The Charlotte Fire Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, disaster response, code enforcement, fire investigations, and public education for a population of approximately 756,000 over an area of about 300 square miles (777 km²) in the city limits of Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

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About the Department

The Charlotte Fire Department began as robust volunteer firefighters in the 1800's. In the summer of 1887, the City's Board of Alderman voted to hire a full-time Fire Marshal. Today the Charlotte Fire Department approaches its 125th year of service to the community. The Charlotte Fire Department is operating out of 41 fire stations, including 2 stations at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. Their Fire Chief, Jon B. Hannan, oversees a total of 1,164 personnel, of that 1,044 being firefighters.

Administration

The Charlotte Fire Department's Administration Office is located at 228 East 9th Street in uptown Charlotte.

Office of the Fire Chief

• Includes the Administrative Secretary and the Public Affairs Office.

Deputy Chief of Homeland Security

• Responsible for Communications Division, Emergency Management, Emergency Services Liaison, Special Operations, Training.

Deputy Chief of Fire Operations

• Responsible for Airport Operations Liaison, Operations, Recruitment.

Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal

• Responsible for Fire Prevention, Fire Investigation, IT, Fire & Life Safety, City Services Liaison.

Deputy Chief of Administration

• Responsible for Administration, Civil Service Board Liaison, Health & Safety, Logistics Division.

Administration

The Charlotte Fire Department's Administration Office is located at 228 East 9th Street in uptown Charlotte. The Fire Chief's office and the Deputy Chiefs' offices are located here, along with Emergency Management personnel. Other administrative functions include:

• Accounts Payable
• Budget
• Health & Safety
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Office of Public Affairs
• Payroll
• Planning

Operations Division

• The Charlotte Fire Department's 1,044 firefighters operate from 41 Fire Stations, in 8 Battalions, covering nearly 300 square miles (777 km²).

Fire Prevention Bureau

• The Fire Prevention Bureau is responsible for the enforcement of the North Carolina Fire Code and other applicable standards and ordinances on both new construction and existing buildings. This is accomplished by the efforts of several branches with-in the division that include fire plans examiners, fire inspectors, and an inspector responsible for overseeing the City's fire hydrant program.

Fire Investigation Task Force

• The Charlotte Fire Investigation Task Force, led by the Chief Fire Investigator has members from:

• • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
  • Charlotte Fire Department
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
  • State Bureau of Investigations

Public Fire and Life Safety Education

• The Public Fire and Life Safety Education Division of the Charlotte Fire Department plans and conducts community fire and life safety education programs to teach youngsters how to handle fire emergencies.

Training Division

• The Charlotte Fire Department Training Division, at 1770 Shopton Road, provides continuing education for members of the fire department through regular training programs. Fire Recruit School also takes place at the Training Academy which is currently 26 weeks long. The training staff is led by the Chief of Training.

Communications Division

• The Communications Division of the Charlotte Fire Department is a stand-alone 24-hour emergency communications center that is responsible for matching the public's requests with the resources of the Fire Department.

Emergency Management Division

• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management Office (CMEMO) is a local governmental agency which coordinates large-scale emergency situations in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

• The agency assists emergency response departments with specialized needs and provides detailed planning procedures for incidents requiring multi-agency participation's.

Logistics Division

• Logistics is a division that provides supplies and support to the Fire Department in a timely manner, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Brief history

The census of 1850, the first to enumerate the residents of Charlotte separately from Mecklenburg County, showed the population to be 1,065.
By then, Charlotte covered an area of 1.68 square miles (4.4 km²) and was certainly large enough that bucket brigades were inadequate for fire protection.

The first mention of fire services in the City records occurs in 1845, when the Board of aldermen approved payment for repair of a fire engine.

The volunteers would assemble at the Square to find out where the fire was, then run to its location. The first arriving firemen would go to the station at Trade and College for the engine and then run to the fire. The original volunteers called themselves the Hornets.

