Arnold Engineering Development Complex Fire Rescue

== Area Served ==
Arnold Air Force Base, formerly Camp Peay, Camp Forrest and Arnold Air Force Station, is a United States Air Force base located adjacent to the city of Tullahoma, in both Coffee and Franklin counties, in Middle Tennessee nearly equal distance between Nashville and Chattanooga. It is named in honor of General Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950), an aviation pioneer and considred to be one of the founding fathers of the US Air Force, Hap Arnold is the only United States Air Force general to hold five-star rank, and the only officer to hold a five-star rank in two different US military services (US Army and US Air Force). Arnold AFB is a non-flying base, as the airfield part was decommissioned in 2009. US Army aviation assets (helicopters) continue to utilize Arnold as part of missions supporting Fort Campbell, Kentucky and/or the Tennessee Army National Guard. Arnold AFB employs approximately 55 active duty, 350 federal civil servants, 55 NAF personnel and 2,100 civilian contractors.  At peak levels, Arnold AFB employs as many as 2,700 personnel. The base is home to the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), the most advanced and largest complex of flight simulation test facilities in the world. The center operates 58 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges and other specialized units. AEDC is an Air Force Test Center organization which tests for all branches of the U.S. military and the Department of Defense: Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines, as well as, commercial companies like General Electric, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney and Boeing.
== Department Profile ==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structure firefighting, emergency medical services, technical rescue, fire prevention and inspection for Arnold AFB is provided by the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Fire Rescue, comprised of civilian contract firefighters.  
== History ==
Shortly before the end of World War II, General Henry H. Arnold asked Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist Dr. Theodore von Kármán to study Germany's rapid development of advanced jet aircraft and other systems.  At General Arnold's request, Dr. von Karman formed a Scientific Advisory Group to chart a long-range research and development course for the future of the US Air Force.  The result was Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC).  President Harry Truman dedicated AEDC on June 5th, 1951.  Since then, AEDC has contributed to the development of nearly every national aerospace program.  
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
=== Fire Station ===
Renovated and expanded in 2020
: Engine 9503 - KME pumper 
: Crash 9505 (C5) (AF87L00067) - 1987 Oshkosh P-19A 4x4 crash tender (950/1000/130F)
: Crash 9506 (C6) (AF15L00028) - 2015 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1500/1500/210F/500 lbs. DC/450 lbs. Halotron) 
: Medic 9507 (71539H2) - 2021 Ford F-450 / Trauma Hawk Type III ambulance
: Rescue (AF17L00160) - Freightliner
== Retired Apparatus ==
:Pierce Arrow P-24 pumper (1000/600/55F) (Transferred to Strawberry Point Fire & Rescue, 2021)
==Station Map==
Category:Coffee County, Tennessee
Category:Franklin County, Tennessee
Category:US Air Force Fire Departments
Category:Military Fire Departments (Tennessee)
Category:Former Military operators of Pierce apparatus