Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department

==History==
In 1812 William Wetmore founded Cuyahoga Falls as Manchester, it experienced great growth and was renamed Cuyahoga. It grew to a village by 1826 and on February 2, 1837 the village council voted for the formation of the Cuyahoga Hook and Ladder Company. The council passed an ordinance on June 3rd of the same year. In 1839 the fire warden was elected and in 1882 a new fire station and city hall was constructed. It had a population of 3,000 in 1895 with 2 hose carriages and one hook and ladder wagon. In 1909 all the members resigned due to a feud with the village. They were without fire protection for 9 months. Around this time the village was renamed to Cuyahoga Falls. Eventually the firefighters were rehired and a new chemical wagon was purchased. In 1918 the first motorized truck was purchased. In 1927 station 1 was built and in 1932 all the firefighters became fully paid. The department was unionized in 1936 as IAFF Local #494. The first line of duty death was in 1937. Station 2 was built in 1949 then station 3 in 1959. Sometime after station 4 was constructed as the Northampton Fire Department. Annexations by Akron and Cuyahoga Falls ended with Northampton Township merging into Cuyahoga Falls as well as their fire department. A technical rescue team was formed in 1992 and EMS units were formed in 1998. In 2004 station 5 was built and in 2008 service to Silver Lake was changed from Stow to Cuyahoga Falls. Station 3 was constructed in 2022 and the department is in the process of building a new Station 4.
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
Cuyahoga Hook And Ladder Company 	 	1832 - 1882 	Location unknown.
Cuyahoga Hook And Ladder Company/Village Hall	Broad Boulevard And Second Street	1882 - 1927 	Demolsihed
3 	1601 Portage Trail 	1959 - 2019 	Demolished
4 	3089 Northampton Road 	1986 - Present	Former Northampton Township Fire Station
==Apparatus Roster==
=== Fire Station 1 - 1924 Front Street (Downtown) ===
Built 1927
*Engine 1 (219) - 2016 Pierce Saber FR (SN#29014)
*Squad 1 (226) - 2021 Ford E-450 / Braun ambulance
*Squad 11 (221) (Reserve) - 2013 Ford E-450 / Braun ambulance (Ex-Squad 5)
*Battalion Chief 1 (203) - 2020 Chevrolet Suburban 3500HD 4x4 (Ex-Chief 4)
*Chief 1 (229) (Chief) - 2016 Ford Explorer AWD
*Chief 2 (200) (Assistant Chief) - 2016 Ford Explorer AWD
*Chief 3 (430) (Fire Marshal) - 2015 Ford Explorer AWD
*Chief 4 (Fire Marshal) - 2015 Ford Explorer AWD
*Chief 5 (Deputy Chief) - 201? Ford Explorer
*Chief 41 (201) (Reserve) - 2014 Ford Expedition 4x4
*Fire Marshal 1 (205) - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 4x4
*Fire Marshal 2 (212) - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 4x4
*ATV 1 (223)- 2020 Gravely Atlas 4x4 UTV
*ATV Trailer 1 -
===Fire Station 2 - 2121 High Street (East Side)===
Built 1949
*Engine 2 (202) - 2022 Pierce Saber FR (1500/750) (SN#36510)
*Squad 2 (211) - 2022 Ford E-450 / Braun ambulance
*Squad 21 (215) (Reserve) - 2015 Ford E-450 / Braun 
===Fire Station 3 - 1601 Portage Trail (Mid Town)===
Built 2022
*Engine 3 (222) (Reserve) - 2011 Pierce Saber SLT PUC (SN#24633)
*Tower 3 (230) - 2019 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/110' Ascendant HD rear-mount) (SN#33837)
*Squad 3 (227) - 2019 Ford E-450 / Braun Chief XL ambulance (SN#8063)
*Squad 31 (226) (Reserve) - 2018 Ford E-450 / Braun ambulance
===Fire Station 4 - 3089 Northampton Road (Northampton)===
Built 1947, Acquired 1986
*Engine 4 (204) - 2013 Pierce Saber SLT PUC (SN#26845)
*Squad 4 (224) - 2017 Ford E-450 / Braun Chief XL ambulance (SN#7546) (Ex-Squad 1)
*Squad 41 (225) (Reserve) - 2016 Ford E-450 / Braun ambulance (Ex-Squad 1)
*Truck 4 (206) - 2003 Ford F-350 4x4 / 2019 Skid brush
*Truck 41 (207) (Reserve) - 2009 Ford F-450 4x4 snow plow
*Car 4 (209) (Shift Commander) - 2014 Ford Expedition 4x4
*ATV 4 (217) - 2018 Gravely Atlas 4x4 UTV
*ATV Trailer 4 -
*Fire Safety Trailer -
===Fire Station 5 - 3497 Wyoga Lake Road (North End)===
Built 2004
*Rescue 1 (228) - 2011 Ford F-650 / Braun Super Chief ambulance (Ex-Squad 31)
*Rescue 2 (220) - 2023 Pierce Saber walk-around (SN#38039)
*Engine 5 (214) (Reserve) - 20?? Pierce Impel PUC (Ex-Engine 1)
*Ladder 5 (218)- 2006 Pierce Dash (?/?/105' rear-mount) 
*Squad 5 (210) - 2019 Ford E-450 / Braun Chief XL ambulance (SN#7878)
*Squad 51 (213) (Reserve) - 2019 Ford E-450 / Braun ambulance
*Antique (205) - 1958 Pirsch pumper (Ex-Engine 3) (Ex-farm truck)
== Retired Apparatus ==
*201? Ford E-Series / Braun ambulance (Ex-Reserve Squad 216)
*200? Ford ambulance (Ex-Squad 208)
*200? Ford Expedition 4x4 (Ex-Car 229)
*200? Pierce Dash quint (Ex-Ladder 2) (At Cuyahoga Falls Service Complex)
*1998 Freightliner / Pierce (Ex-Reserve Rescue 2, ex-Rescue 2) (Sold to Parks & Rec Department)
*197? Mack (Ex-Northampton Fire Department)
*1959 Pirsch ladder (Ex-Ladder 3)
*1959 Pirsch pumper (Ex-Engine 3)
*1959 Pirsch pumper (Ex-Engine 1)
*1949 Seagrave pumper (Ex-Engine 2)
*1918 Seagrave (First motorized piece of apparatus)
*1909 Hose and chemical wagon
*19?? Ladder truck
*18?? Hook and ladder wagon
*18?? Hose carriage
*18?? Hose carriage
*18?? Hook and ladder wagon
*International ambulance (Sold to Parks And Rec Department)
*Ford (Summit County Special Operations Truck 4116) (Moved to new location)
*Summit County Special Operations Technical Rescue (Moved to new location)
*Ohio Region 5 Trench Rescue Support Trailer (Moved to new location)
== Future Plans ==
*A replacement Fire Station 4 was in the planning stages in summer 2023. The new building may also include a training center and burn tower. The current Pirsch antique may be sold and/or traded for the 1918 Seagrave.
Category:Summit County, Ohio
Category:Ohio departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Departments operating Pirsch antique or parade apparatus
Category:Former operators of Seagrave apparatus