Lincoln Fire Rescue Department (Nebraska)

== History ==
The first of Lincoln's Fire Companies originally banded together February 9th, 1872. They numbered between 40 to 50 men and boasted one "Steamer" (Chapin #1), two hose carts, and paraphernalia to outfit a bucket brigade. On June 4, 1877 the membership rose to 69 men, continuing to increase until finally it became necessary to divide the force into two divisions, termed respectively, No. 1 and No. 2, with specially appointed Captains.
On August 28, 1875, the City purchased the first two horses to pull the steamer. 
During 1879 the volunteer firefighters responded to 17 alarms, saving a total of $90,750 worth of property, suffering an incredibly small loss of only $2,250 on the whole.
A citizen's petition was finally presented to the City Council in December 1885, calling for the establishment of a full-time paid Fire Department. The Council quickly voted to establish one full-time, paid company to co-exist with the two volunteer companies. The first paid Fire Company was located at Engine House #2, on the corner of 10th & Q Streets. The volunteer fire companies would last just one more year before fading forever from the scene.
The Lincoln Fire Department began its existence as one hose company with the equipment consisting of one hose cart and two horses. The steamers, and other apparatus remained with the volunteer companies. Friday January 22, 1886, marks the date of the very first paid Fire Department alarm. In January 1887, the size of the Lincoln Fire Department was increased to three companies, adding 35 men to the roster, many of whom not too surprisingly, had been experienced members of the volunteer companies.
The Lincoln Fire Department of 1920, under the leadership of Chief Neil T. Sommer consisted of 52 men assigned to the four different fire stations throughout the city: Station No. 1, Headquarters at 10th and Q Street; Station No. 2 at 2300 O Street; Station No. 3 at 1223 F Street; and, Station No. 4 at 844 North 27th Street.
One of the most significant events that occurred was when the last horses were sold in 1919. The replacement of a company's horses by a gasoline engine was generally a sad occasion.
===Spartan ER Contract===
In 2019 Lincoln FR entered into a multi-unit contract with Spartan ER. The contract terms included:
*7 apparatus during first year (2019/2020) with the option for 4 additional over a 3 year term. Original Contract
**7x 2019 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F)
*2020/2021 renewal made with no new trucks ordered. (Renewal document)
*2021/2022 renewal with no new trucks ordered.
*2022/2023 renewal made 4 new trucks ordered. 
**2x 2022 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F) (Engine 10 and Engine 14)
**1x 2023 Spartan Gladiator EMFD / Smeal aerial (-/-/105’ rear-mount ladder) (Truck 1) (Ordered Oct. 27, 2021) (Order document)
**1x 2022 Spartan Gladiator EMFD / Smeal aerial (-/-/105’ rear-mount ladder) (Truck 5)
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
11 	3401 West Luke 	July 1979-July 24, 2018 	on airport land, still stands
10 	1440 Adams Street 	September 1965 -July 13, 2019	
12 	2201 South 84th 	1975-2019 	Still stands
8 	2760 South 17th Street	1958- Oct 3, 2022 	Demolished, rebuilt on site, 2022-2024.
