Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Fire Department

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The PGDP in Paducah, KY was a gaseous diffusion facility that produced enriched uranium from 1952–2013. The plant is owned by the US Department of Energy and was operated by Union Carbide from 1952 to 1984, Martin Marietta/Lockheed Martin from 1984 to 1999 and US Enrichment Corp from 1999 to 2013. The facility is now the subject of DOE supervised environmental cleanup, waste management, depleted uranium conversion, deactivation and decommissioning. Operation is contracted to the Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, made up of Fluor Corp. and BWX Technologies.
== Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
=== Fire Station ===
:Pumper 1 -1987 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (SN#E4139)
:Tower 1 - 2019 Pierce Velocity 6000 6x4 (2000/300/100' Ascendant mid-mount) (SN#32998) (Ex-stock unit)
== Retired Apparatus ==
:1991 Ford F-800 / Summit walk-around rescue
:1984 Ford C-800 / 1986 Southern Ambulance walk-in rescue (Sold to Cunningham Fire Department (Kentucky))
:1982 Pierce Arrow / LTI aerial (1500/250/100' rear-mount platform)
:1966 International LoadStar / Gerstenslager step van rescue (Sold to West McCracken Fire Department)
:1963 Ward LaFrance aerial (1000/200/85' Hi-Ranger) (Sold to West McCracken Fire Department)
== Station Map ==
Category:McCracken County
Category:Department of Energy Fire Departments
Category:Federal Fire Departments (Kentucky)
Category:Federal departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of Gerstenslager apparatus
Category:Former operators of LTI / LTC apparatus
Category:Former operators of Summit apparatus
Category:Former operators of Ward LaFrance apparatus