Boise Fire Department (Idaho)

==History==
Boise Fire Department was established in 1876 as a volunteer agency. The department became a paid department in 1902. The Fire Alarm dispatch office was closed in 1984 and Ada County Sheriff's Office took over dispatching calls. In 2001, the Whitney Fire District contracted with Boise Fire Department for all operational services. In 2009, Boise entered a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with North Ada County Fire & Rescue, which effectively gave operational control of that department to Boise Fire Department. In 2019, Boise entered a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Sunset Fire Protection District. The department allows Ada County Paramedics to operate ambulances from a few of their stations.
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	7th Street and 8th Street 	1892-1903 	
1 	Idaho Street and 6th Street 	1903-1980 	Known As Central Station.
2 	16th Street and Front Street 	1906-1912 	
2 	212 South 16th Street 	1906-1912 	
2 	212 South 16th Street 	1912-1920 	
2 	1666 Ridenbaugh Street 	1952-1996 	Closed briefly between 1979 and 1981
3 	McKinley Street and East State Street 	1912-1923 	
3 	Williams Street and Boise Avenue 	1923-1978 	
4 	Kootenai Avenue and Federal Way 	1950-1972 	
4 	8485 West Ustick Road 	1972-2017 	Remodeled 2006
5 	212 South 16th Street 	1951-2023 	Former Station 2, renumbered Station 5 in 1951.
6 	Liberty Street 	1964-1991 	
8 	4422 West Overland Road 	1968-2017 	Built 1956, remodeled 2008.
9 	3101 Sycamore Drive 	1975-2018 	
11 	10895 Emerald Street 	 	Former Cole/Collister Fire District (District was renamed to North Ada County Fire & Rescue later).
16 	5800 North Glenwood Street, Garden City 	1967- 	Former Cole/Collister Fire District (District was renamed to North Ada County Fire & Rescue later) Station 1, operated under a JPA with Boise
17 	3801 South Cole Road 	2010- 	Apparatus & station owned by Whitney Fire District, operated by Boise
18 	3895 Chinden Boulevard, Garden City 	2009 (JPA)-2010	Station owned by North Ada County Fire & Rescue. Closed due to budgetary reasons and redundancy in area coverage. Currently used as a fire training academy within Boise Fire Department.
20 	5871 Hidden Springs Drive, Hidden Springs	1999- 	Owned by North Ada County Fire & Rescue, operated under a JPA with Boise
21 	Overland Road 	?-2007 	Former Whitney Fire District station. Replaced by Station 14
22 	4221 East Amity Road 	1976-2013 	Former Whitney Fire District station. Replaced by Station 15.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Station 1 - 707 Reserve Street===
Built 1980
:Engine 1 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500/30F) (SN#27175)
:Brush 1 -
:Battalion Chief 1 -
:Dive Van - 2022 Ford E-450 / RVI 15' walk-in
:Mountain Rescue -
===Station 2 - 3551 Cartwright Road===
Built 1996
:Engine 2 - 2015 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/750) (SN#28303-01)
:Brush 2 -
:Reserve -
===Station 3 - 2202 Gekeler Lane===
Built 1978, remodeled 2000
:Engine 3 - 2015 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/750) (SN#28303-02)
===Station 4 - 8485 Ustick Road===
Built 2017
:Battalion Chief 2 - 2017 Ford F-250 4x4 w/ ARE canopy
:Engine 4 - 2004 Spartan / BME (1500/?)
:Truck 4 - 2011 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/95' mid-mount platform) (SN#23779) )Ex- Truck 6)
===New Station 5 - 212 South 16th Street===
Under Construction
===Station 6 - 6933 Franklin Road===
Built 1991
:Engine 6 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500/30F) (SN#31997-01)
===Station 7 - 1666 Commerce Avenue===
Built 2003, remodeled 2009
:Engine 7 - 200? Spartan
:Truck 7 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT 6x4 (-/-/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#29828)
:Rescue 7 - 2005 Spartan Gladiator / BME
:Battalion Chief 3 -
===Station 8 - 3575 West Overland Road===
Built 2017
:Engine 8 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500/20F) (SN#31998)
:Brush 8 -
===Station 9 - 3101 Sycamore Drive===
Built 2018
:Engine 9 - 2009 Pierce (1500/?)
:Brush 9 - 20?? International WorkStar
===Station 10 - 12065 West McMillan Road===
Built 1994
:Engine 10 - 2008 BME (1500/?)
