Bakersfield Fire Department (California)

==History==
The Bakersfield Fire Company was formed on October 17, 1874 as a small group of volunteer firefighters working to protect the mostly wooden buildings with six hand fire extinguishers and a bucket brigade. Prior to this, the town’s only fire protection had been a single wagon loaded with barrels of water. On May 13, 1877, the Bakersfield Fire Company was reorganized into the Bakersfield Fire Department. Under the direction of Chief James McCumber, the department now included the Eureka Engine Company, the Alert Hook & Ladder Co., and the Neptune Hose Company. Over the years, inadequate water supply posed a multitude of problems for the fire department. Two major fires nearly destroyed Bakersfield, including the 1889 fire and the Hochheimer fire of 1919. Wooden structures, coupled with little water resulted in the loss of homes and businesses. Improvement of the city’s infrastructure to address water issues, modernization of equipment, and highly trained and efficient crews helped earn the Bakersfield Fire Department top honors in 1966.
==Apparatus Roster==
===1st Battalion===
====Fire Station 1 - 2101 H Street====
*Engine 1 - 2008 Pierce Quantum (1500/750/20A) (SN#20477-01)
*Engine 301 - 2019 Freightliner M2 4x4 / BME wildland (500/500/20A)
*Truck 1 - 2021 Pierce Enforcer 7000 (-/-/107' tractor-drawn) (SN#35592) (Struck by a vehicle on Highway 178 near Oswell Street on January 24, 2024 sustaining left front damage)
*Battalion 1 - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4
*USAR 1 (6230) - 2006 Freightliner M2 106 / SVI (SN#566) (CA#1140859) (VIN#1FVACYDC46HX02836)
*Light / Air 1 - 2024 Freightliner M2 106 / Pierce walk-around (SN#38311)
==== Fire Station 2 - 716 East 21st Street====
*Engine 2 - 2008 Pierce Quantum (1500/750/20A) (SN#20477-02)
====Fire Station 3 - 3400 Palm Street==== 
*Engine 3 - 2013 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/750/20A)
====Fire Station 4 - 130 Bernard Street====
*Engine 4 - 2024 Pierce Enforcer (1500/750/20A) (SN#37797-01) 
*Patrol 24 - 2019 Ford F-550 4x4 / KME Type 6 wildland (150/300/10A)
====Fire Station 8 - 2213 University Avenue====
*Engine 8 - 2012 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/750/20A) (SN#GSO-8594)
*Engine 308 - 2019 Freightliner M2 4x4 / BME Type 3 wildland (500/500/20A)
====Fire Station 10 - 12100 Alfred Harrell Highway====
*Engine 10 - Pierce Quantum
*Patrol 210 - 2003 Ford F-550 4x4 / Master Body Works Type 6 wildland (100/300/15A)
*Patrol 10 - 2020 Ford F-550 4x4 / BME Type 6 wildland (100/300/15A)
===2nd Battalion===
====Fire Station 5 - 106 East White Lane====
*Engine 5 - 2016 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/750/20A)
*Engine 305 -
====Fire Station 6 - 127 Brundage Lane====
*Engine 6 - 2016 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/750/20A) 
*Engine 206 -
*Rescue 6 (ALS) - 2020 Ford F-350 4x4 / Knapheide light-rescue
*Battalion 2 - 2021 Ram 2500HD 4x4
====Fire Station 7 - 4030 Soranno Drive====
*Engine 7 - 2024 Pierce Enforcer (1500/750/20A) (SN#37797-02) 
*Truck 7 - 2007 Pierce Quantum (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#19018)
====Fire Station 9 - 7912 Westwold Drive====
*Engine 9 - 2019 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/750/20A) (SN#GSO-10214)
====Fire Station 11 - 7000 Stockdale Highway====
*Engine 11 - 2018 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/750/20A) 
====Fire Station 13 - 4900 Poppyseed Street====
*Engine 13 - 2024 Pierce Enforcer (1500/750/20A) (SN#37797-03) 
====Fire Station 14 - 5815 Mountain Vista Drive====
*Engine 14 - 2010 Pierce Quantum (1500/750/20A) (SN#22421)
*Engine 314 - 1998 Freightliner FL70 / Westates (500/500/20A) (SN#98-709-99)
*Mobile Command 14 - 2012 Pierce Velocity 6x4 walk-in (SN#25314)
====Fire Station 15 - 1415 Buena Vista Road==== 
*Engine 15 (6237) - 2019 KME Predator Severe Service XMFD (1500/750/20A) (SN#GSO-10987)
*Truck 15 (6440) - 2008 Pierce Quantum (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#20489) (Ex-Truck 1)
*Hazmat 15 - 2010 Pierce Quantum 3dr combination (SN#22099)
*Engine 215 - 2003 Pierce Quantum (1500/750/20A) (SN#14018) (Ex-Engine 7, ex-Engine 15)
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
*Heavy Utility 1 - 20?? Freightliner M2
*Command 4 (6143) - 201? Chevrolet Silverado 4x4
*2008 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750/20A) (SN#20477-03) (Ex-Engine 4)
*2007 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750/20A) (SN#19024-02) (Ex-Engine 13)
*2007 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750/20A) (SN#19024-01) (Ex-Engine 7)
*2006 Freightliner M2 106 / SVI walk-around rescue (Ex-USAR 1)
*2005 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750/20A) (SN#15995)
*2003 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750/20A) (SN#13647)
*2000 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750) (SN#11706-03)
*2000 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750) (SN#11706-02)
*2000 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750) (SN#11706-01)
*(6141) - 20?? Chevrolet Suburban 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 2)
*1999 Freightliner FL80 / SVI (Ex-Light / Air 1)
== Retired Apparatus==
*2003 Pierce Quantum aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#13648)
*1999 Pierce Quantum aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#EC160) (Sold to Petersburg Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services (Virginia))
*(6208) - 1989 International S2300 / SVI hazmat
*1989 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/750) (SN#E4473)
*1987 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/1500) (SN#E3390)
*1970 American LaFrance 900 aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn)
==External Links==
*Bakersfield Fire Department
*Bakersfield City Firefighters (IAFF Local 246)
== Station Map==
Category:Kern County
Category:California departments operating BME apparatus
Category:California departments operating KME apparatus
Category:California departments operating Master Body Works apparatus
Category:California departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:California departments operating SVI apparatus
Category:California departments operating Westates apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus