Highland Park Fire Department (Michigan)

==Area Served==
The City of Highland Park is a suburb of Detroit with a population of about 9,000 residents in an area of 2.97 square miles. In the 1940s, the population was over 50,000. The collapse of the automotive industry has led to the decline of the City of Highland Park, and its neighboring city, Hamtramck. The City of Highland Park and the City of Hamtramck are both entirely bordered by the City of Detroit.
==History==
The Highland Park Fire Department was founded in 1917 along with the incorporation of the City of Highland Park. In the early years the Department had four fire stations located within the City’s boundaries employing approximately 84 firefighters at its peak along with two fire Marshall's, dispatchers, secretaries, mechanics, and radio operators. In 1985, the Fire and Police Departments were merged into a Public Safety Department due to the collapsing economy and shrinking population. In 2005 the Fire and Police Departments were separated back into individual departments.
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
Fire Station 	20 Gerald Street 	1917-2005 	Built in 1911 for the village of Highland Park. Building condemned and vacated due to dilapidated conditions, still stands. Located across from the current fire station.
Fire Station 	12900 Oakland Park Boulevard	2005-September 3, 2013	Temporary facility located in an industrial warehouse.
Engine 4/Ladder 3	19-21 Sturtevant Street 	1910s-???? 	Burned sometime between 2002 and 2005. Demolished in 2013.
==Department Profile==
The Highland Park Fire Department is comprised of approximately 36 firefighters, with seven firefighters on duty per shift. Engine 1 is staffed by three firefighters. Engine 3 is staffed by a Lieutenant or Sergeant and one firefighter. Ladder 1 is staffed by two firefighters.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Headquarters - 25 Gerald Street===
Opened September 3, 2013
:Engine 1 - 1998 Pierce Lance (1500/500) (Donated by Bloomfield Township Fire Department (Michigan), 2016)
:Ladder 1 - 2018 Rosenbauer Commander R6000 6x4 (2000/600/109' Viper rear-mount) (Ex-stock/demo) (Acquired in February 2022)
:Truck 1 (Field Ops/Utility) - 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
:Engine 3 - 1997 Seagrave Marauder (2000/750) (Ex-Hope Fire Company No. 2 (Centre County, Pennsylvania)) 
:Chief 11 - 2016 Ford Taurus (Ex-Ann Arbor, MI)
:Fire Marshall - 2010 Ford Crown Victoria (black)
:Fire Marshall - 2006 Ford Crown Victoria (red)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2011 E-One Typhoon pumper (1250/1000/30F) (Ex-Engine 1) (Donated by two residents in 2011. Damaged in accident in 2013, new body installed, sold to Hamlin Township Fire Department (Eaton County, Michigan) in 2014)
:2005 American LaFrance Eagle 134 / Becker pumper (1500/500/40F) (Ex-Engine 2) (Ex-Bloomfield Township, MI donation,2019) (Written off in accident, January 8, 2022)
:2003 Kenworth T370 / Pierce Contender pumper (1250/1000) (SN#7047-03939700)
:2002 Pierce Quantum aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#13541) (Ex-Ladder 1) (Ex-Westmont Fire Department (Illinois))
:2001 Sutphen aerial (1500/300/95' mid-mount platform) (Ex-Ladder 1) (Ex-Upper Arlington Fire Division) (Donated by a resident in 2013. Caught fire in 2017, written off)
:1995 E-One Hurricane aerial (1500/200/95' rear-mount platform) (SN#14001) (Ex-Ladder 1)
:1994 Spartan / KME pumper (1500/1000) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Howell Area Fire Department (Michigan))
:1991 E-One Cyclone Hush pumper (1250/500/40F) (SO#8918) (Ex-Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department)
:1989 E-One Cyclone Hush pumper (1500/750/50F) (SO#6817) (Ex-Naperville Fire Department)
:1989 E-One Cyclone Hush pumper (1250/500/40F) (SO#7371) (Ex-Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department)
:1987 E-One Hurricane aerial (-/-/110' rear-mount) (Ex-Arlington Fire Rescue (Texas))
:1986 Ford L / Saulsbury (Sold to Poseyville Volunteer Fire Department)
:1982 American LaFrance aerial (300/300/100' rear-mount) (SN#2769)
:1980 American LaFrance pumper (1250/500) (SN#CE 6942)
:1978 Sutphen platform (Ex-Warren Fire Department (Michigan))
:1966 Seagrave aerial (200/200/85' mid-mount) (SN#Q4208)
:1949 American LaFrance pumper (1250/300) (SN#9158)
:1949 American LaFrance pumper (1250/300) (SN#9159)
==External Links==
*Highland Park Fire Department
*Highland Park Fire Department Facebook page.
==Station Map==
Category:Wayne County, Michigan
Category:Michigan departments operating American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Michigan departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Michigan departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Michigan departments operating Seagrave apparatus
Category:Former operators of E-One apparatus
Category:Former operators of KME apparatus
Category:Former operators of Saulsbury apparatus
Category:Former operators of Sutphen apparatus