Hudson Fire Department (New Hampshire)

==Overview==
The Hudson Fire Department is a full-time fire department providing fire suppression, ALS emergency medical services, fire prevention activities and dispatch services to the Town of Hudson, located in southern New Hampshire. The department also provides fire dispatching and ambulance transport for the neighboring town of Litchfield, New Hampshire.
The Hudson Fire Department is made up of the following personnel: 
*(1) Chief of Department
*(2) Deputy Chiefs
*(1) Fire Marshal
*(4) Captains
*(1) Fire Prevention Officer
*(8) Lieutenants
*(1) part-time EMS Supervisor/Lieutenant
*(32) Firefighters
*(2) Inspectors
*(4) Dispatchers
*(1) Executive Secretary
*(2) Administrative Assistants
*(1) Chaplain
*(1) Photographer
Captains, Lieutenants and Firefighters are assigned to four Groups working a 24-hours on/48-hours off/24-hours on/96-hours off schedule. Dispatchers work 12-hours shifts on a two-days/two-nights/four days off rotation. All other personnel work regular weekday office hours. 
Minimum staffing is 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 8 firefighters and 1 dispatcher. 
Operations members below the rank of captain are affiliated with IAFF Local 3154, the Professional Firefighters of Hudson. 
==History==
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
4 	88 Burns Hill Road	1980-2018 	Staffed full time in 2001. Now used as storage facility.
===Line of Duty Deaths===
Name 	Rank 	Date 	Details
James A. Taylor	Firefighter	July 27, 1981	While responding to a car fire the tanker he was a passenger in rolled off the road into a ravine, trapping him inside and inflicting fatal injuries.
==Apparatus Roster==
*All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
* Shop Numbers in brackets
===Robinson Road Fire Station - 52 Robinson Road===
Built 1978, Staffed full time in 2014
:Engine 1 (T42) - 2017 Seagrave Marauder II (1750/750)
:Forestry 1 (T30) - 2001 Ford F-250 4x4 (150/250) (Ex-Forestry 4)
:Medic 1 (T41) - 2015 Ford F-550 / AEV
===Leonard A. Smith Central Fire Station - 15 Library Street===
Built 1952, Staffed full time in 1976, Renovated 2017
:Engine 2 (T47) - 2022 Seagrave Marauder (1500/750)
:Ladder 2 (T44) - 2019 Seagrave Marauder Model TP05CS SS (-/-/100' rear-mount) (SO#75877)
:Tanker 1 (T38) - 2011 International WorkStar 7600 tandem / Pierce (1500/2500) (SN#23994)
:Squad 1 (T46) - 2021 Ford F-550 4x4 / 2015 Alexis walk-around rescue (300/300)
:Medic 2 (T39) - 2012 Chevrolet Express 4500 / Osage
:Car 4 (Shift Commander) (V40) - 2022 Ford F-150
:Utility 2 (T32) - 2000 Ford F-250 4x4 (Ex-Forestry 1)
:Marine 2 (V29) - 2009 Mercury inflatable
:Fire Prevention Trailer 1
===James A. Taylor Memorial Fire Station - 204 Lowell Road===
Built 2018
:Engine 4 (T45) - 2018 Seagrave Marauder (1500/750)
:Squad 4 (T40) - 2015 Ford F-550 4x4 / 2020 Alexis (300/300) (Ex-Squad 1)
:Medic 4 (T43) - 2018 Ford F-550 / AEV
:ORHV 1 - 2002 Polaris Ranger 4X4
:Squad A (Antique) - 1927 Chevrolet
===Administration Building - 39 Ferry Street===
Acquired 1998
:Car 1 (Chief of Department) (V35) - 2017 Ford Explorer AWD
:Car 2 (Deputy Chief) (V31) - 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
:Car 3 (Deputy Chief) (V28) - 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
:Car 5 (Inspectional Services Division) (V38) - 2022 Ford Ranger
