Cleveland Division of Fire

Cleveland Division of Fire
Operational area
Country	United States
State	Ohio
City	Cleveland
Agency overview
Established	April 19, 1863
Employees	774 (2018)
Annual budget	90,236,985 (2018)
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Anthony Luke, Chief
IAFF	93
Facilities and equipment
Battalions	5
Stations	25
Engines	23
Trucks	8
Platforms	3
Rescues	2
Ambulances	0
HAZMAT	1
Fireboats	2
Light and air	1
Website
	Official website
	IAFF website

The Cleveland Division of Fire provides fire protection and works with Cleveland EMS to provide emergency medical service to the city of Cleveland,^[3] Ohio.^[4] The department, which was founded in April 1863, is responsible for 82 square miles (210 km²) with a population of over 390,000 people.

Stations and apparatus

The Division of Fire operates out of a headquarters building at 1645 Superior Avenue, which was completed in 1974 at a cost of about $1.6 million.^[5]

As of May 2015^[update] below is a complete list of all stations and apparatus operated by the Cleveland Fire Department.^[2]

Station Number	Neighborhood	Engine Company	Truck Company or Tower Company	Rescue Squad Company	Special Unit	Chief Unit	Battalion
1	Downtown	Engine 1	Ladder 1		Headquarters	Assistant Chief 1	2
4	Ohio City	Engine 4	Truck 4				4
6	Lee-Miles	Engine 6					5
7	Downtown	Engine 7	Ladder 7		HazMat 700, HazMat 701, HazMat 702		2
10	University Circle	Engine 10	Tower 10				5
11	Slavic Village	Engine 11	Truck 11				2
13	North Broadway	Engine 13			B.E.A.M. Unit	Battalion 2	2
17	League park			Technical Rescue 1			5
20	Brooklyn Centre	Engine 20	Tower 20			Battalion 4	4
21	Tremont				Fireboat		4
22	St. Clair-Superior	Engine 22					6
23	Cudell	Engine 23	Truck 23				3
24	Clark-Fulton	Engine 24					4
26	Kinsman	Engine 26					5
28	Lorain - Carnegie	Engine 2			B.E.A.R.S.		4
30	Glenville	Engine 30	Truck 30			Battalion 6	6
31	Collinwood	Engine 31	Ladder 31				6
33	Halloran Park	Engine 33		Technical Rescue 2		Battalion 3	3
36	Mount Pleasant	Engine 36	Truck 36			Battalion 5	5
38	West Park	Engine 38					3
39	Kamm's Corners	Engine 39	Truck 39				3
40	North Shores	Engine 40					6
41	Buckeye-Shaker	Engine 41					5
42	Old Brooklyn	Engine 42					4
43	Riverside	Engine 43					3

Disbanded companies

Since 2000, these companies have been closed:

Engine 2 stationed at Fire Station 21 closed in 2011 and re-opened in 2017 at Station 28.
Engine 17 closed in 2011.
Ladder 9 closed in 2011.
Ladder 17 closed in 2004.
Ladder 42 closed in 2011.
Battalion 1 stationed at Fire Station 17 closed in 2011.
Rescue Squads 3 and 4 closed in 2013.
Engine 21 Anthony J. Celebrezze (fire boat) is only staffed when needed by Engine 2 members.

References

^ "2015 Budget Book" (PDF). City of Cleveland. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Cleveland". Ohio Firefighters. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ "About". Cleveland Emergency Medical Service. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "About". Cleveland Division of Fire. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ Miller, William F. (September 22, 1974). "New -Buildings Keep Changing Downtown -Skyline". The Plain Deale. pp. A1, AA1.

External links

[budget-1] "2015 Budget Book" (PDF). City of Cleveland. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[stations-2] "Cleveland". Ohio Firefighters. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[3] "About". Cleveland Emergency Medical Service. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[about-4] "About". Cleveland Division of Fire. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[5] Miller, William F. (September 22, 1974). "New -Buildings Keep Changing Downtown -Skyline". The Plain Deale. pp. A1, AA1.

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