Gary Fire Department
Stations 1-3

Located 29 miles southeast of Chicago along Lake Michigan, Gary is the largest fire department in northwest Indiana. Gary's 14 Stations protect approximately 103,000 residents over nearly
75 square miles.

Gary Fire Department Station 1 - Headquarters - 200 East 5th Avenue
Gary Station 1 is home to Engine 1, Truck 1, Medic 401 and Battalion 1 as well as the department's adminstrative offices.

Engine 1 - 2000 Ferrara Inferno Custom Pumper - 1500gpm/500gal
Gary runs 6 of these identical Special Edition Inferno pumpers including Engines 1,2,3,4, 8 and 9.
Truck 7 was also received as part of this order.

Truck 1 - 2007 American LaFrance Eagle 110' Rear-mount ladder - 2000gpm/300gal
Truck 1 became the first American LaFrance rig at the department in nearly 30 years.

Former Truck 1 - 1989 Seagrave 110' Rear-mount ladder
After years of heavy use, Truck 1 was retired from service in early 2006. It was replaced in April of 2007 with the
similarly configured American LaFrance Eagle 110' rear-mount stick shown above.

Engine 2 - "Midtown Express" - 2000 Ferrara Inferno Custom Pumper - 1500gpm/500gal
Engine 2 shares a station with a paramedic rapid reponse vehicle (Medic 500) and Squad Co. 2.

Squad 2 - 1992 Pierce Dash/2000 Ferrara walk-in Heavy Rescue w/Command Cab
Squad Co. 2 continues to be the busiest apparatus in the department, responding on all extrications, tactical rescues
and 10-75's. It has also been run out of the city to assist nearby volunteer departments with advanced
tactical rescues and hazardous materials calls.

Squad 2 - 1992 Pierce Dash/2000 Ferrara walk-in Heavy Rescue w/Command Cab

The current Squad 2 has had quite a history. This truck started as Rescue 2 in 1993 running from Station 1.
In 1996 GFD moved the truck to Station 4 and renamed it Squad 4. In February 2000, Squad 4 was in a serious
accident which required the box to be rebuilt by Ferrara. When it returned to service, the new Station 2 was complete
and the truck was reassigned as Squad 2.

Gary Fire Department Gary Fire Department Station 3 - Tolleston
Built in 1912, Station 3 is Gary's oldest active firehouse.

Engine 3 - 2000 Ferrara Inferno Custom Pumper - 1500gpm/500gal

Engine 3, Truck 4 and Medic 404 respond to a serious MVA with entrapment in March 2005.

Gary Fire Department

Gary Fire Department Station 2