The City's first offices were located in a building at North Tryon and East Sixth. Quarters for two fire companies were provided. The Neptune's had the Sixth Street side, and the Independence hook and Ladder had the Tryon Street side. Originally, the hook and ladder truck was too long for the building and had to be housed outside.

Rank Structure

• Fire Chief
• Deputy Fire Chief
• Battalion Fire Chief
• Fire Captain
• Fire Fighter Engineer
• Fire Fighter II
• Fire Fighter I
• Fire Fighter Recruit

Stations

Station	Units	Location	Phone Number	Open Date
Station 1	Engine 1, Ladder 1, Battalion 1, Field Comm 1, Field Comm 2, MCP	221 N. Myers St.	704-336-2150	1991
Station 2	Engine 2, Ladder 2	1817 South Blvd.	704-336-2580	1907
Station 3	Engine 3, Rescue 3, Battalion 4, Dive 3	6512 Monroe Rd.	704-568-4141	1974
Station 4	Engine 4, Ladder 4, Rehab 1	525 N. Church St.	704-336-4409	1972
Station 5	Engine 5, Brush 5	224 Wesley Heights Way	704-336-2499	1929
Station 6	Engine 6	249 S. Laurel Av.	704-336-2668	1929
Station 7	Engine 7	3210 N. Davidson St.	704-336-2851	1935
Station 8	Engine 8, Engine 42	1201 The Plaza	704-336-2152	1948
Station 9	Engine 9, Tanker 9	4529 McKee Rd.	704-432-6874	Dec-1985
Station 10	Engine 10, Rescue 10, Battalion 3, Dive 10	2810 Wilkinson Blvd.	704-399-2206	Jan-2005
Station 11	Engine 11, USAR 1, Fuel Truck	620 W. 28th St.	704-336-2130	1958
Station 12	Engine 12	420 Inwood Dr.	704-523-3732	1961
Station 13	Engine 13, Ladder 13, Haz-Mat 1, Haz-Mat 2	4337 Glenwood Dr.	704-399-4710	1962
Station 14	Engine 14	114 N. Sharon Amity Rd.	704-364-8253	1962
Station 15	Engine 15	3617 Frontenac Av.	704-568-4484	1965
Station 16	Engine 16, Ladder 16	6623 Park South Dr.	704-554-7363	1966
Station 17	Engine 17, Battalion 8, Blaze 1, Blaze 3, Blaze 5, Blaze 7	5308 Morris Field Dr.	704-359-8259	1985
Station 18	Engine 18, Ladder 18	2337 Keller Dr.	704-399-2933	1970
Station 19	Engine 19	1016 Sardis Lane	704-432-6170	1974
Station 20	Engine 20, Battalion 5, Brush 20	9400 Nations Ford Rd.	704-525-3217	1974
Station 21	Engine 21, Tanker 21	1023 Little Rock Rd.	704-399-1532	1978
Station 22	Engine 22	1917 W. Sugar Creek Rd.	704-597-8840	1978
Station 23	Engine 23, Ladder 23	7400 E. Harris Blvd.	704-536-0331	1978
Station 24	Engine 24, Ladder 24	7132 Pineville-Matthews Rd.	704-542-6071	1981
Station 25	Engine 25, Battalion 6, Foam 1	6741 Pleasant Grove Rd.	704-392-8636	1988
Station 26	Engine 26, Ladder 26	9231 S. Tryon St.	704-588-6752	1989
Station 27	Engine 27, Ladder 27, Battalion 2	111 Ken Hoffman Dr.	704-547-9355	1991
Station 28	Engine 28, Tanker 28	8031 Old Statesville Rd.	704-598-6990	1989
Station 29	Engine 29, Ladder 29, Brush 29	2121 Margaret Wallace Rd.	704-537-9341	1989
Station 30	Engine 30 (Temporary Station)	4707 Belle Oaks Rd.	704-357-3791	1991
Station 31	Engine 31, Ladder 31, Brush 31	3820 Ridge Rd.	704-432-8239	1999
Station 32	Engine 32, Ladder 32, Haz-Mat 3	9225 Bryant Farms Rd.	704-544-3975	1997
Station 33	Engine 33, Ladder 33, Brush 33, Decon 1	2001 Mt. Holly Huntersville Rd.	704-432-0688	Jun-2001
Station 34	Engine 34	2824 Rocky River Rd.	704-432-0935	Nov-2004
Station 35	Engine 35, Tanker 35	1120 Pavilion Blvd.	704-432-0931	2001
Station 36	Engine 36, MOC 1, Haz-Mat 5	2325 W. Mallard Creek Church Rd.	704-432-1782	2004
Station 37	Engine 37, Tanker 37	13828 S. Tryon St.	704-432-3954	23-Feb-2007
Station 38	Engine 38	12100 Shopton Rd. W.	704-353-1275	23-Sep-2008
	Fire Boat 38, Dive 38	Boathouse 38		Jun-2009
Station 39	Engine 39, Battalion 7, SMAT	8325 Providence Rd.	704-336-4878	20-Dec-2008
Station 40	Engine 40, Ladder 40, Tanker 40	9720 Harrisburg Rd.	704-432-5159	24-May-2010
Station 41	Blaze 41, Blaze 42, Blaze 43, Blaze 45	5740-B West Blvd.	704-588-0700	19-Jul-2010
Station 42	Engine 42 temporarily located at Station 8.	5620 Central Av.	Under Construction	Late 2011 (estimation)

