Edwards Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services

== Area Served ==
Edwards Air Force Base, formerly Mohave Field, Muroc Field, Muroc Army Air Field, and Muroc Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force installation in California's high desert. Most of the base sits in Kern County, but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County. The base was named on December 8, 1949 in honor of World War II USAAF veteran and test pilot Captain Glen Walter Edwards (March 5, 1916 – June 5, 1948) who lost his life while flying as co-pilot in the Northrop YB-49, the all-jet version of the exotic flying wing bomber, when the airplane departed from controlled flight and broke apart in the sky northwest of the base. Edwards AFB is the home of the Air Force Test Center, the Air Force Test Pilot School, and the Air Force Materiel Command center which conducts and supports research and development of flight, as well as testing and evaluating aerospace systems from concept to combat. The host unit at Edwards is the 412th Test Wing which plans, conducts and analyzes test missions and reports on flight and ground testing of aircraft, weapons systems, software, components, modeling and simulation for the US Air Force. The Wing provides support to its more than 11,000 personnel, Air Force Plant 42, the Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center and 54 tenant units. Lastly, the wing is responsible for Edwards’ entire infrastructure to include 29,000 feet of concrete runways, 59 miles of lakebed runways, 573 miles of road, 270 miles of electrical lines, some 8,800 structures and 9.5 million square feet of facility space. Edwards is also home to several other units from the US Department of Defense (DoD), US Air Force, US Army, US Navy, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and many companies that support the primary mission of the personnel stationed at the base, and hosts many test activities conducted by America's commercial aerospace industry.
== Department Profile ==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structure firefighting, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazmat services, fire prevention and inspection for Edwards AFB are provided by the 812th Civil Engineer Squadron / Edwards Fire And Emergency Services, a subordinate unit of the 412th Civil Engineer Group, comprised of a mix of 135 civilian and military firefighters working out of five fire stations
== History ==
Edwards AFB got its start in August 1932 as a bombing and gunnery range away from populated areas, supporting March Field in Riverside, CA. After initially being known as "Mohave Field" for the nearby community of Mohave, it was soon known as Muroc Field, which was a reversal of the last name Corum which belonged to the initial developers of the area in 1910: Ralph, Clifford and Effie Corum. The first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc Field in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver. From then on, the bombing range grew in size. In the spring of 1942, a site along the north shore of the enormous, flat surface of Rogers Dry Lake, located about six miles away from the training base at Muroc, was chosen as a secluded site for testing America's first jet fighter. In July 1942, Muroc Army Airfield became a separate airfield from March Field and was placed under the jurisdiction of Fourth Air Force. On February 10, 1948, Muroc AAF was re-designated Muroc Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military service. The base has helped develop virtually every aircraft purchased by the Air Force since World War II. Almost every United States military aircraft since the 1950s has been at least partially tested at Edwards, and it has been the site of many aviation breakthroughs. Notable occurrences at Edwards include Chuck Yeager's flight that broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, test flights of the North American X-15, the first landings of the Space Shuttle, and the 1986 around-the-world flight of the Rutan Voyager.
=== Fire Stations ===
A new Station 1 was opened in Dec. 2020. The station combines ARFF and structural response, replacing the old Station 1 (ARFF) and Station 2 (Structural).
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	Flightline 	ca. 1970-2020	Replaced by new station 1 and demolished
2 	5560 Forbes Avenue	?-2020 	Replaced by new Station 1.
== Apparatus Roster ==
* All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
* USAF serial numbers in brackets.
