Fleet Activities Sasebo Fire & Emergency Services

== Area Served ==
Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), formerly Naval Ordnance Facility Sasebo, is a United States Navy base located in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki prefecture, at the northwestern tip of Kyūshū Island, the third largest and southern most island of Japan's five main islands. Sasebo is currently the home of USN Expeditionary Strike Group Seven / Task Force 76, an amphibious assault task force mainly responsible for supporting United States Marine landing operations. It is composed of units capable of delivering ship-to-shore assault troops, such as America-class and Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, and landing craft. CTF 76 conducts operations throughout the US Seventh Fleet area of operations, which includes the Western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Also based at CFAS are USN Mine Countermeasure Squadron Seven, two Assault Craft Units (One & Five), Naval Beach Unit Seven, and Beachmaster Unit One. There are approximately 6,000 active duty personnel, SOFA sponsored civilians and dependents attached to CFAS. US Fleet Activities, Sasebo operates numerous base facilities and services in support of the forward deployed sailors and ships. The facilities are located in nine different areas, most of which are dotted along the Sasebo Harbor. The Main Base area is the central location for a majority of services and facilities - it's also where the ships are berthed. Government housing is located at Main Base and Hario Village. The eight Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) craft in Sasebo are parked at the Sakibe facility when not deployed with their ships, USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) and USS Germantown (LSD 42). Besides US Navy ships, units of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are based at what's known as JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base.
== Department Profile ==
Structure firefighting, shipboard firefighting, emergency medical services, hazmat services, technical rescue, fire prevention and inspection for Fleet Activities Sasebo is provided by Commander Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) Fire and Emergency Services, comprised of US and Japanese civilian career firefighters. 
== History ==
Sasebo has been an important naval base since 1889, when the Sasebo Naval Station began operations on July 1st as headquarters for the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Third Naval District. The Imperial Japanese Navy employed some 50,000 people at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal at the peak of World War II, constructing and refitting destroyers, light cruisers, submarines and other various naval vessels. On September 22, 1945, the 5th Marine Division landed at Sasebo, and in June 1946, US Fleet Activities Sasebo was formally established. When war broke out in Korea four years later, Sasebo became the main launching point for the United Nations and US Forces. After the Korean War ended, Japan established its Self Defense Forces, and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ships began to homeport in Sasebo, as US Fleet Activities Sasebo continued to support ships of the US Seventh Fleet. US Fleet Activities Sasebo provided heavy support to the expanded Seventh Fleet during the years of war in Southeast Asia.
==Apparatus Roster==
*All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
*Navy registration number in brackets.
===Fire Station 8, California Drive, Sasebo Main Base===
Dedicated October 2005
:Engine 8-1 (N73-03484) - 2017 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/500/2x25F) (SN#30428-04)
:Engine 8-2 (N73-03485) - 2017 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/500/2x25F) (SN#30428-05)
:Ladder 8-3 (N74-00117) - 2011 Pierce Quantum 6x4 aerial (100' rear-mount) (SN#24379)
:Hazmat / Rescue 8-4 (N76-00131) - 2011 International 7400 / Pierce walk-around (SN#23878)
:Ambulance (N94-80340) - Toyota Hiace 
===Fire Station - Little Creek Blvd, Hario Village Housing Area===
:Engine
===Fire Station - Sakibe Navy Annex (LCAC Base)===
Dedicated December 15, 2003
:Engine
===Unknown Assignment===
:2018 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/500/2x25F) (SN#31520-05)
:(N73-03326) - International / Pierce Contender (Ex-Engine 14-1)
==Station Map==
Category:Nagasaki Prefecture
Sasebo
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus