Nashville Fire Department

Nashville Fire Department
Nashville Fire Department
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Established 1807
Annual Calls 85,784
Strength 1,183
Stations 37
Engines 39
Trucks 12
Rescues 4
Fireboats 5
EMS Units 40
EMS Level BLS & ALS
Fire chief Stephen Halford
Website http://www.nashfire.org

The Nashville Fire Department (NFD) provides fire and emergency medical service to Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee.

History

The fire department started in May 1807 as a volunteer fire service and became a paid organization on July 24, 1860 with John S. Dashiell as the first chief. Nashville's first motorized fire engine was put into service in 1912. The department currently has thirty-nine stations. In 1974, the Emergency Medical Services Division was added. Until that time, the fire department put out fires and ambulances were provided by funeral homes. All firefighters are now cross trained as EMT's and Paramedics. [1]

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