Boeing Ridley Park Fire Department

==Area Served==
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Vertical Lift Division, formerly known as Boeing Vertol, Boeing Helicopters and Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, is an an American rotorcraft / helicopter manufacturer located in Ridley Park, a suburb of Philadelphia and a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, along the west bank of the Delaware River. BDS itself is a division / business unit of The Boeing Company, while Ridley Park is the manufacturing home of The Boeing Company's CH-47 Chinook tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter and V-22 Osprey multi-mission tiltrotor aircraft. The 355-acre site employs a work force of 4,600, has 2.75 million square feet of manufacturing space, and more than 1 million square feet of office space, the equivalent of a 100-story office building. Facilities include a low-speed wind tunnel; a whirl tower for testing rotor blades; a full-service flight-test hangar and ramp; a Composites Center of Excellence; a Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Center; and other simulation and integration labs. 
=== Mutual Aid ===
The Department has mutual aid agreements with surrounding agencies, including the Ridley Park Fire Department and the Philadelphia Fire Department
==Department Profile==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structure firefighting, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazmat services, fire prevention and inspection for the Ridley Park facility is provided by Boeing Ridley Park Security & Fire Protection (S&FP), affectionally known as the "Guardians of the Chinook". 
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station - 300 Industrial Highway, Ridley Park===
*TAC 79 - 2013 Ford F-550 4x4 / Oshkosh Stinger Q4 RIV (250/300/40F) 
*Engine 79-1 - 2016 Pierce Enforcer PUC (1500/500/50F) (SN#29605-01)
*ARFF 79-2 - 2007 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1950/1500/210AFFF/450 lbs. Halotron)
*ARFF 79-3 - 2011 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1950/1500/200AFFF/460 lbs. Halotron)
*Ambulance 79-7 - 2015 Ford E-450 / Braun Northwest
*Special Operations 79-8 - 2006 International 4400 / Pierce Encore walk-around rescue / hazmat (SN#17330)
==Retired Apparatus==
*2001 Ford F-550 4x4 / Becker TAU RIV (100/100/500 lbs. DC) (PA#EV-32700) (Ex-TAC 79) (Ex-Boeing Long Beach Fire Department)
*2001 Pierce Contender (1250/1000) (SN#12149) (Ex-Engine 79-1) (Donated to Eddystone Fire Company No. 1)
*1989 Oshkosh T-1500 4x4 crash tender (1250/1500/210AFFF) (Ex-ARFF 79-3)
*1985 American LaFrance Century pumper (1000/500/30F) (Ex-Engine 79-1) (Sold to Delaware County Emergency Services Training Center)
==Station Map==
Category:Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Category:Industrial Fire Departments (Pennsylvania)
Category:Airport Fire Departments (Pennsylvania)
Category:Pennsylvania departments operating Oshkosh apparatus
Category:Departments operating Becker apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Ridley Park