Joint Base Charleston Fire & Emergency Services

== Area Served ==
Joint Base Charleston is a United States military facility located on approximately 3,400 acres of land about 10 miles from downtown Charleston, partly in the city of North Charleston, in Charleston County, and partly in the city of Goose Creek, in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 628th Air Base Wing, a unit of Air Mobility Command (AMC), and is an amalgamation of the previous United States Air Force Charleston Air Force Base and the United States Navy Naval Support Activity Charleston. A joint civil-military airport, JB Charleston shares runways with Charleston International Airport for commercial airlines operations on the south side of the airfield and general aviation aircraft operations on the east side. Joint Base Charleston supports 67 military commands and federal agencies, providing service to over 79,000 airmen, sailors, soldiers, marines, coast guardsmen, DOD civilians, dependents, and retirees. The former Charleston Naval Base has been transformed into a 231 acre multi-use federal complex with 17 government and military tenants, as well as the homeport for six RO-RO Ready Reserve Force ships, three Coast Guard national security cutters, and two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessels.
== Department Profile ==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), including for the civilian side of the airfield, structural firefighting, shipboard firefighting, wildland firefighting, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazmat services, fire prevention, fire inspection and public fire & life safety education for Joint Base Charleston is provided by the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron / JB Charleston Fire & Emergency Services, a subordinate unit of the 628th Mission Support Group. JB Charleston FES is comprised of a mix of civilian and military firefighters. Located on the grounds of the joint-use Charleston Air Force Base and Charleston International Airport, the Boeing Assembly plant, which is the final assembly and delivery point for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has its own separate fire department. 
== History ==
The first flight took off from Charleston Army Air Field, as it was then known as, in 1931. The USAF officially named the facility Charleston Air Force Base in June 1953. Commissioned in 1941, Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Charleston had two distinct missions: as home for two strategic submarine squadrons and a tender, and as an ordnance station with capacity for more than 60 million pounds of conventional ordnance. The ordnance mission continues today, and Joint Base Charleston - Weapon Station is the only military installation in the continental US with completely unencumbered explosive safety arcs. Naval Support Activity Charleston has expanded its mission and DoD support role, and today is home to; the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Nuclear Power Training Unit, and other tenants. Joint Base Charleston was created on October 1, 2010 when Charleston Air Force Base and Navy Weapons Station Charleston, including Naval Base Charleston and the Nuclear Power Training School, were amalgamated. JB Charleston holds the distinction of being one of 12 Joint Bases that were created as a result of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 103 N Bates Street, Charleston Air Force Base Flightline===
:Crash 4 - 1996 E-One / Teledyne P-23 8x8 ARFF / 2015 refurb (2000/3300/500F/500 lbs. DC)
:Rescue 5 - 2004 Pierce Saber 256 4x4 P-28 walk-around (SN#15016) (VIN#4P1CT02M04A003850)
:Crash 10 - 2006 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 ARFF (1950/1500/210F/500 lbs. DC/50' HRET) (Ex-Crash 7)
:Tower 21 (AF18L00079) - 2019 Rosenbauer Commander (1250/300/100' Cobra rear-mount platform)
:Crash 32 - 2011 Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 ARFF (1950/3000/420F/500 lbs. DC/ 50' HRET)
:Engine 43 (Reserve) - 2014 KME P-24 4x4
:Tender 50 (AF21L00024) - 2021 Freightliner / Rosenbauer P-26 wetside (1250/4000)
:Chief 1 - 2021 Ford F-150
:Chief 2 (G621053P) (Asst. Chief of Operations) - 2014 Ram 1500
:Battalion 1 - 2020 Ford F-150 4x4
===Fire Station 2 - 3102 Alaska Avenue, Hunley Park Housing Area===
:Engine 22 - 2021 E-One Typhoon (1250/500/25/25)
===Fire Station 3 - Bldg. 20, North Auxiliary Airfield===
Dedicated 1993
:Crash 12 - 2017 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 ARFF (2000/1500/210AFFF/500 lbs. DC)
:Crash 23 - 1996 E-One / Teledyne P-23 8x8 / 2015 refurb ARFF (2000/3300/500F/500 lbs. DC)
:Engine 34 - 2009 KME Panther II P-24 4x4 (1250/500/25A/25B)
:Oshkosh P-15 8x8 ARFF (2x1250/6100/515F/2x1200 turrets)
:Ford F-550 4x4 P-32 walk-around rescue
:International 7600 SBA 6x4 / Pierce P-26 dryside tanker (1250/4000)
:Polaris Ranger XP 900 4x4 UTV (70/3F)
===Fire Station 4 - Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston===
:HazMat 4 - 2018 E-One Typhoon P-31 walk-around
:Engine 44 - 2015 E-One Typhoon 4x4 eMax (1250/530/30A/30B/CAFS)
===Fire Station 5 - 783 Deke Giles Avenue, Naval Weapons Station Charleston Housing Goose Creek - ===
:Brush 15 (AF21C00019) - 2021 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer Timberwolf Type 3 wildland (1000/500/20A)
:Engine 25 - 2021 E-One Typhoon (1250/500/25A/25B)
===Fire Station 6 - Bldg. 90, Red Bank Road, Naval Weapons Station Charleston===
:Quint 26 (AF15C00094) - 2015 E-One Typhoon HP75 P-33 (1250/500/75' rear-mount)
:Rescue 6 - Ford F-550 / Pierce P-32 walk-around
:District Chief - 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4
===Fire Station 7 - 100 Avenue A @ 7th Street, Naval Operational Support Center Charleston===
:Engine 20 - 1996 KME P-22 (1250/500/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 52)
:Crash 7 (AF11C00302) - 2012 Ford F-550 4x4 / Pierce P-34 RIV (UHP/400/15A/56B) (SN#23850-21)
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
:Engine 40 (AF11L00163) - 2011 Pierce Contender P-24 4x4 (1250/500/25A/25B)
:2019 P-26 tanker (?/4500)
:2019 E-One P-21 aerial (1250/150/105' rear-mount)
:2012 Pierce Contender P-22 pumper (1500/750/25A/25B) (SN#24850-03)
:2012 Pierce Contender P-22 pumper (1500/750/25A/25B) (SN#24850-01)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2001 International 4900 / Pierce 55' Sky-Boom pumper (SN#12504) (Ex-Ladder 1)
:2001 Pierce Contender pumper (1500/500) (SN#12503) (Sold to Cranston Fire Department)
:1994 International 6x4 / West-Mark P-26 elliptical tanker (1250/5000) (Ex-tender 50)
:1993 International / West-Mark P-26 elliptical (1250/5000) (Ex-Tender 38)
:1986 Pierce Dash pumper (1000/750/100F) (SN#E3105-07)
==External Links==
*Joint Base Charleston Fire & Emergency Services Facebook page
==Station Map==
Category:Charleston County
Category:US Air Force Fire Departments
Category:Military Fire Departments (South Carolina)
Category:Military departments operating E-One apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Oshkosh apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Former military operators of West-Mark apparatus