Great Lakes Fire Department

== Area Served ==
Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only basic training facility or "boot camp", located near North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois, along the shores of Lake Michigan. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command (RTC), Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District Chicago. RTC Great Lakes has been active for over 100 years. Naval Station Great Lakes is the largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training station in the Navy. Approximately 40,000 recruits pass through Recruit Training Command annually with an estimated 7,000 recruits on board the installation at any time. The base has 1,153 buildings situated on 1,628 acres and has 69 miles of roadway to provide access to base facilities. Within the naval service, it has several different nicknames, including "The Quarterdeck of the Navy", or the more derogatory "Great Mistakes". 
== Department Profile ==
Structure firefighting, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazmat services, fire prevention and inspection for NAVSTA Great Lakes is provided by Navy Region Mid-Atlantic / NAVSTA Great Lakes Fire and Emergency Services consisting of career federal civilian personnel working out of two fire stations. 
== History ==
Naval Training Station Great Lakes was approved in 1904 by President Theodore Roosevelt. Construction was supervised by Navy Captain Albert R. Ross with Chicago-area architect Jarvis Hunt designing the original 39 buildings and with Lt. George A. McKay being the civil engineer for the construction on the 172 acre wilderness location. President William Howard Taft dedicated the Naval Training Station in 1911. In 1923, Naval Reserve Air Base Great Lakes was commissioned. In 1996, RTC Great Lakes became the Navy's only basic training facility. The Base Realignment and Closure Commission actions of 1993 resulted in the closure of Naval Training Center San Diego, California and Naval Training Center Orlando, Florida, their associated Recruit Training Commands, and the consolidation of US Navy enlisted recruit training to Great Lakes. 
== Apparatus Roster ==
=== Fire Station 1 - Sampson Street & Bronson Avenue ===
: Engine 1911 - 2015 Pierce Saber (1250/?) (SN#28072-01 or 02)
:Engine 1912 (Reserve) - 2009 Pierce Contender (1500/500) (SN#21449)
: Tower 1931 - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT (?/?/100' rear-mount) (SN#30429)
: Ambulance 1941 - 201? Ford F-450 / Wheeled Coach Type I
: Ambulance 1942 - 201? Ford F-450 / Wheeled Coach Type I
: Squad 1954 - 2010 International WorkStar 7400 SBA / Pierce walk-around rescue (SN#22759)
: Battalion 19 - 2017 Dodge Durango SSV
=== Fire Station 2 - 2801 Ray Street ===
: Engine 1913 (Reserve) - 1997 KME Renegade / 2010 refurb (1250/500/20A/20B)
:Engine 1922 - 2015 Pierce Saber (1250/?) (SN#28072-02 or 01)
: Quint 1932 - 2010 Pierce Velocity (2000/500/75' rear-mount) (SN#23221)
: Ambulance 1943 - 201? Ford F-450 / Wheeled Coach Type I
: Ambulance 1944 - 2015 Ford F-450 / Wheeled Coach Type I
== Retired Apparatus ==
:2008 Chevrolet / Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance 
:2008 Dodge Ram 3500 / Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance 
:2005 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#16936-02)
:2002 Pierce Dash 2000 aerial (?/?/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#13636)
:1997 Pierce Arrow pumper (?/?/50' TeleSqurt) (SN#E8079-01)
:1994 Pierce Arrow pumper (1250/500/100B/50'TeleSqurt) (SN#E8148-04) (Ex-Engine 1911)
:1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/500) (SN#E4158-??)
:1986 Pierce Dash pumper (SN#E3206-01) (Ex-Engine 1912)
:1984 Seagrave HR-07DB aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 1931)
== External Links ==
*Great Lakes Fire Department Facebook page
*Local F-37 IAFF
== Station Map ==
Category:Navy Region Mid-Atlantic
Category:Lake County, Illinois
Category:Military Fire Departments (Illinois)
Category:Military departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of Seagrave apparatus
Category:MABAS Division 4