Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Fire and Emergency Services

==Area Served ==
Naval Station Guantánamo Bay (NSGB) (also called GTMO, pronounced Gitmo as jargon by members of the US military), is a United States Navy Base located on the southeastern shore of Guantánamo Bay in Guantánamo Province, Republic of Cuba. It has been permanently leased to the United States since 1903 as a coaling station and naval base, making it the oldest overseas US naval base in the world. The base is under the jurisdiction of Navy Region Southeast and the military facilities have over 8,500 US sailors and Marines stationed there. Besides service members, the base houses a large number of civilian contractors working for the military. Many of these contractors are migrant workers from Jamaica and the Philippines, and are thought to constitute up to 40% of the base's population. NSGB occupies three main geographical sections: Leeward Point, Windward Point, and Guantánamo Bay itself. The bay physically divides the Naval Station into sections and extends past the boundaries of the base into Cuba which controls the northern part of the bay where it is referred to as Bahía de Guantánamo. NSGB is a logistical hub for US Navy, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Army and allied vessels and aviation platforms operating in the Caribbean region of the US 4th Fleet. Leeward Point Field, also known as Leeward Airfield and formerly known as Naval Air Station (NAS) Guantanamo Bay, was formally established in 1953 as the US military airfield on the base. The airfield has one runway, designated 10/28, with an asphalt surface measuring 8,000 feet × 200 feet. A second airfield on the base, McCalla Field, established in 1931, was designated as the auxiliary landing field in 1970, but was no longer a viable airfield by the 1990s and has been deactivated.
==Department Profile==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structure firefighting, emergency medical services, hazmat services, technical rescue, fire prevention and inspection for Naval Station Guantánamo Bay is provided by Navy Region Southeast / Naval Station Guantánamo Bay Fire and Emergency Services, officially established in 1903. Since its inception, the department was staffed completely by military members serving on base however, starting in 1994, Jamaican civilians were integrated and today constitute the majority of the department, in addition to a small contingent of US military firefighters.
==History==
Guantánamo Bay began as a Naval Base in 1898, after the United States took control of Cuba following the Spanish-American War. In 1902, the US agreed to withdraw from Cuba and both nations signed the Cuban-American Treaty, which declared peace and recognized Cuba as a sovereign nation. The US was also given a permanent lease for their base at Guantánamo Bay through the Platt Amendment. By 1934, The Platt Amendment was annulled, and another lease was signed by the two countries for the 45-square-mile property. Since taking power in 1959, the Cuban communist government has consistently protested against the US presence on Cuban soil, arguing that the base "was imposed on Cuba by force" and is "illegal under international law." The purpose of the base has changed dramatically over the years. For a brief time it was utilized as a shelter for refugees from Haiti and Cuba. Eventually, Guantánamo Bay was turned into a prison, primarily to hold purported terrorists from Iraq and Afghanistan.
===Fire Station===
Station	Address	In Service	Notes
1 	 	?-2022 	Closed when new station 1 opened on Sherman Avenue. The oldest fire station on the base and possibly Navy-wide.
==Apparatus Roster==
*All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
*US Navy serial numbers in brackets.
===Fire Station 1 - Sherman Avenue ===
Opened Dec. 10, 2022
:Engine 1 (N73-03569) - 2021 Pierce Saber FR7000 (1250/750/50B) (SN#35118-01)
:Engine 4 - International
:Engine 5 - International
:Hazmat 1561 (N73-00151) - 1992 Ford L-8000
===Fire Station (Crash Fire Rescue) - Leeward Point Field===
:Crash 31 - Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 ARFF (2000/3000/420F/500 lbs. DC)
:Crash (Reserve) (N71-03208) - 2006 Oshkosh TI-3000 6x6 ARFF (1950/3000/420/450 lbs. DC) (Ex-Crash 31)
===Station 3 - ===
===Station 4 - ===
===Assignment Unknown===
:Ladder 1 - 2008 Pierce Velocity (1750/500/75' rear-mount) (SN#20202-08468366)
:Rescue 1 -
:Engine 2 - 2004 International 4400 / Pierce Contender (1250/750/25A/25B) (SN#15123)
:Tanker 2 (N76-00051) - 2008 International 7400 SBA 6x4 / Pierce dryside (1500/3000) (SN#20183-03)
:Chief 2 -
:Engine 3 - 2019 Pierce Saber 7000 (1250/750/25F) (SN#31436-01)
:Crash 32 - Oshkosh Ti-3000 6x6 ARFF (1950/3000/420/450 lbs. DC)
:Crash 33 (N73-03423) - Oshkosh Ti-3000 6x6 ARFF (1950/3000/420/450 lbs. DC)
===Station / Assignment Unknown===
:2015 Ford F-550 / Pierce patrol (SN#28737-01)
:2015 Ford F-550 / Pierce patrol (SN#28737-02)
: (N73-03026) - 2002 International 4800 / E-One (Superior) Puma Type 3 wildland (500/500) (SN#123696) (SN#SE 2550)
:2001 International 4800 / E-One (Superior) Puma Type 3 wildland (500/500) (SN#122667) (SN#SE 2438)
:Pierce Enforcer pumper
== Retired Apparatus==
:1990 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/500/100F/65' TeleSqurt) (SN#E5917-10)
:1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100) (SN#E4409-04)
:1986 Pierce Dash pumper (1000/750/100F) (SN#E3107-06)
:1986 Pierce Dash pumper (1000/750/100F) (SN#E3107-05)
==External Links==
*Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Fire & Emergency Services
==Station Map==
Category:Guantanamo Province
Guantanamo Bay
Category:Military fire departments (Extra-Territorial)
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Military departments operating E-One apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating Oshkosh apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating Superior Emergency Vehicles apparatus