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Lafayette
Fire Department The City of Lafayette is located 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis along I-65. First organized in 1836, Lafayettes 8 stations provide Fire, Tactical Rescue, Hazmat and limited BLS protection to 68,000 residents and 30 square miles in the City of Lafayette and Fairfield Township. ALS services are provided on a county-wide basis by Tippecanoe Co. EMS. |
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| Engine 1 - 1996 Simon-Duplex/LTI
75' Rear-mount ladder - 1500gpm/500gal Engine 1 responds as the primary engine company from the Central Fire Station in downtown Lafayette. As shown here, this rig has formerly served as both Engine 9 and Engine 7. |
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| Reserve Engine 10 -
1991 E-One Cyclone/KME Pumper 1250gpm/500gal Reserve Engine 10 is Lafayette 's primary reserve apparatus. When not on assignment, it is kept at Station 1. |
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| Station 2 - 800 Erie
Street across from St. Elizabeth Hospital This station was closed for more than a year while it was rebuilt/refurbished on it's same site. Station 2 was completed in 2003 and now serves as a single engine house for Engine 2. Reserve Engine 10 was sometimes quartered here as well. |
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| Engine 2 - 1994 International/KME - 1250gpm/500gal | |||
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| Station 3 - Corner
of South & 18th - East Central Lafayette In order to create larger quarters from their previous 1940's station , Station 3 moved one block east to a brand new Firehouse in 2001. Station 3 is now home to Engine 3, Aerial 3 and the Lafayette Dive Rescue Truck. |
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| Engine 3 - 2002 Kenworth/Pierce
Pumper - 1250gpm/500gal E-3 is one of three Kenworth Pumpers at LFD. The others are assigned as Engines 7 an 9. |
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| Engine 3 - 2002 Kenworth/Pierce Pumper - 1250gpm/500gal | |||
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| Aerial 3 - 1996 KME Aerialcat 102' Platform Ladder - 2000gpm/300gal | |||
| Like many of the trucks at LFD, Aerial 3 was reassigned in 2006 from Station 1. Station 3 provides a more centralized location for the departments only tower ladder. Located at one of the higher points in Lafayette, the move also allowed this big and heavy rig to respond faster (downhill) to incidents instead of climbing the hills eastbound from downtown. | |||
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| Aerial 3 - 1996 KME Aerialcat 102' Platform Ladder - 2000gpm/300gal | |||
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| Tippecanoe Co.
EMS provides ALS service throughout the City of Lafayette and most of the county. There are currently 5 full-time ALS rigs that respond from Wabash Township and Wea Township Fire Stations as well as St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Home Hospital |
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