March Air Reserve Base Fire Department

== Area Served ==
March Air Reserve Base, previously known as March Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force Reserve base located in Riverside County between the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris. March is one of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military, being established as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918. The airfield was renamed March Field the following month for 2d Lieutenant Peyton C. March, Jr., the recently deceased son of then-Army Chief of Staff Peyton C. March, who was killed in an air crash in Texas just fifteen days after being commissioned. March ARB is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command's Fourth Air Force (4 AF) Headquarters and the host 452d Air Mobility Wing (452 AMW), the largest air mobility wing of the Fourth Air Force. In addition to multiple units of the Air Force Reserve Command supporting Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command and Pacific Air Forces, March ARB is also home to units from the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, California Air National Guard and the California Army National Guard. 
== Department Profile ==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structure firefighting, emergency medical services, hazmat services, fire prevention and inspection for March Air Reserve Base is provided by the 452nd Civil Engineer Squadron / March Fire Department, a subordinate unit of the 452nd Mission Support Group, with a mix of military and civilian firefighters. 
== History ==
The story of March Field began at a time when the United States was rushing to build up its military forces in anticipation of an entry into World War I. When established as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918, the facility was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps opened after the United States entry into World War I in April 1917. March Field served as a base for primary flight training with an eight-week course. The signing of the armistice on November 11, 1918, did not halt training at March Field initially but by 1921, the decision had been made to phase down all activities at the new base in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets. In April 1923, March Field closed its doors. March Field remained quiet for only a short time. In July 1926, Congress created the Army Air Corps and approved the Army's five-year plan which called for an expansion in pilot training and the activation of tactical units.
=== Fire Stations ===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	North endof the Air Reserve Base 	1918-2023 	Not replaced
2 	South of the Air Reserve Base Iris Avenue (Road Residential)	?-2021 	
== Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Station 1 - 16499 8th Street ===
:Crash 4 - 2015 Ford F-550 / KME P-34 RIV (UHP/500/15A/56B)
:Crash 6 - Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 (2000/3000/420F)
:Rescue 7 - Pierce Arrow 4x4 walk-around
:Engine 10 - KME Renegade P-24 (1250/750/25A/25B)
:2019 International / Pierce P-30 walk-around rescue
:2006 International DuraStar 7600 SBA 6x4 / Pierce P-26 dryside tanker (1250/4000) (SN#17262)
:Ford F-350 / Wheeled Coach ambulance
===Fire Station 2 - 2685 Graeber Street===
Opened May 6, 2021
: Crash 3 - KME P-23 6x6 Dual UHP ARFF (320@1350PSI, 1500@150PSI/3000/400F/500 lbs. PK)
: Engine 9 - Pierce P-24 (1250/750/25A/25B)
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
:2019 Pierce Saber P-22 pumper (1250/500/2x25F) (SN#32829)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2007 Oshkosh Striker 4x4 ARFF (2000/1500/210AFFF/450 lbs. PKP) (Transferred 2014 to Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department)
:Oshkosh P-19 4x4 ARFF (1000/1000/130F/500 lbs. DC) (Ex-Crash 3)
:(74L0006) - 1974 Oshkosh P-4 6x6 ARFF (1250/1500/180)  (Ex-Crash 3)
:(70L674) - 1970 Ford C / Ward LaFrance P-23 pumper (1000/600) (Ex-Engine 6) 
:Oshkosh P-15 8x8 (1250/6100/515F) (Ex-Crash 3)
==Station Map==
Category:Riverside County
Category:US Air Force Fire Departments
Category:Military departments operating Oshkosh apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Military Fire Departments (California)