Denver Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State Colorado
City Denver
Agency overview[1]
Established1866 (1866)
Annual calls118,826 (2019)
Employees1018(2016)
Annual budget$153,296,000 (2020, appropriated)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefDesmond Fulton
IAFF858
Motto"Everyone Comes Home"
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions7
Stations39
Engines33
Trucks9
Platforms8
Rescues2
HAZMAT1
Airport crash7
Wildland3
Rescue boats1
Light and air1
Website
Official website
IAFF website
Denver Fire Department's Station 1 and headquarters on West Colfax Avenue.
Fire engine of the Denver Fire Department.

The Denver Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Denver, Colorado.[3] The department is responsible for an area of 155 square miles (400 km2) with a population estimated at 690,000.[3] The Denver Fire Department also provides fire protection to the citizens of Glendale, Sheridan, Skyline and Englewood.

History

The Denver Fire Department got its start on March 25, 1866 when a volunteer fire department was organized.[4] Known as Volunteer Hook and Ladder Co. #1, the company was the first in the Colorado Territory.

Stations and apparatus

As of 2015, the Denver Fire Department operates out of 39 fire stations (including 5 Airport Stations), located throughout the city in 7 Districts, each under the command of a District Chief.[5]

Fire Station Number Neighborhood Engine Company Truck Company or Tower Company Special Unit(s) Command Units District
1 DowntownEngine 1Tower 1Water Rescue, Collapse RescueOPS-2 (Shift Commander)2
2 GatewayEngine 2Truck 2 (Quint)Engine 301 (Type 3 WUI), Mobile Air TrailerDistrict Chief 55
3 Five PointsEngine 32
4 Lower DowntownTruck 4MED 1District Chief 22
5 GlendaleEngine 53
6 AurariaEngine 6Decon Unit, HAMER 2/Air Shovel2
7 HighlandEngine 76
8 Capitol HillEngine 8Truck 8 4
9 GlobevilleEngine 9Tower 9HAMER 16
10 ColeEngine 10Rescue 24
11 BakerEngine 11Rescue 12
12 HighlandEngine 12Truck 12District Chief 66
13 HampdenEngine 13Brush 602 (Type 6)3
14 MontclairEngine 144
15 City ParkEngine 15Tower 15District Chief 44
16 University of DenverEngine 16Truck 16Air/Light 163
17 BerkeleyEngine 176
18 LowryEngine 18MCCU4
19 LowryEngine 19Truck 194
20 BarnumEngine 20MED 2| 6
21 Washington ParkEngine 21HAMER 33
22 HampdenEngine 22Tower 223
23 WestwoodEngine 23Tower 237
24 University HillsEngine 24District Chief 33
25 Harvey ParkEngine 257
26 StapletonEngine 26Truck 26MDU5
27 MontbelloEngine 27Tower 275
28 Fort LoganEngine 28Truck 28District Chief 77
29 Green Valley RanchEngine 29Brush 601 (Type 6)5
30 Grant RanchEngine 307
31 Denver InternationalTower 31 (Quint)Mini 31, Stair Unit 21, Mobile Command, Red 1, Red 28
32 Denver InternationalEngine 32Mini 32, Stair Unit 22District Chief 88
33 Denver InternationalRed 5, Red 6, Red 88
34 Denver InternationalRed 4, Red 128
35 Denver InternationalEngine 35Tower 35 (Quint)Mini 35, DGRT, Snow Cat8
36 SheridanEngine 367
37 EnglewoodEngine 37Denver Health Paramedics Medic 8377
38 EnglewoodTruck 38 (Quint)Denver Health Paramedics Medic 8387
39 StapletonEngine 395

Notable Incidents

United Airlines Flight 859

In July 1961, United Airlines Flight 859 crashed during landing at the now defunct Stapleton International Airport. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-8 airliner, slammed into several airport vehicles, including construction equipment, and caught fire, killing 18 (including one on the ground) and injuring 84 from a total of 122 people on board.[6] This incident sparked the need for the DFD to place foam engines at the airport.[4]

Continental Airlines Flight 1713

On November 15, 1987, a Douglas DC-9-14 Continental Airlines Flight 1713 crashed while taking off in a snowstorm from Stapleton International Airport.[7] Twenty-five passengers and three crew members died in the crash.

Continental Airlines Flight 1404

On December 20, 2008, Continental Airlines Flight 1404 from Denver International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport crashed while taking off from Denver resulting in 2 critical injuries, 36 non-critical injuries and a hull loss of the Boeing 737-524 aircraft.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Public Safety Budget - 2015". Denver Government. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Stations". Denver Fire Department. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Denver Fire Department". 5280 Fire. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Denver Fire Department History". Denver Firefighters Museum. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Denver Fire Department: About Us". Denver.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-12 N8040U". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-9-14 N626TX". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-524 N18611". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

39°44′21″N 104°59′06″W / 39.7392°N 104.9850°W / 39.7392; -104.9850 (City and County of Denver)

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