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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 |
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| Station 7 - 2150
South 18th Street Located in the south-central portion of Lafayette, Station 7 is home to Engine 7 and Rescue Squad 7. |
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| Engine 7 - 2002 Kenworth/Pierce
- 1250gpm/500gal This truck formerly served as Engine 1 as shown by it's markings here. It was reassigned as E-7 in early 2006. Engine 7 is generally the busiest engine company in the department. |
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| Rescue Squad 7
- 2000 International 4900/Marion walk-in Heavy Rescue LFD runs two rescue squads to cover extrications and tactical rescues. The twin to this unit responds from Station 1. |
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| Rescue Squad 7
- 2000 International 4900/Marion walk-in Heavy Rescue LFD runs two rescue squads to cover extrications and tactical rescues. The twin to this unit responds from Station 1. |
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| Engine 8 - 2002 Spartan/Smeal/LTI
75' 75' Rear-mount ladder - 2000gpm/750gal Engine 7's Quint was reassigned to E-8 in mid-2006. This rig is the only Smeal at Lafayette and was purchased with the same configuration as St. Louis, Missouri's Quint Fleet. E-8 responds from a single-engine station on the city's southwest side. |
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| Station 9 - Southeast Station 9 is located on the City's southeast side on S 475 East beside the Lafayette training facility. This station's construction was requested by Fairfield Township to help cover the growing southeast side and the enormous SVI auto plant along IN-25/38. Former Engine 9 is shown here before it's reassignment to Engine 1 in mid-2006. |
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| Engine 9 - 2002 Kenworth/Pierce Pumper - 1250gpm/500gal | ||
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| Foam 1 -1978 GMC/Omaha/Clark Truck - 305 gallons foam | ||
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| Former Engine
1 - 1984 Seagrave HB Pumper 1250gpm/500gal Reserve Engine 1 is kept at the LFD Training Facility behind Station 9. This rig was refurbished at RPI in the 1990's and served at Station 1 until 1999. It now serves as the second reserve pumper after Engine 10. |
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