Apparatus

Battalions

• There are currently eight battalions. 1–8 are in charge of their assigned stations. Battalion 8 was created on May 9, 2009 as the Airport Operations Chief. Battalions 1-7 drive Ford Crown Victoria's. Battalion 8 operate a Chevy Tahoe.

Battalion 1	Battalion 2	Battalion 3	Battalion 4	Battalion 5	Battalion 6	Battalion 7	Battalion 8
(Station 1)	Station 22	Station 2	(Station 3)	Station 12	Station 18	Station 9	(Station 17)
Station 4	(Station 27)	Station 5	Station 15	Station 16	(Station 25)	Station 14	Station 30
Station 6	Station 34	(Station 10)	Station 23	(Station 20)	Station 28	Station 19	Station 41
Station 7	Station 35	Station 13	Station 29	Station 26	Station 31	Station 24
Station 8	Station 36	Station 21	Station 42	Station 37	Station 33	Station 32
Station 11	Station 40			Station 38		(Station 39)

Engine Companies

• There is an engine company at every assigned station (Station 8 has two). This company main task is to attack the fire with either its 1.75 inch or 2.5 inch hoseline. It also carries 1200 feet (365.8 m) of 5 inch supply line. It can also provide in EMS, motor vehicle accidents, ventilation at a fire, RIT and many other tasks. The inner city engine companies have 500 gallons (1,892.7 l) water tanks. The outer area (city line) carry 750 gallons (2,839.1 l) of water. All engines carry 30 gallons (113.6 l) of class B foam concentrate.

• Below is a chart of the current engine companies as of January 2011. The American LaFrances are being phased out.

Model	Water capacity	Engine:
Spartan/Smeal Pumper	500 gallons (1,892.7 l)	1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10,11,12,14,15,17,18,19, 20,22,24,25,27,28,29,32,34,35,39,40
	750 gallons (2,839.1 l)	9,21,23,26,31,36,37
American LaFrance/General Pumper	500 gallons (1,892.7 l)	6,13,16,38,42
	750 gallons (2,839.1 l)	30,33

Ladder Companies

• There are 15 ladder companies in Charlotte. They all are Spartan/Smeal Aerial, years models ranging from 2001 to 2005 (except for Ladder 40). Ladder 40 is a 2010. They all are quints. What makes it a quint are the 5 tasks: pump, aerial device, ground ladders, hose lines and a water tank. They all carry 370 gallons (1,400.6 l) of water and 30 gallons (113.6 l) of foam concentrate. It also carries 800 feet (243.8 m) of 5 inch supply line.