=== Fire Station 1 - 225 Rosamond Boulevard / Edwards Flightline & Base Housing Area ===
Dedicated December 8, 2020
:Truck 1 - 4 E-One Typhoon P-33 HP75 aerial (1250/500/75' rear-mount)
:Engine 10A (Reserve) - 1990 KME KFT-12 P-24 4x4 (1000/600/55F)
:Rescue 11 (AF03C00018) - 2002 Freightliner FL 70 / Pierce Encore P-30 walk-around (SN#13476-02)
:Crash 12 - Oshkosh T-3000 6x6 crash tender (1500/3000/405AFFF/55' Snozzle)
:Crash 13 - E-One Titan 8x8 crash tender (2000/3000/400F)
:Crash 14 - 2020 Oshkosh Striker P-19 UHP 4x4 crash tender (320@1370psi, 340@170psi/1500/210F/550 lbs. DC) 
:Crash 15 (90L905) - 1990 Oshkosh P-15 8x8 crash tender (1250/6100/515F) (This is the last P-15 in Air Force inventory)
:Water Tender 17 (AF11L00144) - 2011 International 7400 / KME (1250/4000) (SN#GSO-8306))
:Engine 20 (AF09L00257) - 2009 Pierce Saber P-24 4x4 (1250/450) (SN#22240-01)
:Truck 24 (Reserve) - 
:USAR Trailer -
:Chief (G4252904) - Chevrolet Tahoe
=== Fire Station 3 / ARFF Edwards South Base ===
:Engine 30 (12L62) - 2012 KME Panther II P-24 4x4 pumper (1250/?)
:Crash 31 - 2012 Ford F-550 / Pierce P-34 RIV (UHP/500/15A/56B)
:Crash 32 - 2012 Ford F-550 / Pierce P-34 RIV (UHP/500/15A/56B)
:Crash 33 (AF87L00066) - 1987 Oshkosh P-19A 4x4 crash tender (950/1000/130F)
:Crash 34 (AF14C00036) - 2014 Ford F-550 / KME P-34 RIV (UHP/500/15A/56B)
=== Fire Station 4 / Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate ===
:Engine 40 - 2009 Pierce Saber P-22 (SN#21238)
:Crash 43 - Oshkosh P-19 4x4 crash tender (950/1000/130F)
=== Fire Station 5 - North Base Road / ARFF Edwards Auxiliary ===
:Engine 50 (AF09L00258) - 2009 Pierce Saber P-24 4x4 (1250/450) (SN#22240-02)
:Crash 51 (AF11C00363) - 2012 Ford F-550 / Pierce P-34 RIV (UHP/400/15A/56B)
:Crash 52 - Oshkosh T-1500 4x4 crash tender (750/1500/55' Snozzle)
:Hazmat 53 (AF10L00538) - 2010 KME Predator (SN#GSO-7732) 
=== Assignment Unknown ===
:2009 KME Panther II P-24 4x4 pumper (1250/500/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 20)
== Retired Apparatus ==
:1995 E-One / Teledyne P-23 8x8 crash tender (2000/3300/500B/500 lbs. PK) (Ex-Crash 14) (For sale at GovPlanet Mar. 6, 2023)
:1994 International S2674 / West-Mark P-26 tanker (1250/5000) (Ex-Water Tender)
:(92L122) 1992 KME KFT-12 P-24 4x4 pumper (1000/600/55F) (Retired 2009, sold to Persia Volunteer Fire Department (Iowa) 2014)
:1989 Chevrolet 3500 / Landoll P-10 walk-around (Ex-Squad 1) 
:1986 Oshkosh P-19 4x4 crash tender (950/1000/130F) (Ex-Crash 14)
:1979 FWD / Quality P-2 8x8 crash tender (Ex-Crash 6)
:1974 Oshkosh P-4 6x6 crash tender (1000/1500/200F) (Ex-Crash 19) (Preserved at the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting, Phoenix, AZ) 
:(70L700) - 1970 Ford CL-750 / Ward LaFrance P-12 structural pumper (750/300/50F) (Ex-Engine 19) 
:1953 American LaFrance Type O-11A 6x6 crash tender (Ex-Crash 20) 
:(53L4427) - 1953 American LaFrance Type O-11A 6x6 crash tender (Ex-Crash 15) 
:1953 American LaFrance Type O-11A 6x6 crash tender (Ex-Crash 13) 
:1953 American LaFrance Type O-11A 6x6 crash tender (Ex-Crash 3) 
:1953 Dodge 4x4 / ACF-Brill-Oneida walk-around rescue (Ex-Rescue 16)
== Station Map ==
Category:Kern County
Category:US Air Force Fire Departments
Category:Military Fire Departments (California)
Category:Military departments operating E-One apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Oshkosh apparatus (United States)
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former military operators of Quality apparatus
Category:Former military operators of Ward LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former military operators of West-Mark apparatus