Cincinnati Fire Department
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
Complete list of stations and apparatus.| Fire Station Number | Neighborhood | Engine Company | Ladder Company | Medic Unit | Special Unit | Chief Unit | District |
| 2 | Carthage | Engine 2 | Ladder 2 | Medic 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Downtown | Engine 3 | Ladder 3 | Medic 3 | Fire Boat 3 | District Chief 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Over-the-Rhine | Engine 5 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | Mount Washington | Engine 7 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | Pleasant Ridge | Engine 8 | 4 | ||||
| 9 | Bond Hill | Engine 9 | Medic 9 | Heavy Rescue 9, Z Boat 9 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Camp Washington | Engine 12 | Medic 12 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Downtown | Engine 14 | Heavy Rescue 14, Hazmat 14, Engine 14B, Z Boat 14 | Safety Officer 2 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Price Hill | Engine 17 | Ladder 17 | Medic 17 | Foam Pumper 17, Z Boat 17 | District Chief 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Lunken Airport | Engine 18 | Ladder 18 | ARFF 18, Water Tanker 18, Mass Casualty 18 Mass Casualty ATVs, Gator 18, Boat 18, Fuel Truck | 4 | ||
| 19 | Corryville | Engine 19 | Ladder 19 | Medic 19 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Northside | Engine 20 | Ladder 20 | District Chief 3 | 3 | ||
| 21 | South Fairmount | Engine 21 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | Walnut Hills | Engine 23 | Ladder 23 | Medic 23 | Z Boat 23 | 1 | |
| 24 | Price Hill | Engine 24 | Ladder 24 | Medic 24 | 2 | ||
| 29 | West End | Engine 29 | Ladder 29 | Medic 29 | 2 | ||
| 31 | Oakley | Engine 31 | Ladder 31 | District Chief 4 | 4 | ||
| 32 | Avondale | Engine 32 | Ladder 32 | Foam Pumper 32, Mass Casualty 32, Decon 32, Trench Rescue 32 | ALS 32 | 3 | |
| 34 | Clifton | Engine 34 | ALS 34 | 1 | |||
| 35 | Westwood | Engine 35 | Ladder 35 | Medic 35 | Mobile Command | ALS 35 | 3 |
| 37 | Riverside | Engine 37 | Foam 37 | 2 | |||
| 38 | Spring Grove Village | Engine 38 | 3 | ||||
| 46 | Hyde Park | Engine 46 | Medic 46 | 4 | |||
| 49 | Madisonville | Engine 49 | 4 | ||||
| 50 | Sayler Park | Engine 50 | 2 | ||||
| 51 | College Hill | Engine 51 | Medic 51 | 3 |