===Station 11 - 10895 Emerald Street===
Built 1979, remodeled and expanded 2004
:Engine 11 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/750) (SN#29214-03)
===Station 12 - 3240 State Highway 21===
Built 1998
:Engine 12 - 2024 Pierce Arrow XT (SN#38139)
:Brush 12 - truck (Ex-Brush 8)
:HazMat Response Unit -
===New Station 13 - 6124 North Bogart Lane===
To be completed fall of 2025
===Station 14 - 2515 South Five Mile Road===
Built 2007
:Engine 14 -
:Water Tender 14 -
:Brush 14 - 2012 International WorkStar 4x4 / BME Type 3 wildland (100/800/20F)
===Station 15 - 3676 East Warm Springs Avenue===
Built 2013
:Engine 15 -
:Brush 15 - 201? International WorkStar 4x4
===Station 16 - 5800 North Glenwood Street, Garden City===
Built 1967
:Engine 16 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500/30F) (SN#31997-03)
:Water Tender 16 -
:Wildland 16 -
===Station 17 - 3801 South Cole Road===
Built 2010
:Engine 17 - 2024 Pierce Arrow XT (SN#38142)
===Station 19 - 2855 Lockheed Lane (Boise Airport)===
Built 1990, expanded 2019
:Smokey 7 - 2014 Ford F-250 rescue/command
:Smokey 9 - 2010 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 (1950/1500/210F/500 lbs. DC)
:Smokey 10 - 2010 Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 (1950/3000/210F/500lbs. DC/50' Snozzle)
===Station 20 - 5871 Hidden Springs Drive, Hidden Springs===
Built 1999
===Temporary Station - 1205 West Bannock Street===
:Engine 5 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500/30F) (SN#31997-02)
===Temporary Station - 3895 West Chinden Boulevard, Garden City===
:Ladder 5 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#31999)
===Fire Training Center - 12142 Joplin Road===
:Training Engine 1 - 2007 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / BME (1500/500/20F) (Ex-Engine 5)
:Training Engine 2 - 2007 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / BME (1500/500/20F)
:Training Engine 3 - 200? Spartan Gladiator
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
:Division Chief 105 - 20?? Ford F-250 4x4
:Division Chief 107 - 202? Ford Explorer
:2022 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Pierce BLM Model 667 Type 4 wildland (100,120aux/800/20F) (SN#36409-01)
:2022 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Pierce BLM Model 667 Type 4 wildland (100,120aux/800/20F) (SN#36409-02)
:2021 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (SN#35029-01)
:2021 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (SN#35029-02)
:2020 Freightliner M2 106 6x4 / Pierce wetside tanker (1000/3000) (SN#34149)
:2017 International / BME tanker (1000/3000)
:2016 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (1500/750) (SN#29214-02)
:2016 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (1500/750) (SN#29214-01)
:2009 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (SN#22170-01)
:2009 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (SN#22170-02)
:2009 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (SN#22170-03)
:2009 Pierce Arrow XT pumper (SN#22170-04)
:2009 Pierce pumper (1500/?) (Ex-Engine 11)
:2009 Pierce Enforcer pumper (1500/?) (Ex-Engine 12)
:2003 Pierce Dash 2000 aerial (-/-/107' mid-mount platform) (SN#13855)
:2003 aerial (?/?/105' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Ladder 1, ex-Ladder 7)
:1999 Pierce Dash 2000 aerial (2000/400/100' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Truck 7)
==On Order==
:202? Pierce Enforcer pumper (SN#41983)
:202? Pierce Arrow XT pumper (SN#39750-01)
:202? Pierce Arrow XT pumper (SN#39750-02)
:202? Pierce Arrow XT aerial (?/?/100' mid-mount platform) (SN#39736)
:202? Ford F-550 / Skeeter Type 5 brush
==Retired Apparatus==
:2007 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Crimson aerial (-/-/103' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 5) (Sold to Wake Forest Fire Department)
:2003 Pierce / 198? Baker aerial (-/-/75' Aerialscope platform) (Pierce SN#13756; Baker SN#70300)
:2003 Spartan Advantage / BME pumper (1500/750)
:2003 Spartan Advantage / BME pumper (1500/750)
:1999 Pierce Dash 2000 pumper (SN#EC394)
:1996 Simon-Duplex / BME pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 2) (Donated to Sand Hollow Fire Protection District)
:1996 Simon-Duplex / BME pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 11) (Donated to Vale Fire & Ambulance (Oregon))
:1996 BME pumper (1500/?) (Ex-Engine 9)
:1990 Seagrave pumper (1500/?) (Ex-Engine 1)
:1990 Seagrave pumper (1500/?) (Ex-Engine 3)
:1990 Seagrave pumper (1500/?) (Ex-Engine 4)
:1990 Seagrave aerial (?/?/110' LTI rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Ladder 1)
:1987 Pierce Lance pumper (SN#E3570)
:1986 Pierce Arrow pumper (SN#E2993)
:1953 American LaFrance aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn)
:1941 American LaFrance pumper (750/?) (Ex-Engine 1)
:1941 Seagrave aerial (-/-/85' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Ladder 1)
:1927 American LaFrance pumper (500/-)
:1912 Seagrave aerial (-/-/65' tractor-drawn)
==External Links==
*Boise Fire Department
*Boise Fire Department Facebook page
==Station Map==
Category:Ada County
Category:Idaho departments operating BME apparatus
Category:Idaho departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Departments operating Rescue Vehicles of Iowa apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Baker apparatus
Category:Former operators of Seagrave apparatus
Category:Former operators of Spartan ER / Crimson apparatus