Stow Fire Department (Ohio)

== History ==
The department began as the Stow Township Fire Department. It was formed in 1933 after the private company that had been serving the township was replaced with a township funded FD with 2 chiefs and 30 volunteers. It originally provided service to Silver Lake until it became an independent village and Cuyahoga Falls began their coverage and Munroe Falls until they too became independent and formed their own FD in 1949, they also covered Tallmadge, despite their distance from Stow until their FD was formed in 1943. Stow remained a township until it became a village in 1957 then a city in 1960 growing from the community of Stow Corners to a city at that time, the cities growth prompted the opening of Station 2 in the northwest, in 1963 the department had five full time men and 21 volunteers, then a chief, fire marshal, fire inspector, six line officers, 15 firefighters and a clerical aid in 1983. The departments fleet continued to grow prompting the replacement of Station 1 and later Station 2. In 1990 the department established a EMS program. Further growth in the early 2000s prompted the opening of Station 3 (Its busiest station), with a second ladder company. The second ladder, a Spartan quint, did not perform optimally and was replaced. The heavy rescue was combined with one engine to form the only squad company in Summit County and most of NEO. The department underwent two major reorganizations, one in 2023 and one in 2024, the 2023 reorganization established Engine 4 and disbanded Engine 1 while also changing the design of the departments paint to reflect its original design, the 2024 reorganization combined an engine with the heavy rescue to form the squad and it sought to designate each station as its own company, Station 1 as the squad company (first due for all MVA's), Station 2 as the ladder company and Station 3 as the engine company. The Stow FD has:
* 3 Engine Companies
* 1 Squad Company
* 1 Tower Company
* 1 Hazmat Company
* 5 Medic Companies
* 3 Truck (Utility) Companies
* 4 Chief Cars/Administration Cars
* 3 Fire Marshals
* 1 Water Rescue Team
* 1 UTV
* 1 Trench Rescue Trailer
* 3 Stations
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	3352 Kent Road 	1933 - 1934	Demolished, former Stow Township Fire Station
1 	Kent Road and Gorge Park Boulevard	1934 - 1967	Demolished.
1 	3352 Kent Road 	1967 - 1995	Demolished.
2 	1469 Commerce Drive 	1963 - 2004	Still standing.
== Apparatus Roster ==
=== Fire Station 1 (Downtown/Headquarters) - 3800 Darrow Road ===
Opened February 26, 1995
* Squad 1 - 2023 Pierce Enforcer rescue-pumper (1500/750) (SN#38390)
* Engine 1 - 2007 Pierce Dash 2000 (1500/?) (SN#18653-01 or 02) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 1)
* Summit County Hazmat Truck 3816 - 1998 Pierce Lance 8024 3dr Command Cab walk-around (Owned by Summit County Special Operations)
* Medic 1 - 2017 Ford E-450 / Life Line
* Medic 4 - 2015 Ford E-450 / Life Line
* Fire Safety Educator Car - 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe
* Truck 1 - 2004 Ford F-250 (Ex-Truck 2, ex-Truck 3, ex-Utility 3)
* Truck 6 (Reserve) - 2003 Ford F-150 (Ex-Truck 1, ex-Utility 1)
* Water Rescue Van - 2007 Ford Econoline
* Battalion 1 - 2023 Ford F-350
* Chief 1 - 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe
* Assistant Chief 1 - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe (Ex-Car 1 (Shift Commander))
* UTV - 2014 John Deere Gator
* Rescue Boat -
*Boat Trailer -
Stow Fire Station 1.jpg|Fire Marshal, Shift Commander (In Bay), Engine 3, Tower 2 (Shown as Tower 1), Engine 1, Ex-Heavy Rescue 1
StowOH 2.jpg|Engine 3, Shift Commander, Medic 1, Ex-Reserve Engine 2
Stow Engine 2.jpg|Stow Engine 4 (At this point it was Engine 2)
Utility 1.jpg|Stow Truck 6 (Shown as Truck 1)
More Stow Apparatus.jpg|Gator, Boat, Boat Trailer, And Water Rescue Van
Former Car 1.jpg|Assistant Chief 1 (Shown as Car 1)
=== Fire Station 2 (Steels Corners/Darrowville/Fire Prevention Bureau) - 4199 Hudson Drive ===
Built 2004
* Tower 2 - 2007 Pierce Dash 2000 (?/?/100' platform) (SN#18854) (Ex-Tower 1)
* Engine 4 - 2014 Freightliner M2 106 / Pierce (1250/750) (SN#27757) (Ex-Engine 2)
*Medic 2 - 2015 Ford E-450 / Life Line
*Medic 5 - 2022 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue
*Truck 2 - 2014 Ford Explorer (Ex-Truck 1, ex-Fire Safety Education Car)
*Fire Marshal 2 - 2017 Ford F-350
*Fire Marshal 3 - 2019 Ford F-350
*Fire Marshal 4 - 2015 Ram 1500
*Trench Rescue Trailer
Medic 2 & 3.jpg|Medics 2 & 3
Summit County Hazmat.jpg|Hazmat Truck 3816 
===Fire Station 3 (Fishcreek/Villas At Oregon Trails/Training Bureau) - 4238 Fishcreek Road===
Built 2003
*Engine 3 - 2007 Pierce Dash 2000 (1500/?) (SN#18653-01 or 02)
*Medic 3 - 2019 Ford E-450 / Life Line
*Truck 3 - 2008 Ford Escape (Ex-Truck 2)
*Training Bureau - 2022 GMC Sierra
==On Order==
*New ambulance to replace Medic 2, Medic 2 to be reassigned as the Water Rescue Unit.
==Retired Apparatus==
*2023 Ford F-250 (Ex-Truck 4)
*2022 Chevrolet Tahoe (Ex-Car 1 (Shift Commander), ex-Battalion 1)
*2015 Ford E-450 (Ex-Medic 3)
*2012 Kenworth (Ex-Summit County Heavy Rescue 4166)
*2008 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue (Ex-Medic 5)
*2008 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue (Ex-Medic 2)
*2008 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue (Ex-Medic 3)
*2008 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue (Ex-Medic 4, box remounted on City truck)
*2008 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue (Ex-Medic 1)
*2005 Crown Victoria (Ex-Car 2) (Sold to City Services)
*(3216) - 2003 Spartan / Rosenbauer (Last truck that used the county numbering system.) (Ex-Heavy Rescue 1)
*(3229?) - 2003 Spartan/Rosenbauer (?/?/75' quint)
*2003 Ford F-150 (Ex-Truck 2, ex-Utility 2)
*2001 Ford (Ex-Maintenance Car)
*(3223) - 1991 E-One (Ex-Reserve Engine 2, ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 3223)
*1963 Hahn pumper (Ex-Engine 2)
*1948 Ahrens-Fox pumper (Ex-Engine 1)
*1945 School bus (FD Converted)
*1935 Ford/FD Conversion
*1928 Seagrave pumper
*1926 Lincoln chemical truck
*1913 Ford Model T pumper (Ex-Stow Township Fire Company)
Old Maintenance Car.jpg|Ex-Maintenance Car
Old Medic 5.jpg|Ex-Medic 5
==External Links==
*Stow Fire Department
*Stow Fire Department Facebook page
Category:Summit County, Ohio
Category:Ohio departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Ohio departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Former operators of E-One apparatus