===Companies===
Company 	Date 	Actions/Notes
Engine 15	Oct. 30, 2019	Organized
Engine 16	May 27, 2020 	Organized
Truck 12 	May 1, 2020 	Organized
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
=== Fire Station 1 - 1801 Q Street===
Built 1966 
:Engine 1 (35965) - 2019 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F) (SO#219027-1)
:Truck 1 (38225) - 2023 Spartan Gladiator EMFD / Smeal (-/-/105’ rear-mount ladder)
:Battalion 1 (35602) - 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4
:Utility 1 - Ford F-800
:Engine 8 (35969) - 2019 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F) (SO#219027-2)
:Truck 8 (34429) - 2017 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (-/-/105' rear-mount) (SO#4680)
:Medic 8 (35106) - 2016 Ram 4500 / 2011 Braun
: Medic 21 (Reserve) (32272) - 2015 Chevrolet 4500 / Road Rescue / FD-remount
:F-16 (Reserve Battalion) (35603) - 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4
:Tech Rescue trailer
===Fire Station 2 - 1545 North 33rd Street===
Built 1990 
:Engine 2 (35968) - 2019 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F) (SO#219027-4)
:Medic 2 (35420) - 2019 Ford F-450 / Braun
===Fire Station 3 - 121 South 2nd Street===
Built 1973 
:Engine 3 (35971) - 2019 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F) (SO#219027-5)
:Medic 3 (36313) - 2022 Ram 4500 / Braun ambulance (SN#9203)
===Fire Station 4 - 5600 South 27th Street ===
Built 1990 
:Engine 4 - (34443) - 2017 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (1250/500/20F) (SO#46XX) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 14)
:Medic 4Part Time Unit Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM (34439) - 2018 Ford F-450 / 2011 Braun Super Chief XL (Ex-Medic 3)
:Medic 24 - 201? Chevrolet 4500 / Road Rescue / FD-remount
===Fire Station 5 - 3640 Touzalin Avenue ===
Built 1971 
:Engine 5 (35967) - 2019 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F) (SO#219027-3)
:Truck 5 (37016) - 2022 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (-/-/105' rear-mount)
:Medic 5 (35423) - 2018 Ram 4500 / 2011 Braun
===Fire Station 6 - 5051 South 48th Street===
Built 1971
:Engine 6 (35426) - 2019 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (1250/500/20F) (SO #S217230-1)
:Medic 6 (35976) - 2019 Ford F-450 / Braun
===Fire Station 7 - 1345 South Cotner Boulevard===
Built 1954 
:Engine 7 (35970) - 2019 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F) (SO#219027-6)
:Medic 7 (32738) - 2017 Ram 4500 / 2011 Braun
===Fire Station 8 - 2760 South 17th Street===
Demolished and being rebuilt, reopening May 2024 
:Units temporarily housed at Station 1
===Fire Station 9 - 901 North Cotner Boulevard===
Built 1965 
:Engine 9 (35966) - 2019 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F) (SO#219027-7)
:EMS 1 (36127) - 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
===Fire Station 10 - 4421 North 24th Street===
Built 2019 
:Engine 10 - 2022 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F)
:Medic 10 (35419) - 2019 Ford F-450 / Braun
:Brush 10 (32026) -2022 Ford F-550 / Danko (150/400/12F) (SO#Q-0619)
===Fire Station 11 - 4600 West Adams Street===
Built 2018 
:Engine 11 (32282) - 2015 Spartan Metro Star X / Smeal (1250/500/20F) (SO#4341) (Ex-Engine 2)
=== Fire Station 12 - 4405 S 84th Street ===
Built 2019 
:Engine 12 (34445) - 2017 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (1250/500/20F) (SN#4683)
:Truck 12 (34428) - 2017 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (-/-/105' rear-mount) (SO#4679) (Ex-Truck 7)
:Medic 212 (32021) - 201? Chevrolet 4500 / Road Rescue / FD-remount
:Water Rescue trailer
===Fire Station 13 - 1700 South Coddington Avenue===
Built 1981
:Engine 13 (31367) - 2006 E-One (SO#130207) (Ex-Engine 7)
===Fire Station 14 - 5435 NW 1st Street===
Built 1997
:Engine 14 (35993) - 2022 Spartan ER Metro Star (1250/500/20F)
:Air Unit 14 - 2010 Isuzu box truck
:Haz Mat 14 - 2011 Pierce Arrow XT glider / 1994 Marion walk-in (Pierce SN#24111) (Marion SN#50600) (Ex-University of California Davis Fire Department)