• These trucks use phoenix rescue tools. The aerial ladder length is 105 feet (32 m). Other equipment consist of ropes for high or low angle rescue, cribbing for extrication, EMS supplies, two chain saws for ventilation, a circular saw (K12) to open large holes on metal material and many other equipment.

Rescue Companies

• There are two rescue companies, Rescue 3 and Rescue 10. To become a member on the rescue, rigorous training has to be completed. Training classes are USAR
  Urban search and rescue
  Urban search and rescue involves the location, extrication, and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in confined spaces due to natural disasters, structural collapse, transportation accidents, mines and collapsed trenches.USAR teams in different countries may be organised in a...
  
  , public safety diver (PSD), trench rescue
  Trench rescue
  Trench rescue is a specialized form of rescue, a subset of confined space rescue. Trench rescue involves shoring up the sides of a trench, and digging a trapped worker out of a collapsed ditch. Trench rescue is one of the most dangerous rescue operations to complete....
  
  , swiftwater rescue
  Swiftwater rescue
  Swiftwater rescue is a subset of technical rescue dealing in whitewater river conditions. Due to the added pressure of moving water, swiftwater rescue involves the use of specially trained personnel, ropes and mechanical advantage systems that are often much more robust than those used in standard...
  
   (SRT) and confined space rescue
  Confined space rescue
  Confined space rescue is a subset of technical rescue operations that involves the rescue and recovery of victims trapped in a confined space or in a place only accessible through confined spaces, such as underground vaults, storage silos, storage tanks, or sewers.Confined space rescues can be...
  
  . These rescue personnel are also EMTs. They usually respond to medical calls when either Engine 3 or 10 is out of service. This is done because rescuers need to be available for special calls.

• They respond to all working fires. These two trucks are the only vehicles in the CFD that carry an SCBA refill cascade station. They also use phoenix rescue tools.

Haz-Mat Companies

• Station 13 and 32 personnel are Haz-Mat technicians. To become one they go under the same training as the rescue personnel with the exception of public safety diver. But to add onto that are multiple Hazardous Material classes.

• There are four haz-mat companies in Charlotte. These companies are operated from either an engine or ladder company. Haz-Mat 1 is cross manned by Engine 13. Basically when there is a haz-mat situation, the crew of Engine 13 swap there gear onto Haz-Mat 1 and proceed to the scene, putting Engine 13 out of service. Haz-Mat 2 is cross manned by Ladder 13. These two trucks cover the north Charlotte and uptown area.

• Haz-Mat 3 is a vehicle owned by the state. Ladder 32 cross manned the vehicle. It responds as Haz-Mat 3 in South Charlotte at a city level. If there is a state level emergency, it responds as Regional Response Team 7 (RRT-7) The following counties are covered by RRT-7: Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union counties.

• Engine 32. The apparatus is longer and have more compartment space then the average engine apparatus. It is structural response engine that also is equipped with tools and monitoring equipment for hazmat calls.

• Haz-Mat 5 is not cross manned by a company. This vehicle was stored outside in the back at Station 32, but moved to 36 due to the cold weather and the hot summer heat. This vehicle holds extra equipment for Haz-Mat 3. Its usually called out at the state level, also as RRT-71. Station 36 personnel are not Haz-Mat certified, but do carry a Class-A drivers license.

ARFF

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting

Aircraft rescue and firefighting is a special category of firefighting that involves the response, hazard mitigation, evacuation and possible rescue of passengers and crew of an aircraft involved in an airport ground emergency....

 Airport Companies

• Fire Station 17 is located at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
  Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
  Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a joint civil-military public international airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Established in 1935 as Charlotte Municipal Airport, in 1954 the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport after former Charlotte mayor Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr...
  
   at runway 36R-18L. The facility is owned by the City of Charlotte, Aviation Department but the CFD firefighters operate Blazes 1, 2, 5, and 7 on a daily basis. Battalion 8 and Engine 17 are also housed at Station 17. All personnel are ARFF certified. Blazes 1, 2, 5, 7, 41 and 45 are owned by the City of Charlotte. Blazes 4, 42, 43, 46, 18, and Rescue 5 are owned by the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG). There are eleven firefighters and one Battalion Chief at Station 17.

