Dover Air Force Base Fire Department

==Area Served==
Dover Air Force Base is a United States Air Force facility located some 2 miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. Dover AFB falls under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), and is home to its 436th Airlift Wing ("Eagle Wing"), responsible for global airlift, operating the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. Dover AFB runs the busiest and largest aerial port in the Department of Defense. Approximately 11,000 Air Force and joint service members, civilians and their families make Dover AFB their home. Additionally, the 436th Airlift Wing hosts key partners, such as the Air Force Reserve's 512th Airlift Wing ("Liberty Wing"), Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations (AFMAO), the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) and the Joint Personal Effects Depot (JPED), jointly responsible for the dignified return of all fallen American service members.
== Department Profile ==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structure firefighting, emergency medical services, fire prevention and inspection for Dover AFB is provided by the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron / Dover Air Force Base Fire & Emergency Services, a mix of civilian firefighters and military personnel. It is the only accredited department in the state of Delaware, and a subordinate unit of the 436th Mission Support Group
==History==
Construction of Municipal Airport, Dover Airdrome began in March 1941 and the facility was opened on December 17, 1941. It was converted to a US Army Air Corps airfield just weeks after the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. It was renamed Dover Army Airbase on April 8, 1943; Dover Subbase on June 6, 1943, and Dover Army Airfield on February 2, 1944. With the establishment of the United States Air Force (USAF) on September 18, 1947, the facility was renamed Dover Air Force Base on January 13, 1948.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 58 (Building 140) - La Jes Street @ 26th Street ===
:Engine 58 - Pierce P-24 pumper (1000/600/55F)
:Quint 58 (AF11C00443) - 2011 E-One P-21 aerial (1250/150/105' rear-mount)
:Hazmat 58 (G82-0662W) - Ford F-Series 4x4 towing Pace Hazmat trailer 
:Gator 58 - John Deere TH Diesel 6x4 Gator utility vehicle 
:Rescue 1 - 
:Crash 4 - 2021 Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 crash tender (105 UHP/3000/423F/500 lbs. DC) 
:Crash 5 - 2016 Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 crash tender (320 UHP,1500/3000/400F/500 lbs. DC)
:Crash 6 - 2016 Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 crash tender (320 UHP,1500/3000/400F/500 lbs. DC)
:Tanker 12 - International 
:RIV - Ford F-550 / KME P-34 RIV (UHP/500/15A/56B)
:Chief 1 (G83-0847X)- Ford F-Series 4x4 
====Substation - Reno Street (South Field)====
=== Station / Assignment Unknown===
:Chief 2 - Ford F-Series 4x4
:Crash 3 - 2021 Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 crash tender (105 UHP/3000/423F/500 lbs. DC)
:Crash 11 - 2008 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1500/1500/210F/500 lbs. DC/450 lbs. Halotron)
==Retired Apparatus==
:1998 Spartan / SVI P-28 walk-around (Ex-Rescue 8)
:1996 E-One Teledyne 8x8 P-23 crash tender (2000/3300/500F/500 lbs. DC) (Ex-Crash 4)
:1996 E-One Teledyne 8x8 P-23 crash tender (2000/3300/500F/500 lbs. DC) (Ex-Crash 7)
:(AFXXL00034) - E-One Teledyne 8x8 P-23 crash tender (2000/3300/500F/500 lbs. PK) (Ex-Crash 3)
:1995 Oshkosh 8x8 P-15 crash tender (2x1250/6000/515F) (Ex-Crash 6)
:1994 KME Renegade P-22 pumper (1250/750/50F) (Ex-Engine 9) 
:1993 International S2654 P-26 elliptical tanker (?/5000) (Ex-Tanker 12) 
:1990 Oshkosh P-15 8x8 crash tender (2x1250/6000/515F) (Ex-Crash 5)
:1984 Oshkosh P-2 8x8 crash tender (1400/2300/200F) (Ex-Crash 4)
:1983 Duplex D350 / Thibault aerial (1000/300/20F/85' rear-mount) (VIN#1D91D31D9C1008119)
:1981 Oshkosh 4x4 P-19B crash tender (1000/1000/130F/500 lbs. DC) (Ex-Crash 7)
:(73L1413) - 1973 Ford C-Series / Ward LaFrance P-12 pumper (Ex-Engine 9)
:(56L1210) - 1956 International Harvester R-185 (750/500) (Ex-Truck 3, ex-US Army transferred to the USAF around 1971) (Now part of the Dover Air Force Base, Air Mobility Museum collection)
==Station Map==
==External Links==
Dover Air Force Base Fire Department Facebook page
Category:US Air Force Fire Departments
Category:Kent County, Delaware
Category:Military Fire Departments (Delaware)
Category:Military departments operating E-One apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Oshkosh apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierre Thibault apparatus