United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka Fire Department

== Area Served ==
Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) is a United States Navy base located approximately 18 miles south of the city of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The base is comprised of 568 acres of land on Honshu Island, the largest and most populous main island of Japan. USFA Yokosuka is the largest overseas US Naval installation in the world and is considered to be one of the most strategically important bases in the US military. Approximately 25,000 personnel are assigned to, or serve at, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. This figure includes active duty members, active duty family members, military retirees and their family members as well as civilian employees, both US and Japanese. The 55 tenant commands which make up this installation support US Navy Pacific operating forces, including principal afloat elements of the United States Seventh Fleet with the only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the group she heads, Carrier Strike Group Five, and Destroyer Squadron 15.
== Department Profile ==
Structure firefighting, emergency medical services, hazmat services, technical rescue, fire prevention and inspection for Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka is provided by Commander Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) Fire and Emergency Services, comprised of 117 US and Japanese civilian career firefighters. Yokosuka Fire Department is comprised of Districts 1 & 2 of Navy Region Japan Fire Department working out of four fire stations.
== History ==
Completed in 1871, Yokosuka Navy Yard was built to assist with Japan’s active role in world trade. In 1944 at the peak of World War II, Yokosuka Navy Yard covered over 280 acres and employed over 40,000 Japanese workers. After a peaceful surrender of the Japanese, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka was established shortly after the occupation occurred in 1945. In 1952, the US occupation of Japan formally ended and rearmament of Japan commenced, with its naval forces formally organized as the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) by 1954. Some parts of the former Yokosuka Naval District were ceded back to house a new base for the JMSDF. On October 5, 1973, USS Midway (CV-41), with Carrier Air Wing Five and her accompanying task group, put into Yokosuka, marking the first forward deployment of a complete carrier task group in a Japanese port. This was the result of an accord reached on August 31, 1972 between the US and Japan. In addition to the morale factor of dependents housed along with the crew in a foreign port, the move had strategic significance because it facilitated the continuous positioning of three carriers in the Far East at a time when the economic situation demanded the reduction of carriers in the fleet. Since the Korean and Vietnam conflicts Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka continues to be America’s most important naval facility in the Western Pacific.
The Negishi Housing Annex was officially closed Jan. 1, 2015 after personnel were transferred to the Zushi housing area. Negishi was returned to its original Japanese landowners.
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
5 	Negishi Housing Annex	Station and Annex closed Jan. 1, 2015	
==Apparatus Roster==
*All pump/tank measurement are in US gallons.
*Naval serial number in brackets.
===Fire Station 1 - Yokosuka Naval Base===
:Engine 1-1 (N73-03535) - 2017 Pierce Saber (1250/750/70F)
:Engine 1-2 (N73-03486) - 2012 Pierce Saber (1250/750/25F)
:Engine 1-3 (N73-03487) - 2012 Pierce Saber (1250/750/25F)
:Ladder 1-4 (N74-00133) - 2015 Pierce Arrow XT tower (?/?/100' rear-mount) (SN#28428-01)
:Hazmat 1-5 (N76-00132) - 2011 International 7400 / Pierce walk-around (SN#23877)
:Rescue 2 (N73-03328) - International / Pierce Contender walk-around
:Command 1 (G43-0801J) - Toyota Hiace
===Fire Station 2 - Yasakayato Street, Ikego Housing Area, Yokosuka===
:Engine 2-1 (N73-03536) - 2017 Pierce Saber (1250/750/70F)
:Engine 2-2 (N73-03436) - 2012 Pierce Saber (1250/750/25F)
===Fire Station 3 - Taura Munitions Depot, Yokosuka===
:Engine 3-1 (N73-03347) - 2009 Hino Ranger / Morita pumper
===Fire Station 4 - Azuma Island Storage Area, Yokosuka===
:Engine 4-1 - International pumper
===Assignment Unknown===
:2018 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#31520-03)
:2018 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#31520-02)
:2018 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#31520-01)
:2017 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#30428-02)
:2017 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#30428-01)
:2013 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#26826-04)
:2013 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#26826-03)
:2013 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#26826-02)
:2013 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#26826-01)
:2011 Pierce Contender pumper (SN#24362-03)
:2011 Pierce Contender pumper (SN#24362-02)
:2011 Pierce Contender pumper (SN#24362-01)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2004 International 4400 / Pierce pumper (Right hand drive) (SN#15471-01/02/03) (Ex-Engine 2-1)
:N73-03274 2004 International 4400 / Pierce pumper (Right hand drive) (SN#15471-02/03/01) (Ex-Engine 5-2)
:N73-03330 2004 International 4400 / Pierce pumper (Right hand drive) (SN#15471-03/01/02) (Ex-Engine 7-1)
:1997 Pierce Lance aerial (1500/250/50F/105' rear-mount ladder) (SN#EA722) (Ex-Ladder 1) (Sold to Abbeville Fire Rescue (Georgia))
:1996 Pierce Dash pumper (SN#E3107-07)
:1996 KME Renegade (1250/750/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 2)
:(N73-00090) - 1994 Mitsubishi Fuso (Ex-Rescue 1)
:(N35-49918) - 1992 Ford L-8000 / Pierce walk-in hazmat (Ex-Hazmat 1)
==Station Map==
Category:Kanagawa Prefecture
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former military operators of KME apparatus
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