Fort Wayne Fire Department
Stations 17-19

Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city and is located 130 miles northeast of Indianapolis along I-69 in Allen County. Fort Wayne Fire provides Fire, Tactical Rescue, Hazardous Materials and BLS response from 18 firehouses throughout the city. The department's 350+ career firefighters protect 251,000 residents and 107 square miles.

Fort Wayne Fire Department Station 17 - 1910 Getz Road - Southwest

Engine 17 - 2005 American LaFrance Eagle Custom Pumper - 1500gpm Waterous Pump/1000gal
Engine 17 shares quarters with Battalion 17 on the city's southwest side

Engine 17 - 2005 American LaFrance Eagle Custom Pumper - 1500gpm Waterous Pump/1000gal
In early 2005, Fort Wayne received 4 of a planned 12 new American LaFrance Custom apparatus. These went to
Engines 9, 10, 16 and, 17. Three additional apparatus were delivered in late 2005 to Engines 18, 19 and Truck 19..

Fort Wayne Fire Department Station 18 - 10805 Liberty Mills Road
Station 18 opened in January 2006 in the rapidly growing Aboite Township Area. It is home to Engine 18
and the department's Hazardous Materials Decontamination tractor-trailer. It also serves as an FWPD substation.

Engine 18 - 2005 American LaFrance Eagle Custom Pumper - 1250gpm/1000gal
Since portions of their territory are without fire hydrants, both Engines 18 and 19 are setup with
1000 gallon tanks and hard suction hoses for drafting.

Fort Wayne Fire Department Station 19 - 10116 Covington Road
Station 19 first opened it's doors in January of 2006 with the two new rigs shown below. 18 and 19 were built to provide
Fort Wayne fire protection to the newly annexed portions of Aboite Township on the city's southwest side.

Engine 19 - 2005 American LaFrance Eagle Custom Pumper - 1250gpm/1000gal
Since portions of their territory are without fire hydrants, both Engines 18 and 19 are setup with 1000 gallon tanks and hard suction hoses for drafting.

Truck 19 - 2005 American LaFrance Eagle Custom 100' Rear-mount platform - 2000gpm/300gal
Truck 19 is the first-due aerial protecting the southwest side of Fort Wayne.

Truck 19 at the American LaFrance plant undergoing final pump testing.

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