Paine Field Airport Fire Department

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== About ==
Seattle Paine Field International Airport, formerly known as Paine Air Force Base, and also known as Paine Field and Snohomish County Airport, is an international commercial/manufacturing, cargo and general aviation airport serving the Seattle metropolitan area in Washington State in the Pacific Northwest. It is located in unincorporated Snohomish County, between the cities of Mukilteo and Everett, about 25 miles north of the City of Seattle. Paine Field has also had passenger service since 2017, and is home to the Boeing Everett Factory, which has its own fire department on the airfield. The airport was named for US Army Air Corps and US Air Mail Service pilot Second Lieutenant Topliff Olin Paine (April 26, 1893 – April 30, 1922) 
=== Mutual Aid ===
The Paine Field Airport Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Everett Fire Department, the Mukilteo Fire Department, South County Fire, Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue, and the Boeing Everett Fire Department
== Department Profile ==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structural and wildland firefighting, emergency medical services, hazardous material response and water rescue for Seattle Paine Field International Airport / Snohomish County Airport are provided by the Paine Field Airport Fire Department, housed in a single fire station near the south ramp of the airport. The department is budgeted for 14 sworn firefighters.
== History ==
Snohomish County Airport - Paine Field was originally constructed in 1936 as a Works Progress project. At the time of development, it was envisioned that the airport would create jobs and economic growth in the region by becoming one of the ten new "super airports" around the country. The large commercial airport that was planned for in the 1930s never materialized. When the United States entered into World War II, there was a need to protect the Bremerton Shipyards and the Boeing plant and airfield in Seattle, which produced the B-17 and B-29 bombers. The Army Air Corps occupied the field from 1941 to 1946. At that time, Snohomish County Airport consisted of little more than two paved runways in the common cross-section pattern, set off at different angles to take advantage of the most favorable winds. By the time World War II came to a close, the military presence at Paine Field was all but gone. In 1946, the airfield began to be returned to county supervision. The final transfer of property back to Snohomish County was completed in 1948. Before the County could start planning for the continued development of a "super airport," the United States was again involved in an armed conflict, this time in Korea. When the Pacific Northwest defense installations were reviewed, it was decided that a military presence would once again be required at Paine Field. In 1951, a United States Air Force Aerospace Defense command unit was stationed at Paine Field and its name was officially changed to Paine Air Force Base. The year 1966 proved to be the pivotal year in the history of Snohomish County Airport. The Air Force had all but pulled out of Paine Field leaving it open for exclusive commercial considerations. The Boeing Company was looking for an area large enough to construct an assembly plant for the B-747. Land just north of Paine Field was chosen to construct the new facilities, including some development on the airport itself.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station - 10630 36th Place West, Everett===
:Engine 26 - 2015 Spartan ERV Metro Star (1500/750) (SO#213178-01) (WA#81104C)
:Foam 26 - 2015 Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 crash tender (1500/3000/400F/460 lbs. DC/Stinger HRET) (SN#103943)
:Foam 26A - 2015 Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 crash tender (1500/3000/400F/460 lbs. DC)
:Rescue 26 - International 4700 walk-around
:Command 26 - Ford Expedition
:MCI (Mass Casualty Incident) 26 - Transport Bus
==Retired Apparatus==
:1988 Oshkosh T-3000 6x6 crash tender (1800/3170/410F) (Ex-Foam 26) (Ex-Port of Seattle Fire Department)
:1976 Consodyn 6x6 / Fire-X crash tender (1500/3000/400F/450DC) (Ex-Foam 26) (Ex-Spokane International Airport Fire Department) (Loaned to Bellingham International Airport Fire Rescue from 2010 to 2011)
==External Links==
:Paine Field Airport Fire Department
==Station Map==
Category:Airport Fire Departments (Washington)
Category:Snohomish County
Category:Washington departments operating Spartan ER / Crimson apparatus
Category:Washington departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Former operators of Oshkosh apparatus
Category:Former operators of Fire-X apparatus