Peterson Space Force Base

==Area Served==
Peterson Space Force Base, formerly Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Peterson Field, and Peterson Air Force Base, is a US Space Force Base located 6 miles southeast of downtown Colorado Springs, in El Paso County, Colorado. The base shares 7,200 acres and three paved runways with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, and is home to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), elements of the Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center, and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters. On December 13, 1942, the base was renamed Peterson Field in honor of US Army Air Forces 1st. Lieutenant Edward Joseph "Pete" Peterson Jr. (November 16, 1917 - August 8, 1942), a Colorado native, who was killed when the Lockheed P-38 Lightning twin engined fighter he was taking on a routine aircraft test flight following an engine change, crashed at Colorado Springs Army Air Base after that same left engine failed on take-off. Pete was the first Colorado native to lose his life in the line of duty. On March 1, 1975, Peterson Field was renamed Peterson Air Force Base and on July 26, 2021, the installation was renamed Peterson Space Force Base to reflect its prominent role in the newly created space service. The host unit at Peterson Space Force Base is the Peterson-Schriever Garrison (P-S GAR) which was activated on July 24, 2020, replacing the 21st Space Wing (the former host unit) as well as the 50th Space Wing.
==Department Profile==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structural firefighting, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazmat services, fire prevention and inspection for Peterson SFB is provided by the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron / Peterson Fire Department, a subordinate unit of the 21st Mission Support Group, comprised of a mix of civilian and military firefighters.  
==History==
Colorado Springs Army Air Base was developed as a World War II air support base for nearby Camp Carson on June 11, 1942, conducting Army Air Forces training. After being renamed Peterson Field and then Peterson AFB, the field supported Cold War air defense centers at the nearby Ent Air Force Base (closed in 1976), Chidlaw Building, and Cheyenne Mountain Complex. Peterson AFB was the location of the Air Force Space Command headquarters from 1987 to December 20, 2019 and has had NORAD/NORTHCOM command center operations since the 2006 Cheyenne Mountain Realignment placed the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex centers on standby. 
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Station 1 - 235 Duluth Avenue===
:Chief 1 - Chevrolet Equinox
:Crash 4 (AF15L00051) - 2015 Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 ARFF (1950/3000/420F/550 lbs. DC)
:Crash 6 (AF15C00101) - 2015 Ford F-550 / KME P-34 RIV (UHP/400/15A/56B)
:Engine 9 (AF14L00011) - 2014 KME Predator P-22 (1250/500/25A/25B)
:Tender 10 - International 6x4 / West-Mark P-26 wetside
:Hazmat 12 - Spartan Metro Star / E-One walk-around
:Engine 21 (AF95L00147) - 1995 KME Renegade P-22 (1250/500/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 9)
:Medic 82 -
:Prevention - Ram 1500 4x4
===Station 2 - Platte Avenue & Powers Boulevard===
:Chief 2 -
:Crash 3 (AF06L00354) - 2006 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 ARFF (1500/1500/210AFFF/450 lbs. DC)
:Crash 5 (AF96L00007) - 1996 E-One / Teledyne P-23 8x8 ARFF (2000/3300/500B 500 lbs PK)
:Engine 7 - International WorkStar 7400 SFA 4x4 / KME Type 3 wildland (500/500/20)
:Engine 22 (AF14L00026) - 2014 KME Predator P-22 (1250/500/25A/25B)
===Unknown Assignment===
:2021 Pierce Saber pumper (1500/500/?) (SN#35574)
:2012 Pierce Contender pumper (1500/500/?) (SN#24869-01)
: 2012 Pierce Contender pumper (1500/500/?) (SN#24869-02)
: 2006 Ford F-550 / Pierce walk-around rescue (SN#17315-06068373)
:1996 Pierce Arrow XT P-28 walk-around rescue (SN#E9698-06)
==Retired Apparatus==
:(82L351) - 1982 FWD / Quality Manufacturing 8x8 P-2A crash tender (1400/2300/200F) (Ex-Crash 3)
:(79L32) - 1979 FWD / Quality Manufacturing 8x8 P-2A crash tender (1400/2300/200F) (Ex-Crash 4)
:(75L322) - 1975 AMC J-20 / Ansul P-13 ramp truck (350 lbs. PK/507 lbs. Halon)
:1974 Dodge / Quality Manufacturing P-10 rescue (Ex-Rescue 1)
: (73L1434) - 1973 Ford CL-750 / Ward LaFrance P-12 structural pumper (750/300/50F) (Ex-Engine 9)
:(70L685) - 1970 Ford CL-750 / FTI P-8 brush/structural pumper (500/600/50F)
: 1964 FWD 8x8 P-2 crash tender (1400/2300/200F) (Ex-Spare Crash)
==Station Map==
Category:El Paso County, Colorado
Category:US Space Force Fire Departments
Category:Military Fire Departments (Colorado)
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Oshkosh apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating E-One apparatus (United States)
Category:Military departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Military departments operating West-Mark apparatus
Category:Former operators of Ansul apparatus