:Car 6 (Inspectional Services Division) (V39) - 2022 Ford Ranger
:Car 7 (Staff Car) (V32) - 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe 
===Burns Hill Storage Facility - 88 Burns Hill Road===
Built 1980
:Marine 1 (V11) - 1985 Cobra boat ("Q.E. II")
:Fire Prevention Trailer 2 (V18) - 1994 Pace
==Retired Apparatus== 
:(T40) - 2015 Ford F-550 4x4 / Alexis walk-around rescue (First configuration) (Body remounted on a 2021 Ford F-550 chassis. New Alexis brush body in 2020)
:(T37) - 2009 Ford E-350 / AEV ambulance
:(T36) - 2008 Pierce Saber pumper (1500/1000/30F) (SN#20368) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 1)
:(T35) - 2006 Ford F-450 / Demers ambulance
:(V27) - 2007 Ford F-250 4x4
:(V34) - 2007 Ford Crown Victoria
:(V33) - 2006 Chevrolet Colorado 4x4
:(T34) - 2006 KME Predator pumper (1500/1000) (Ex-Engine 4)
:(T33) - 2004 Ford / Road Rescue ambulance
:(V26) - 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
:(V25) - 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe
: (T31) - 2003 Ford / Road Rescue ambulance
: (T29) - 1999 Ford E-350 / Road Rescue ambulance
:(T28) - 1998 Freightliner FL 80 / E-One pumper (1250/1000)
:(T27) - 1997 Freightliner FL 80 / E-One pumper (1250/1000)
:(T26) - 1995 HME / Smeal aerial (-/-/105' rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 2)
:(T24) - 1992 KME pumper (1500/1000)
:(T23) - 1990 KME pumper (1500/1000)
:(T22) - 1990 International / KME pumper/tanker (1000/1500)
:(T20) - 1989 International / Ranger walk-in rescue (Ex-Rescue 1) (Sold to Nashua Fire Rescue (New Hampshire))
:(T19) - 1987 International / Ranger pumper/tanker (450/1500)
:1982 International / Grumman Tigercat pumper (1250/1000) (Ex-Engine 1)
:1978 Maxim YP-1500 pumper (1500/750) (SN#89-1002) (Ex-Engine 4)
:1977 International 1850 / 1946 American LaFrance B-600 THSO aerial (-/-/85' tractor-drawn) (SN#L-2396) (Ex-Aerial 1) (Ex-Nashua Fire Rescue)
:1974 American LaFrance Pioneer pumper (1000/750) (Ex-Engine 3)
:1973 Ford L / 1929 Ahrens-Fox city service ladder truck (Ex- Ladder 1)
:1973 Mack tanker
:1969 American LaFrance 900 pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 2)
:1969 American LaFrance 900 pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 1)
:1956 Mack B85 pumper (750/250) (Ex-Engine 5) (Purchased from Nashua Fire Rescue)
:1951 Federal / 1929 Ahrens-Fox city service ladder truck (Ex-Ladder 1) (Ex-Nashua Fire Rescue)
:1946 Federal / American LaFrance pumper (500/500) (Ex-Engine 5)
:1946 American LaFrance B-600 THSO aerial (-/-/85' tractor-drawn) (SN#L-2396) (Ex-Aerial 1) (Ex-Nashua Fire Rescue)
:Ford front-mount pumper/tanker
:White tanker (?/? tractor-drawn)
:Chevrolet utility
==External Links==
Hudson Fire Department
Professional Firefighters of Hudson
== Station Map ==
Category:Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Category:New Hampshire departments operating Alexis apparatus
Category:New Hampshire departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:New Hampshire departments operating Seagrave apparatus
Category:Former operators of Ahrens-Fox apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of E-One apparatus
Category:Former operators of Grumman apparatus
Category:Former operators of Maxim apparatus
Category:Former operators of Ranger apparatus
Category:Former operators of Smeal apparatus