• Fire Station 41 is located on the west side of the Airport property between runways 36L-18R and 36C-18C. This new station opened July 2010 with 5 drive thru bays. The new station is owned by the NCANG. Blazes 41, 42 and 43 are currently in service with seven CFD personnel on duty 24 hours. Everyone assigned to the station is also ARFF certified.

Unit	Owner	Make/Model	Information
Blaze 1	City of Charlotte	Oshkosh/Striker 3000	Water, Foam, PKW, Halotron
Blaze 2	City of Charlotte	Emergency One/Titan	Water, Foam
Blaze 4	NCANG	Ford Excursion	Command Vehicle
Blaze 5	City of Charlotte	Chevrolet 3500 Pick-Up	Rescue Truck/Extrication Equipment
Blaze 7	City of Charlotte	Emergency One/Titan	Water, Foam, PKW
Blaze 8	City of Charlotte	Chevrolet Tahoe	Battalion 8
Blaze 17	City of Charlotte	Spartan/Smeal Pumper	Engine 17
Blaze 18	NCANG	International/KME	Water
Blaze 41	City of Charlotte	Emergency One/Titan	Water, Foam, PKW
Blaze 42	NCANG	Oshkosh	Water, Foam
Blaze 43	NCANG	Oshkosh/Striker 1500	Water, Foam, PKW
Blaze 45	City of Charlotte	Chevrolet 2500 Pick-Up	Rescue Truck/Extrication Equipment
Blaze 46	NCANG	Emergency One/Teledyne	Water, Foam, PKW
Rescue 5	NCANG	Ford F-550/Pierce Contender	Rescue Truck

Tankers

Water Tankers

• The tankers are specially designed as a regular engine apparatus. The only difference is that it longer, it holds a drop tank, it has the ability for the driver to deliver water with out leaving the cabin and other features. There are six tankers spreading around Charlotte. They each have a 1500 gpm Waterous water pump, carry 1000 gallons (3,785.4 l) of water and 300 gallons (1,135.6 l) of foam concentrate.

• The idea of ordering these tankers was back in 2005. In the past if the city was overrun with calls (ex. multiple flood locations with people trapped, multiple box alarms in the city) a reserve engine would drive to logistics, gear up the truck, put four operation personnel on board and start it as a temporary engine company. Well the department decided to make trucks ready to go if ever needed, plus the older tankers were soon needed to be swapped out with new rigs.

• In 2006 they started with two trucks, 71 and 72. 71 was at Station 9, 72 at Station 28. In 2007, 73 went to Station 21 and 74 at Station 35. The 70s numbers were used because if a tanker is needed in Charlotte for water or foam support, it responds as (ex. Tanker 71). If the truck is responding to calls with four personnel on board in Charlotte, its (ex. Engine 74). But if a fire department in another county is calling for assistance, the closest truck would respond as (ex. Engine 73). The numbers changed in early 2009, placing a "Tanker" decal and the stations number. Tanker 37 was delivered in early 2009, it never had the number 75. Tanker 40 went into service September 2010.

• From January 10-14, 2011 a snow storm hit the Charlotte area, causing the call volume to increase. Because of this the extra manpower from the front line companies were moved to the tankers. Five of the six tankers went into service as engine companies. Normally if a move up is needed at a station, a front line apparatus would do that. But in this event the Engine 70's companines did the move ups.
  • Tanker 9 -> Engine 71. The apparatus was moved to Fire Station 39. Fire Station 9 do not have the room to hold eight personnel.
  • Tanker 28 -> Engine 72
  • Tanker 21 -> Engine 73
  • Tanker 35 -> Engine 74
  • Tanker 37 -> Engine 75
  • Tanker 40 -> Engine 76. The apparatus was changed to E-76 but it was not staffed with personnel during the storm.

