Greenville City Fire Department (South Carolina)

==Department Profile==
The Greenville City Fire Department (GCFD) is a career fire department serving the City of Greenville, South Carolina. The department traces its roots to 1840 when the first volunteer firefighting force was founded. As of FY 2024, the department is staffed by 159 full time career personnel (sworn and civilian) and includes seven (7) fire stations. The department serves an estimated 72,000 residents across 30 square miles of territory, which includes Interstate 85, Interstate 385, US Route 29, US Route 123, and US Route 276. GCFD provides fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), technical rescue, hazardous material mitigation, water rescue, life safety education, and fire prevention and investigation. GCFD also provides ARFF services to the Greenville Downtown Airport from Station 5. EMS is provided at the non-transport, advanced and basic life support levels. The department holds an ISO class 1 rating, as well as, international accreditation through the Center for Public Safety Excellence. The department responds to more than 7,000 calls for service annually. The department is currently comprised of the following:
*7 Fire stations
*7 Engine companies
*2 Ladder companies
**2 105' rear-mount aerials
*2 Rescue companies
*2 Chief officers
**1 Assistant Fire Chief
**1 Battalion Fire Chief
=== Rank Structure===
*Fire Chief
*Division Chief
*Assistant Chief
*Battalion Chief
*Captain
*Lieutenant
*Fire Specialist
*Firefighter III
*Firefighter II
*Firefighter I
==History==
In 1840, the first organized firefighting force was established in the then Town of Greenville. Four volunteer fire companies, including the all-Black Neptune and Palmetto Fire Engine Companies (incorporated in 1869), would eventually form and provide fire protection to Greenville. In January 1902, a paid fire department was established and was support by two volunteer fire companies. In 1905, the Neptune Fire Engine Company was disbanded. The department's first motorized apparatus was purchased around 1911.
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
3 	2101 Augusta Street	1955-2020 	Sold to a private business.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Headquarters - 10 Watson Aviation Road===
===Fire Station 1 - 825 Verdae Boulevard (Verdae) ===
Built 2017
:Engine 1 - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 5710 (1500/750/30F) (SN#30184)
:Ladder 1 - 2007 Seagrave LR06DA (-/-/100' rear-mount) (SN#75852)
:Rescue 1 - 2012 Spartan Metro Star / Custom Works walk-around
:Battalion 1 - 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
===Fire Station 2 - 125 Leach Street (West End)===
Built 1969
:Engine 2 - 2024 Pierce Arrow XT 5710 (1500/750/30F) (SN#37975)
:Quint 2 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT Deep Notch 6710 6x4 (1500/500/30F/105' rear-mount) (SN#28998)
:Battalion 2 - 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
===Fire Station 3 - 20 East Faris Road (Augusta Road)===
Built 2020 
:Engine 3 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 5710 (1500/750/30F) (SN#27334-01)
:Salvage 1 - Chevrolet
===Fire Station 4 - 880 East Stone Avenue (Stone Avenue)===
Built 1950
:Engine 4 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 5710 (1500/750/30F) (SN#27334-02) (Ex-Engine 9?)
:Rescue 4 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer Encore 6010 walk-around (SN#31992)
===Fire Station 5 - 15 Waite Street (Pleasantburg)===
Built 1967 
:Engine 5 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT 5710 (1500/750/30F) (SN#29070)
:Quint 5 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT Deep Notch 6710 6x4 (1500/500/30F/105' rear-mount) (SN#36873)
:HazMat 5 - 2019 Freightliner M2 106 / Pierce walk-around
:TAC 5 - 2012 Ford F-250 4x4
:GSP Engine 3 (Reserve) - 2006 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1000/1500/205F/500 lbs. DC) (SN#21412) (On loan from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Fire Department)
===Fire Station 6 - 14 Pelham Road (Eastside)===
Built 1989 
:Engine 6 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT 5710 (1500/750/30F) (SN#31993)
:Mobile Command Post - 2001 International / Hackney walk-in
===Fire Station 7 - 801 Rutherford Road (North Main)===
Built 2006 
:Engine 7 - 2012 Sutphen (1500/720/30F) (HS-5056)
:USAR boat and trailers
: Fire life safety house trailer
===Unknown Assignment ===
: Hazmat 2 - Ford F-450
:Quint Reserve - 2011 Sutphen SP70 aerial (1500/?/70' mid-mount platform)
:Tac 1 - Ram 2500
:Tac 2 - Ford F-250
:2011 Sutphen pumper (1500/500/30F) (Ex-Engine 2)
:Sutphen pumper (Ex-Engine 5)
:Sutphen pumper (Ex-Engine 6)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2004 Spartan / Hackney rescue (Ex-Rescue 2)
: 2000 Spartan / Hackney rescue (Ex-Rescue 2)
:2000 Spartan rescue (Ex-Rescue 1, ex-Rescue Reserve) (Sold to Gowensville Fire Department)
: 1998 Sutphen pumper (Ex-Engine 9, ex-Engine Reserve) (Sold to Slater Marietta Fire Department)
:1996 Sutphen pumper (1500/750/50F) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 2) (Sold to Honea Path Fire Department)
:1996 Sutphen SP-70 aerial (1500/500/70' mid-mount) (Ex-Quint 1, ex-Quint Reserve) (Sold to Piedmont Fire Department)
==Future Plans==
The City of Greenville has plans to relocate its administrative staff and to replace multiple fire stations in the coming years. 
===Headquarters===
In November 2021, the city approved the purchase of an existing office building on Halton Road to create a public safety complex that would serve as the new headquarters for the fire department and house a number of other city departments. Administrative staff will relocate from the current headquarters on Watson Aviation Road once renovations to the Halton Road building are completed in Fall 2024.https://www.greenvillesc.gov/2123/Public-Safety-Complex
=== Fire Station 4===
Funding for a new Station 4 was approved in the city's FY 2025 budget. The existing fire station was built nearly 75 years ago and suffers from occasional flooding. City owned land on nearby Sunflower Street will be cleared and used for the new fire station. Construction is expected to begin in 2025.https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/stone-avenue-fire-station-greenville-sc-construction-costs/article_22cd17e0-d809-11ee-be58-cf601ce08bfe.html
===Fire Station 5 and Fire Station 6===
The department's 2023 Community Risk Assessment Standards of Cover states that the existing seven fire station deployment model can adequately serve the city with the relocation of two existing fire stations. Station 5, currently located on Waite Street, is recommended to be relocated on or near the campus of the Greenville Downtown Airport and Station 6, currently located on Pelham Road, is recommended to be relocated to the southern end of the city, where the city's population is growing and fire protection is under-served.https://www.greenvillesc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/23181/2023-GCFD-CRA_Standards-of-Cover-4-2023
==External Links==
Greenville City Fire Department
==Station Map==
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