:Medic 214 (32270) - 201? Chevrolet 4500 / Road Rescue / FD-remount ambulance
===Fire Station 15 - 6601 Pine Lake Road===
Built 2019
:Engine 15 (34444) - 2017 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (1250/500/20F) (SO#4682) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 10)
:Battalion 2 - 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4
===Fire Station 16 - 9765 Boathouse Road===
Built 2020 
:Engine 16 (27918) - 2006 E-One (1250/500/20F) (SO#13020x) (Ex-Engine 8)
:Brush 1 - 1983 GMC / Smeal flatbed
:Medic 216 - 201? Chevrolet 4500 / Road Rescue / FD-remount ambulance
===Maintenance - 300 South Street===
:(Training) - 2006 E-One pumper (1250/500/20F) (SO#13020x) (Ex-Engine 9)
:(Training) - 1997 E-One (?/?/75' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 21)
=== Reserve Apparatus===
:Engine 41 (32283) - 2006 E-One (1250/500/20F) (SO#130203) (Ex-Engine 5)
:Engine 42 (27919) - 2006 E-One (1250/500/20F) (SO#130205) (Ex-Engine 10)
:Engine 43 (27920)- 2006 E-One (1250/500/20F) (SO#13020x) (Ex-Engine 14)
:Engine 44 - 
:Truck 21 - 2011 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal (-/-/105' rear-mount) (SO#3907) (Ex-Truck 1) 
=== Station/Assignment Unknown === 
: F-19 (20672) (Reserve EMS) - 2015 Ford Explorer AWD (Ex-EMS 1)
: Hazardous Device Unit - Ford mini-bus (Ex-StarTran Paratransit)
: 2017 Ram 4500 / Braun ambulance (Ex-Medic 6)
: (32271) - 201? Chevrolet 4500 / Road Rescue / FD-remount ambulance
: (23883) - 201? Chevrolet 4500 / Road Rescue / FD-remount ambulance
: (32730) - 2015 Spartan Metro Star X / Smeal (1250/500/20F) (SO#4417) (Ex-Engine 4)
: (27922) - 2006 E-One (1250/500/20F) (SO#130204) (Ex-Engine 6, Ex-Engine 15)
: 2002 Spartan Gladiator FF LFD / Smeal aerial (2100/360/24A/24B/105' rear-mount) (SN#207201) (Ex-Truck 5, ex-Truck 8) (Ex-Markham Fire and Emergency Services (Ontario))
: 2001 Ford E-350 / Road Rescue ambulance
==Retired Apparatus== 
:2001 E-One pumper (Ex-Engine 1)
:(4114) - 2001 Ford E-350 / Road Rescue ambulance (Sold at auction Jul. 2020)
:2001 Ford E-350 / Road Rescue ambulance (Sold at auction Apr. 2019)
:2000 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1250/?) (Ex-Engine 13) (SO#122469) (Sold at auction Apr. 2020)
:1999 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1250/?) (Ex-Engine 211) (SO#20094) (Sold at auction Apr. 2020)
:1997 E-One Cyclone II Pumper top mount (1260/1000) (SO#16701) (Ex-Hickman Rural Fire and Rescue (Nebraska)(Ex-Engine 11, Ex-Engine 211, ex-Engine 44) (Sold at auction Sep. 2023)
:1997 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1250/?) (Ex-Engine 225) (SO#17544) (Sold at auction Apr. 2020)
:1997 E-One pumper (Ex-Engine 13)
:1996 E-One rescue (Ex-Haz Mat 14) (SO#15626) (Sold at auction Jul. 2020)
:1996 E-One aerial (?/?/75' rear-mount)
:1996 E-One aerial (?/?/75' rear-mount)
:1995 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1250/?) (Ex-Engine 21) (SO#15611) (Sold at auction Apr. 2020)
:1994 E-One pumper (Ex-Engine 11)
:(32026) - 1993 Chevrolet P6 / 2014 FD-Shop rebuild (Ex-Lincoln City Libraries’ Bookmobile, ex-Rehabilitation Unit)
:1993 Spartan / Central States pumper (Ex-Engine 10)
:1992 Spartan / Ferrara pumper (Ex-Engine 4)
:1992 Spartan / Ferrara pumper (Ex-Engine 5)
:1990 Pierce Arrow / Smeal aerial (?/?/105' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 21)
:1990 Pierce Arrow / Smeal aerial (?/?/105' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 8)
:1973 Chevrolet C65 / Hackney walk-around rescue (SN#02M80134) (Ex-Squad 6) (Ex-beverage truck)
:1923 American LaFrance pumper (Sold to South Adams County Fire Department)
==Notes==
==External Links==
*Lincoln Fire and Rescue Department
==Station Map==
Category:Lancaster County, Nebraska
Category:Nebraska departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:Nebraska departments operating Smeal apparatus
Category:Nebraska departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Nebraska departments operating Spartan ER / Crimson apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Hackney apparatus