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Kokomo
Fire Department The City of Kokomo is located 48 miles north of Indianapolis along US-31 in Howard County. Kokomo's career department was first founded in 1867 and responds to Fire, Rescue, and BLS calls from 6 fire stations. Kokomo Fire Department protects the City of Kokomo and Center Township including 35 square miles and approximately 46,000 residents. |
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| Station 1 - 215 West Superior Street Downtown Kokomo Kokomo Station 1 serves as Headquarters. It is home to 9 apparatus as well as the Battalion Chief. |
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| Engine 1 - 2000 E-One Cyclone II - 75' Rear-mount ladder-
1500gpm Hale Pump/500gal Engine 1 is first due Engine for all Fire calls within the city limits. It also runs a primary or secondary ladder company on structure fires outside it's district. It is staffed by 3-4 personnel. |
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| Squad 1 - 2005 Chevy Kodiak/RPI Medium Rescue - 1250gpm/500gal Kokomo has two Squad companies that respond to BLS calls, extrications and rescues throughout the city. Each truck runs with 3-4 personnel and includes a complete pump and tank, ladders, extrication tools and dry chemicals to clean up spills. Squad personnel are cross-trained to perform search and rescue, serve as a ladder company or provide backup manpower on fire scenes. |
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| Engine 2 - 2006 International/Pierce Contender Pumper - 1500gpm/750gal Along with Engine 6, Engine 2 is one of two identical pumpers delivered in October 2006. Due to a high volume of railroad traffic through the city, KFD used to have a second station located in downtown on the opposite side of the tracks. While Station 2 is no longer, Engine 2 continues to respond first-due to that same district from it's new home at Station 1. |
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| Hazmat 1 - 1988 Chevy/Grumman/FD Stepvan Whenever a Hazardous Materials call incident occurs, Hazmat 1 responds with on-call FF/Hazmat techs from each of the three shifts. Hazmat 1 can also pull and additional Hazmat equipment trailer for larger incidents. |
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| Ambulance 1 - 2001 Ford E-450/Ossage Kokomo runs two BLS ambulances for incidents and transports within the City of Kokomo. ALS calls are handled by Howard Regional Health EMS or St. Joseph Hospital EMS rigs that respond to specific districts from the city's two hospitals. |
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KFD Battalion Chief - 2006 Ford Expedition - Command Vehicle |
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| 1960's Era Ford C/Pitman 100' Snorkel This undated photo shows Kokomo's previous aerial device - a rare, open-cab Ford with what appears to be a 100' Pitman Snorkel. |
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| Howard Regional Health System Medic 793 - 2005 Ford E-450/Wheeled Coach ALS Ambulance Howard EMS responds to ALS calls on the city's south and east sides. This rig is typical of most of Howard's fleet. |
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