engine 14B, Zodiac Boat 14 Safety Officer 2 1 17Price Hill Engine 17 Ladder 17 Medic 17 Zodiac Boat 17 District Chief 2 2 18Lunken Airport Engine 18 Ladder 18 ARFF 18, ARFF 218, Water Tanker 18, Mass Casualty ATVs, Gator 18, Boat 18 4 19 Corryville Engine 19 Ladder 19 Medic 19 1 20 Northside Engine 20 Ladder 20 District Chief 3 3 21South FairmountEngine 21 Ventilation Truck 2 23 Walnut Hills Engine 23 Ladder 23 Medic 23 Zodiac Boat 23 1 24 Price Hill Engine 24 Ladder 24 Medic 24 2 29West End Engine 29 Ladder 29 Medic 29 2 31 Oakley Engine 31 Ladder 31 District Chief 4 4 32 Avondale Engine 32 Ladder 32 Medic 32 Mass Casualty 32 ALS 32 3 34 Clifton Engine 34 ALS 34 1 35 Westwood Engine 35 Ladder 35 Medic 35 Mass Casualty 35 ALS 35 3 37 Riverside Engine 37 Foam 37 Boat 37 2 38 Spring Grove Village Engine 38 Fuel Truck 3 46 Hyde ParkEngine 46 Medic 46 4 49 Madisonville Engine 49 4 50 Sayler Park Engine 50 2 51 College Hill Engine 51 Medic 51 3
References
External links Cincinnati Fire Dept History and Photos Cincinnati Fire Department Official Website Cincy Fire Apparatus Cincinnati page