Bedford Fire Department (Virginia)

==Department Profile==
The Town of Bedford had a population of 6,657 as of the 2020 US census. The department was established in 1888 and operates out of one station. The department serves approximately 22,000 residents over 175 square miles and provides mutual aid to other parts of Bedford County. Three major roadways--US Route 221, US Route 460, and the Blue Ridge Parkway--travel through the Bedford area. The department is staffed solely by volunteers and responds to nearly 1,000 calls annually, making it the busiest fire department in Bedford County. 
==History==
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
 	Court Street 	1888-1910s	Housed two independent hose carts. Demolished by 1921.
 	West Depot Street	1910s-1926	Former market building. Constructed 1894. Destroyed by fire in December 1926.
 	West Main Street 	1926-1931 	The department shared space in an automobile repair garage until a new fire station could be built.
1 	West Depot Street	1931-1974 	Demolished in 1975 and redeveloped into a public parking lot.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Bedford County Fire Station 1 - 315 Bedford Avenue ===
Built 1974
*Engine 1 - 2007 Seagrave Marauder II (1500/750) (SN#78E20)
*Wagon 1 - 2014 Seagrave Marauder II (2000/1000) (SN#78H04)
*Tanker 1 - 2020 Pierce Enforcer 6000 6x4 (2000/1940/60F) (SN#34503)
*Ladder 1 - 2007 Seagrave Marauder II (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#76379)
*Rescue 1 - 2015 Pierce Arrow XT walk-in (SN#27849)
*Brush 1 - 2021 Ford F-550 4x4 / Skeeter (?/300/10F) (SN#S14638)
*Brush 1A - 2009 Ford F-450 4x4 / Slagle's (100/300/25F) (Ex-Brush 1)
*Command 1 - 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
*Utility 1 - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD 4x4 walk-around utility body
*Support 1 - 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD 4x4
*RAV 1 - 2013 Polaris Ranger 900 4x4 UTV (?/50)
===Bedford Area Fire Training Center - 1050 Orange Street ===
Built 2003
*Pumper 1 (Reserve) - 1988 Pierce Dash (1250/500) (SN#E4161) (Ex-Engine 1)
===Bedford Welcome Center - 816 Burks Hill Road===
*Antique - 1927 Seagrave Model 760 pumper (750/250) (Restored in 1988)
*Antique - 1958 GMC / Truck Builders Corporation pumper (300/?) (Sold Montvale Volunteer Fire Department) (Reacquired in 2015)
==Retired Apparatus== 
*2011 Dodge Charger (Ex-Command 1)
*2006 Ford F-550 4x4 / Slagle's brush (?/300/25F)
*2005 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 4x4 (Ex-Utility 1)
*2002 HME 1871 / M&W pumper-tanker (1500/1250/30F) (SN#102567) (Ex-Wagon 1, ex-Tanker 1) (Sold to Olive Hill Fire Department)
*1999 HME 1871 / M&W walk-around rescue (Ex-Rescue 1) (Sold to Mount Morris Fire Protection District (Illinois))
*1991 Ford F-800 / Pierce tanker (475/1200) (SN#E6419) (Ex-Tanker 1) (Sold to Victoria Fire and Rescue Company (Virginia))
*1989 Ford F-700 / Pierce pumper (1000/750) (SN#E4818) (Ex-Pumper 1) (Re-assigned to Huddleston Volunteer Fire Department in 2007) 
*﻿1989 Ford F-350 4x4 brush (350/250) (Ex-Brush 1A, ex-Support 1)
*1988 Seagrave JT07DB aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#W76239) (Ex-Ladder 1) (Ex-Richmond Fire and Emergency Services (Virginia), sold to Cornelius-Lemley Fire & Rescue)
*1985 Chevrolet 4x4 / Grumman brush (250/250) (Ex-Brush 1)
*1984 GMC Suburban 4x4 (Ex-Manpower 1)
*1976 International LoadStar / Saulsbury walk-in rescue (Ex-Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department (Maryland)) (Sold to Boonsboro Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company)
*1971 Chevrolet / Oren tanker (300/1000) (SN#3062)
*1969 Chevrolet / Oren pumper (750/500) (SN#2763)
*1968 Ford / Oren pumper (Wrecked in 1969)
*1965 Dodge / Oren pumper (Sold to Saunders Volunteer Fire Company)
*1963 GMC salvage truck
*1960 Dodge / Oren tanker (500/1000) (SN#500-B-1693) (Sold to Saunders Volunteer Fire Company)
*1953 Chevrolet station wagon
*1953 Ford F7 Big Job / American Fire Apparatus pumper
*1951 Ford F7 / American Fire Apparatus pumper
*1949 Ford pumper
*1939 Chevrolet / Oren pumper (500/200) (SN#RW&E156) (Sold to Big Island Volunteer Fire Company in 1951)
*1915 Jefferies
==External Links==
:Bedford Fire Department
:Bedford Fire Department Facebook page
==Facilities Map==
Category:Bedford County, Virginia
Category:Virginia departments operating Seagrave apparatus
Category:Virginia departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Virginia departments operating Slagle's apparatus
Category:Former operators of Grumman apparatus
Category:Former operators of Oren apparatus
Category:Former operators of American Fire & Rescue apparatus
Category:Former operators of M&W apparatus