Columbia City Patch

LaPorte Fire Department

LaPorte is located 75 miles east of Chicago along US-30 in LaPorte County. This career department responds from 3 stations located around the city. LFD provides Fire & Rescue protection to nearly 22,000 residents and 35 square miles. ALS service is provided county-wide by LaPorte County EMS and private services.

Columbia City Patch
LaPorte Station 1
LaPorte Fire Station 1 - "The Big House" - 809 W. 18th Street
LFD Station 1 serves as department headquarters and is home to Engines 3, Tower 1, Investigation 7, and a reserve engine.
Ironically, the apparatus in the right two bays were retired almost immediately after this picture was taken in the fall of 2006..
 
Engine 3 - os
Engine 3 - 2006 Pierce Dash Custom Rescue Pumper - 1500gpm/750gal
 
Engine 2 ds
Engine 3 - 2006 Pierce Dash Custom Rescue Pumper - 1500gpm/750gal
 
Tower 1 os
Tower 1 - 2006 Pierce Dash 85ft mid-mount Aerial - 2000gpm/250gal
This sharp new rig replaced the aging Aerial 1 below in the fall of 2006.
 
Tower 1 ds
Tower 1 - 2006 Pierce Dash 85ft mid-mount Aerial - 2000gpm/250gal
 
Aerial 1
Former Aerial 1 - 1985 E-One 110ft rear-mount ladder - 1500gpm/500gal
 
Station 2 - New
New Station 2 - East Shore Court off IN-39 north
Completed in Fall 2006, the new Station 2 is home to Engine 2 and the department's boats. As the city's growth moves
northward, this large facility will have room for additional apparatus and personnel.
 
Engine 2 ds
Engine 2 - 1999 KME Excel Pumper - 1500gpm/1000gal
 
Engine 2 left
Engine 2 - 1999 KME Excel Pumper - 1500gpm/1000gal
Shown here at HQ, Engine 2 now serves as the first due apparatus from Station 2 on the city's northside.
 
LaPorte Station 3
LFD Station 3 - 311 Boyd Boulevard at US-20
Station 3 has protected the more commercial and industrial eastside of LaPorte since being built in 1966.
 
Quint 1
Quint 1 - 1997 KME Excel 65ft Telesquirt - 1500gpm/500gal
Q-1 and it's 3-man crew respond from their single-engine house on the city's eastside.
 
Station 2
Former Station 2 - Maple Road on the city's Northside
This historic single-bay firehouse was built in 1928 before being decommissioned at the end of 2006. It was home to Engine 4.
 
 
Engine 4
Reserve Engine 4 - 1989 KME Firefox Pumper - 1500gpm/750gal tank
Engine 4 previously served as the first-due apparatus from Station 2 on the city's northside. With the arrival of the new Pierce
Dash Rescue Engine 3 in the fall of 2006, it was moved to reserve status and relocated to Station 1.
 

 

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