Seminole County Fire Department

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Seminole County Fire Department was founded in 1974 and currently has 16 stations throughout the unincoporated areas of Seminole County, Florida and the city of Altamonte Springs. Three more stations are currently being planned or under construction. The fire chief is Leeanna Raw.

1 History
2 Stations and Apparatus
3 First Response Stations (city fire stations)
4 Future Stations
5 External links

[edit] History

10/1/1974 - Begins operations

1977 - Seminole County and Altamonte Springs begins a First Response system (this was expanded to eventually cover all municipal fire departments within the county)

1980 - Special Hazards and Operations Team (S.H.O.T.) is established with the creation of Squad 2.

1986 - Enhanced 911 is launched

4/1/1988 - Seminole County Fire switches from VHF radio frequencies to a ten channel 800 MHz Motorola Type I trunked radio system (Today that system is an 18 channel Motorola Type II trunked radio system that all public safety and most public works agencies in the county use)

7/1/1997 - EMS transport program begins countywide

4/1/1999 - Launches "Air Rescue 3" multi-mission helicopter with SCSO (capabilties include EMS transport, BAMBI bucket fire suppression, and some law enforcement functions)

10/1/2002 - Altamonte Springs Fire Department is absorbed into Seminole County Fire Department. Oviedo F/R is the last municipal fire department to join the First Response program, which they did on this date.

11/2/2002 - Seminole County FD changes it's apparatus color scheme from orange/white and black letters (some units were still using the 1980's era safety green with dark green letters) to red/white and black/gold letters and stripes

2003 - S.H.O.T. Team expands with three engine companies (Engines 12, 27, and 35) in addition to Squad 2

[edit] Stations and Apparatus

11 - Altamonte Springs (east) - Battalion 1, Engine 11, Rescue 11, Rescue 14 (Tue.-Fri., 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM), Woods 11
12 - Altamonte Springs (west) - Engine 12, Rescue 12, Tower 12
13 - Forest City - Engine 13, Rescue 13
14 - Altamonte Springs (central) - Engine 14
16 - Sabal Point - Engine 16, Rescue 16, Woods 16
22 - Fern Park - Engine 22, Rescue 22
23 - Goldenrod - Engine 23, Rescue 23
27 - Red Bug - ATV 27, Battalion 2, Engine 27, Rescue 27, Tower 27, Woods 27
34 - Paola - Engine 34, Rescue 34, Tanker 142, Woods 34
35 - Five Points - Boat 35, Dive Unit 35, Engine 35, Rescue 35, Squad 2, Woods 35
36 - Heathrow - Battalion 3, Engine 36, Rescue 36
41 - Midway - Engine 41, Rescue 41*
42 - Geneva - ATV 42, Engine 42, Tanker 42, Tanker 242, Rescue 42, Woods 42
43 - Chuluota - Engine 43, Rescue 43, Woods 43
52 - Hangar (helicopter hangar at Orlando/Sanford International Airport jointly run with Seminole County Sheriff's Office) - Air Rescue 3*, Alert 1 (SCSO), Alert 2 (SCSO), Rescue 52*
65 - UCF/Remington Park (jointly run with Orange County Fire/Rescue) - Engine 65 (Orange County F/R), Rescue 65

Note: due to aircraft not being airworthy by the FAA since February 2006, Air Rescue 3 is not allowed to fly anymore, causing longer time for MEDEVAC requests in the northern part of the county due to reliance from other agencies having to provide MEDEVAC service to the county (ORMC Air Care 1/Air Care 2 and Orange County F/R FireStar 1 most notably) and no aerial firefighting capability available. The ground based crew of Air Rescue 3, Rescue 52 has been relocated to Station 41 and the unit has been renumbered as Rescue 41. There are no current plans to return Air Rescue 3 to service.

[edit] First Response Stations (city fire stations)

[edit] Casselberry Fire/Rescue

21 - Station 1 - Battalion 21, Boat 21, Engine 21, Rescue 21,
25 - Station 2 - Rescue 25, Tower 25

[edit] Lake Mary Fire/Rescue

33 - Station 2 - Engine 33, Rescue 33
37 - Station 1 - Battalion 37, Engine 37, Rescue 37

[edit] Longwood Fire Department

15 - Station 1 - Battalion 15, Boat 15, Engine 15, Rescue 15
17 - Station 2 - Engine 17, Rescue 17

[edit] Orlando/Sanford International Airport Fire Department

51 - Station 1 - Battalion 51, ARFF 1, ARFF 2, ARFF 3

[edit] Oviedo Fire/Rescue

44 - Station 2 - Battalion 44, Engine 44, Rescue 44
46 - Station 1 - Rescue 46, Tower 46
48 - Station 3 - Engine 48

[edit] Sanford Fire Department

31 - Station 1 - Battalion 31, Boat 31, Dive Unit 31, Engine 31, Jet Ski 31, Rescue 31, Tower 31
32 - Station 2 - Engine 32, Rescue 32
38 - Station 3 - Engine 38