Foam Tanker

• This special tanker (Foam 1) is used for only foam operations. It is a 2003 International/Central States Tanker. It went into service August 2009. It carries 1300 gallons (4,921 l) of foam concentrate in its booster tank. It has a 1250 GPM (gallons per minute) pump, a Williams foam system which is also on all CFD fire trucks, a drop tank and an aerial light system for night operations. It has a crosslay hose bed, but its currently not in use. The only hose line is the 1200 feet (365.8 m) of 5" supply line. This apparatus is currently located at Fire Station 25. This unit does not carry water.

• Originally this apparatus started service as Tanker 12 at Fire Station 12. It replaced an old aging tanker. The 2003 model carried a 1000 gallons (3,785.4 l) water booster tank, 300 gallons (1,135.6 l) of foam concentrate, an in-service crosslay hose bed and other basic tanker equipment. At the beginning of Fiscal Year 2008 (July 2007) the tanker moved to the newly built Fire Station 37. When the current Spartan tanker (Tanker 37) entered service, the International tanker went to a factory for a change of booster tanks. The two booster tanks were replaced with one 1300 gallons (4,921 l) booster tank. The CFD wanted to put the apparatus at Fire Station 21, since its so close to Tank Town, but the two bay station is full with an engine and a tanker. In order to keep it close by, Brush 25 was moved to Fire Station 33 becoming Brush 33. Foam 1 moved into Fire Station 25. The apparatus is available within the city for any foam operation.

Brush Trucks

• There are five brush trucks in Charlotte. Brushes 5, 20 and 31 are 1998 Ford F-350 pick-ups. Brush 31 was at Station 28, but moved to 31 to make room for Tanker 28. Brush 33 is a 2001 Chevy 2500 Pick-Up. Brush 19 was a Ford, but moved to Station 29. After its accident a 2005 Chevy 3500 Pick-Up was delivered.

• They all carry about 100 gallons (378.5 l) of water, water pump, EMS gear, brush fire tools such as shovels and rakes. Obviously they carry extinguishers. There also used in woods to assist with a missing person. Also when there is a multiple fire box alarm with a wooded area in danger, about three brush units would start as a brush group, led by a Battalion Chief. There task is to prevent trees, shrubs and anything of that nature to not ignite.

USAR

Urban search and rescue

Urban search and rescue involves the location, extrication, and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in confined spaces due to natural disasters, structural collapse, transportation accidents, mines and collapsed trenches.USAR teams in different countries may be organised in a...

-NCTF-3

• The USAR team in Charlotte are trained for any particular task. Urban Search and Rescue, North Carolina Task Force 3 (USAR-NCTF-3) is the name for the team based in Charlotte, NC. This team is one of eleven teams in the NC state. There are six teams: Task Force Blue 1, Blue 2, Red 1, Red 2, White 1, and White 2. Each team has thirty members and everyone is certified in USAR. Each member has a specialty in some kind of field. Some are trained in building collapse, trench rescue, natural disasters and even weapons of mass destruction. Most members are from Rescue or Haz-Mat. To become a member the USAR training is a ten-day straight training process. It is located at a USAR training grounds in North Carolina, at the CFD training academy.

• The USAR team have a good amount of vehicles ready for deployment. USAR 1 and USAR 2 is stored at Station 11. Station 11 members are USAR certified. USAR 3, 4, and 5 are 18 wheeler tractor trailer trucks that stores many equipment. USAR 6 has a tractor with a flat-bed like that can carry equipment (ex. bulldozer). These trucks are stored at a small warehouse facility on yorkmont rd. There are also a crane and a lull, retired from the U.S. military, an articulating loader, and a back hoe. These vehicles are stored at the academy.

• USAR 1 responds to emergencies in Charlotte. USAR 2 responds to emergencies out of the county that requires an extended amount of days.

• Currently USAR 2 is not in service, its equipment went to USAR 4.

