# Nashville Fire Department

The Nashville Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to Nashville, Tennessee. The department is responsible for an area of 533 square miles (1,380 km$^2$).

## 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. On November 1, 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, AEMT’s or Paramedics.

## Stations and apparatus

Below is a list of the fire stations and apparatus in use by the Nashville Fire Department.
| Fire Station Number | Address | Engine Company | Truck Company | Rescue Company | Medic Unit | Special Unit | Chief Unit |
| 1 | 130 Broadmoor Drive | Engine 1 | | Rescue 1 | | | EMS District Chief 1 |
| 3 | 840 Meridian St | Engine 3 | Truck 3 | | Medic 3 | | |
| 4 | 5111 Harding Pl | Engine 4 | | | Medic 4 | | |
| 5 | 1101 8th Ave S | Engine 5 | | Rescue 2 | Medic 5 | | |
| 6 | 377 Haywood Ln | Engine 6 | | | Medic 6 Medic 26 | | District Chief 6 |
| 7 | 638 Davidson Road | Engine 7 | | | | Boat 7 | |
| 8 | 2010 12th Ave So. | Engine 8 | | | Medic 8 | | District Chief 8 |
| 9 | 601 2nd Ave S | Engine 9, Engine 2 | Truck 9 | | Medic 9, Medic 2 | FAST 9 | District Chief 9 |
| 10 | 15530 Old Hickory Blvd | Engine 10 | | | Medic 10 | | |
| 11 | 1745 Dr DB Todd Jr Blvd | Engine 11 | Tower 2 | | Medic 11 | FAST 11 | |
| 12 | 101 Polk Avenue | Engine 12 | | Rescue 12 | Medic 12 | Hazmat 12 | |
| 13 | 410 45th Ave North | Engine 13 | | Rescue 13 | | Hazmat 13 Boat 13 | |
| 14 | 1600 Holly Street | Engine 14 | | | | | |
| 15 | 1320 Vultee Blvd | Engine 15 | | | Medic 15 | | EMS District Chief 15 |
| 16 | 2219 21st Ave South | Engine 16 | | | | | |
| 17 | 3911 West End Ave | Engine 17 | Tower 17 | | Medic 17 | | |
| 18 | 1151 East Cahal | Engine 18 | | | Medic 18 | | |
| 19 | 520 26th Ave N | Engine 19 | Truck 19 | | Medic 19 Medic 24 | Air 19, Garage 19, TAC 19 | District Chief 19, Safety Chief 19 |
| 20 | 1626 Harding Place | Engine 20 | | | Medic 20 | Support 20 | EMS District Chief 20 |
| 21 | 320 Joyner Ave | Engine 21 | Truck 21 | | Medic 21 | Air 21, TAC 21 | Safety Chief 21 |
| 22 | 2701 Pennington Rd | Engine 22 | | | | ATV 22, Boat 22 | |
| 23 | 6215 Centennial Blvd | Engine 23 | | | Medic 23 | | |
| 24 | 3851 Clarksville Hwy | Engine 24 | | | | | EMS District Chief 24 |
| 25 | 2589 Whites Creek Pike | Engine 25 | Truck 25 | | Medic 25 | | |
| 26 | 5410 Hickory Park Drive | Engine 26 | Truck 26 | | | | |
| 27 | 4720 Trousdale Drive | Engine 27 | Truck 27 | | | | |
| 28 | 2394 Lebanon Road | Engine 28 | Truck 28 | | Medic 28 | | District Chief 28 |
| 29 | 4201 Gallatin Road | Engine 29 | Truck 29 | | Medic 29 | | District Chief 29 |
| 30 | 3646 Old Clarksville Pk | Engine 30 | | | Medic 30 | Support 30, ATV 30 | |
| 31 | 415 Madison Station Blvd | Engine 31 | | | Medic 31 | | |
| 32 | 4248 Andrew Jackson Pkwy | Engine 32 | | | Medic 32 | ATV 32, FAST 32 | |
| 33 | 2501 Forest View Dr | Engine 33 | | | Medic 33, Medic 35 | | |
| 34 | 8350 Highway 70 South | Engine 34 | | | | ATV 34, Support 34 | |
| 35 | 2034 Hobson Pike | Engine 35 | | | | Support 35 Boat 35 | |
| 36 | 1000 Donelson Ave | Engine 36 | | | | Boat 36 | |
| 37 | 646 Colice Jeanne Road | Engine 37 | Truck 37 | | Medic 37 | ATV 37 | |
| 38 | 201 Larkin Springs Road | Engine 38 | | | Medic 38 | | EMS District Chief 38 |
| 39 | 1247 Dickerson Road | Engine 39 | | | Medic 39 | | |
| 40 | 4031 Plantation Drive | | | | Medic 40 | | |
| 41 | 105 Long Hollow Pike | Engine 41 | | Rescue 41 | Medic 41 | Fast 41 | |
| Special Ops | 417 Fatherland Street | Fire Carts 12, 13, 14 | | | | Med Cart 1, 2, 3, and 4 | District Special Ops |
Director Chiefs
John S. Dashiell 1860-1862
John M. Seabury 1862-63
L.M. Freeman 1863-Oct 1865, Oct 11,1866- Oct 1867
L.M. Gorby Oct 1865- Oct 1866
John Bentley Oct 1867- Oct 1869
William Stockell Oct 1869, 1871–83
Andrew Meaders 1883-March 8, 1884
E.M. Carell March 10, 1884–92; Jan 1,1894-1900
J.D. Alexander 1893
Antonio A. Rozetta 1901-19
Joseph W. Weaver 1920-26
Frank A. Moore 1926-38
Jesse A. Scruggs 1938-44
H.D. Demonbreun 1944-57
John Ragsdale 1957-63
Russell Campbell 1963-65
William C. McIntyre 1965-71
Frank J. Quinn 1971-74
William P. Ackerman 1975-79
Fred G. Davis 1980-87
Martin M. Coleman 1988-93
Norman “Buck” Dozier 1994-2000
Stephen D. Halford 2001-2012
Richard “Ricky” White 2013- 2017
William Swann 2017–Present