Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Fire Department

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==Area Served==
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma / Yuma International Airport, formerly Fly Field, Yuma Army Air Field, Yuma County Airport, Yuma Air Force Base and Vincent Air Force Base, is a joint civil-military airport located 3.5 miles south of the central business district of the city of Yuma, in Yuma County, at the southwestern corner of Arizona. MCAS Yuma is located 10 miles north of the federal republic of Mexico, and in close proximity to the California border to the west. The name Yuma is of Native American origin which translates in English to "Son Of The Chief." Yuma International Airport is owned and operated by the Yuma County Airport Authority while MCAS Yuma is home to Marine Aircraft Group 13, a subordinate unit of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, the major west coast aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps. The 3rd MAW is headquartered at MCAS Miramar, in San Diego, California, and it provides the aviation combat element for the 1st. Marine Expeditionary Force. The airfield portion of the base has been known as Vincent Field since the Marines took over the base from the US Navy on July 20, 1962. MCAS Yuma is currently the busiest air station in the Marine Corps, offering excellent year-round flying conditions and thousands of acres of open terrain for air-to-ground weapons ranges (including the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range and the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range West), and associated restricted airspace for military flight operations
=== Mutual Aid ===
The MCAS Yuma Fire and Emergency Services Department has mutual aid agreements with the Yuma Fire Department, as well as with the Rural/Metro Fire Department (Yuma County).
==Department Profile==
The MCAS Yuma Fire and Emergency Services Department provides structural fire suppression, advanced life support (ALS), emergency medical services (EMS), technical rescue, hazmat services, fire prevention and inspection to the MCAS Yuma community. The department is comprised of 42 civilian career firefighters in the Structural Fire Division as well as 54 USMC enlisted personnel assigned to the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron "The Guardians." Yuma International Airport does not own any emergency vehicles, hence MCAS Yuma provides ARFF. structural and medical services for Yuma International Airport. 
==History==
The first flight of an aircraft from Yuma occurred on February 11, 1911. In 1928, the airport, then known as Fly Field, grew to 640 acres. The airfield achieved new importance with the outbreak of World War II when it was taken over by the Army Air Corps, renamed Yuma Army Airfield, and became the site of one of the busiest flying schools in the nation training B-17 Flying Fortress pilots. At the end of the war, all flight activity ceased and the area was partially reverted to desert. In 1951, the Yuma County Board of Supervisors responded to a Department of Defense proposal to lease the airfield as a civilian operated military training base with specific military and civilian sides. On July 17, 1951, the US Air Force reactivated the military side of the base and established the 4750th Air Base Squadron, which developed a weapons proficiency center for fighter interceptor units, simultaneously renaming the field Yuma Air Base. During 1956, the airfield was renamed Vincent Air Force Base in honor of Brigadier General Clinton D. "Casey" Vincent (November 29, 1914 – July 5, 1955), one of Major General Claire Chennault's top fighter leaders in the China-Burma Theater during World War II. On January 1, 1959 the air force signed over the station to the US Navy and on January 10, the Navy transferred the station to the Marine Corps with the designation Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station Yuma. On July 30, 1962, that designation was changed to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, and it became the Corps youngest and newest command in the family of air stations.
==Apparatus Roster==
===Fire Station - 149 O'Neill Street / Vincent Field Flightline === 
:Engine 1 (MC295186) - 2017 Pierce Saber (1250/750/50F) (SN#30500)
:Rescue 1 - 2020 KME Predator walk-around
:Engine 2 (MC294867) - 2009 Pierce Velocity aerial (1750/450/50F/75' rear-mount) (SN#22376)
:Rescue 2 - 2005 Ford F-550 4x4 / Reading walk-around
:Command 20 - Ram 1500 4x4
:Rescue 24 (MC295140) - 2002 Ford F-550 4x4 / BME walk-around
:Rescue 25 (MC295141) - 2002 Ford F-550 4x4 / BME walk-around
:Crash 40 - 2017 Oshkosh P-19R 6x6 ARFF (1150/1080/135F/460 lbs. Halotron)
:Crash 41 - 2017 Oshkosh P-19R 6x6 ARFF (1150/1080/135F/460 lbs. Halotron)
:Crash 43 - 2017 Oshkosh P-19R 6x6 ARFF (1150/1080/135F/460 lbs. Halotron)
:Crash 45 - 2017 Oshkosh P-19R 6x6 ARFF (1150/1080/135F/460 lbs. Halotron)
:Crash 46 - 2017 Oshkosh P-19R 6x6 ARFF (1150/1080/135F/460 lbs. Halotron)
:Crash 48 (MC780256) - 2017 Oshkosh P-19R 6x6 ARFF (1150/1080/135F/460 lbs. Halotron)
:Water Tender 51 - 2020 International HV507 6x6 / KME tanker (1000/3000)
:Medic 1 - 2013 Ford F-450 / Wheeled Coach ambulance
:Medic 2- 2014 Ford F-450 / Wheeled Coach ambulance
:Medic 3 - 2016 Ford F-450 / Wheeled Coach ambulance
:Engine 3 (Reserve) (MC295186) - 2005 Pierce Enforcer (1250/750/50F) (SN#16938) (Ex-Engine 1)
:Water Tender 52 (Reserve) (MC295047) - 1995 International S2674 / West-Mark tanker (1250/5000)
==Retired Apparatus==
:(MC284096) - 1990 Pierce Dash D8000 4x4 walkaround (SN#E5656-02) (Ex-Rescue 1)
:1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100F) (SN#E3679-09)
:(MC284096) - 1986 Oshkosh P-19A ARFF (950/1000/130B) (Ex-Crash 42)
:(MC282332) - 1986 Oshkosh P-19A ARFF (950/1000/130B) (Ex-Crash 45)
:(MC281740) - 1986 Oshkosh P-19A ARFF (950/1000/130B) (Ex-Crash 47)
:(MC281739) - 1986 Oshkosh P-19A ARFF (950/1000/130B) (Ex-Crash 46)
:(MC281734) - 1986 Oshkosh P-19A ARFF (950/1000/130B) (Ex-Crash 43)
==Station Map==
Category:Yuma County, Arizona
Category:US Marine Corps Fire Departments
Category:Military departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Oshkosh apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former military operators of West-Mark apparatus
Category:Military Fire Departments (Arizona)