Dive Team

Diver rescue

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• Within Charlotte there are certified divers located at Stations 3, 10 and 38. To become a diver a class called "Public Safety Diver" (PSD) is run for thirteen days. Most of the calls that the team responds to are body recoveries. If a diver is ever needed, one of the Rescue companies would respond to the call with their Dive Truck. If more divers are ever needed, the other Rescue will be en-route or Engine 38 would respond. The department would most likely send E-38, so the second rescue can be available for a special call. When on scene they would gear up in their dry suits, put on a SCUBA
  Scuba diving
  Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
  
   tank, attach a rope to themselves with the other side tied off to the members on shore. The diver would then enter the water and sweep the area, looking for a vehicle or a person (matters what the situation calls for).

• Dive 3 is a Chevy pick-up with SCUBA tanks, wet and dry gear with other dive team equipment. Dive 10 is a what looks like a UPS delivery van. It has the same gear as Dive 3, but holds more. Dive 38 is currently in Boathouse 38. This is a rescue boat
  Lifeboat (rescue)
  A rescue lifeboat is a boat rescue craft which is used to attend a vessel in distress, or its survivors, to rescue crewmen and passengers. It can be hand pulled, sail powered or powered by an engine...
  
  , not to be confused with a fireboat
  Fireboat
  A fireboat is a specialized watercraft and with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. The first fireboats, dating to the late 18th century, were tugboats, retrofitted with firefighting equipment....
  
  . The boat can respond to other counties in assisting with a body recovery. The house is located in the Lake Wylie
  Lake Wylie
  Lake Wylie is a reservoir, or man-made lake in the U.S. states of both South Carolina and North Carolina. The lake has a surface area of and features of shore line.-History:...
  
   area, in southwest Charlotte.

Fire Boat

Fireboat

A fireboat is a specialized watercraft and with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. The first fireboats, dating to the late 18th century, were tugboats, retrofitted with firefighting equipment....

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• Description coming soon

Other units

• 1 Communication Unit shared by surrounding counties (MOC 1)
• 2 Field Comm Units: Communication Division (Field Comm 1, Field Comm 2)
• 1 Decontamination Unit (Decon 1)
• 1 SMAT type III Unit (State Medical Assistance Team)

Statistics (2010)

• Below are the total run calls for each unit for the fiscal year 2010. A fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. The fiscal year 2010 was from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.

• Ladder 40 began July 3, 2010

Engine	Total
15	4,609
12	3,804
23	3,477
3	3,157
22	3,016
10	2,975
14	2,923
6	2,886
4	2,829
20	2,755
18	2,692
28	2,633
5	2,511
1	2,504
2	2,435
7	2,432
17	2,302
21	2,184
13	2,170
16	2,163
11	2,120
27	1,974
19	1,830
8	1,671
34	1,649
24	1,623
64	1,606
29	1,574
32	1,508
26	1,493
35	1,466
36	1,294
9	1,234
39	1,178
25	1,102
30	969
37	905
40	869
31	861
33	659
38	504

Ladder	Total
23	3,781
1	3,101
4	3,071
2	2,936
18	2,746
27	2,616
16	2,609
13	2,581
26	1,855
29	1,767
24	1,761
32	1,694
31	959
33	728

Rescue	Total
10	1,372
3	1,155

Haz-Mat	Total
1	386
2	279
3	52
5	6
4	?

Battalion	Total
1	1,867
4	1,178
3	1,148
2	1,068
5	916
6	599
7	548
8	331

Future

Charlotte Fire Chief, Jon Hannan, continues preparation for the future growth of the City of Charlotte.

• Under construction on Mecklenburg County’s eastside, Station 42 has an estimated completion date of December, 2011, and will be the new home for Battalion 4. Possible sites for future fire stations are in northwestern Mecklenburg County around Beatties Ford Road and Miranda Road and an area west of Charlotte-Douglas Airport.

• In the fall of 2010, began the planning for a new Charlotte Fire Department Headquarters. This two-story building will be located just north of center city. The CFD Command Staff and Administration will operate from the new quarters with the potential for other key divisions to join.