CLEVELAND VISIT
Fire Stations and Apparatus
MAY 2019
Posted May 12, 2019
CLEVELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Cleveland, Ohio Fire Department was established in 1863.
The department currently operates approximately 23 active stations
with 22 Engines, 11 Ladders, 2 Technical Rescue companies, 1 fireboat, and a Haz
Mat team
working within 6 Battalions.
EMS is provided by Cleveland EMS which operates out of many of the Cleveland
Fire Houses.
The departments protects a great old American city incorporated in 1814 on the
shore of Lake Erie in
northeastern Ohio with a population of approximately 385,000 in an area of 82
square miles .
The twisting Cuyahoga River divides the city into a sort of an east and west
side.
City of Cleveland Firefighters Memorial Fire Museum Fire Stations
| Battalions | CLEVELAND STATIONS | |
| Batt 1 | #1, (#5), (#28), | Downtown |
| Batt 2 | #7, (#9), #11, #13, (#17) | Central |
| Batt 3 | #23, #33, #38, #39, #43, | Westside |
| Batt 4 | #4, #20, #21, #24, #42, | West Central |
| Batt 5 | #6, #10, #26, #36, #41, | East Central |
| Batt 6 | #22, #30, #31, #40, | Eastside |
| Old 8, Old 36 | ||
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CLEVELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
CLEVELAND FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 93
CLEVELAND
FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL
CLEVELAND FIRE MUSEUM
CLEVELAND EMS
Cuyahoga County Court House
Cleveland's 52 story Terminal Tower
Cleveland City Hall
The Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Lighthouse
Home of the Cleveland Browns "First Energy Stadium"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Progressive Field, Home of the Cleveland Indians
We hoped to see some baseball when we arrived.
Unfortunately, the game was called due to rain after the 5th.
Indians won 5-0 over the White Sox.
May 10, 2019
Wet day in downtown Cleveland
It looked promising for a few minutes, but it was not to be.
A win is a win.
Cleveland Fallen Firefighters Memorial
362 Erieside Ave / Lerner Way
Next to Cleveland Browns Stadium "FirstEnergy Stadium"
Dedicated 2007
Former Cleveland Fire Headquarters
Built in 1926 as Station 28 - Served until 1982
Included 2nd floor dispatch center
Area fire buffs formed Western Reserve Fire Buffs Association
and set out to preserve Cleveland FD history in a museum.
The museum opened in 2017.
Cleveland and the surrounding communities
Cleveland Station 1 - Headquarters
Build approx 1975
Cleveland Station 4
Built approx 1976
| Station #5 | CLEVELAND - Closed - At Academy | E |
| <Prev Top Next> | 3201 Lakeside Ave E / E 33rd St | Ohio City |
Station 5 (Closed)
Built approx 1965
Cleveland Fire Training Academy
3201 Lakeside Ave
(Next to Station 5)
Cleveland Station 6
Built approx 1952
Cleveland Station 7
Built approx 1973
Old Cleveland Station 8
Built approx 1871 - Closed in 1976
Former Cleveland Station 9 (Closed 2011)
Built Approx 1954
Ladder 9 ran out of here
| Station #10 | CLEVELAND - Batt 5 | E10-T10 |
| <Prev Top Next> | 1935 E 101st St / ChesterAve | University Circle |
Cleveland Station 10
Built approx 1985
| Station #11 | CLEVELAND - Batt 2 | E11-L11 |
| <Prev Top Next> | 7629 Broadway / between Canton & Marble | Slavic Village |
Cleveland Station 11
Opened approx 1989
Cleveland Station 13
Opened approx 1981
Cleveland Station 17
Utilized by TTF (Heavy Rescue Engine), Dive Unit, and Fire Invest Unit
Station opened approx 1951
E17 & L17 both disbanded 2004/2011
| Station #20 | CLEVELAND - Batt 4 | E20-T20-BC4 |
| <Prev Top Next> | 3765 Pearl Rd / Archwood Ave | Brooklyn Center |
Cleveland Station 20
Built approx 1985
| Station #21 | CLEVELAND - Batt 4 | E2-FB21 |
| <Prev Top Next> | 1801 Carter Ave / Scranton Rd | Tremont |
Cleveland Station 21
Built approx 1923
Engine 2 is assigned along with Fireboat 21
The Fireboat "Anthony J Celebrezze" is located at Station 21
on the Cuyahoga River.
The Cleveland Indians play at "Progressive Field" across the river.
Cleveland Station 22
Built approx 1960
| Station #23 | CLEVELAND - Batt 3 | E23-L23 |
| <Prev Top Next> | 9826 Madison Ave / W 99th St | Cudell-Edgewater |
Cleveland Station 23
Built approx 1958
Cleveland Station 24
Built approx 1894 as Station 20
It was closed in 1986, reopened as Engine 24 in 1987
Oldest operating station in Cleveland.
Cleveland Station 26
Built approx 1898
Originally housed a Steamer and Hose Cart
Currently the oldest continuously open station in the city.
"The Bat Cave"
Cleveland Station 28 (E-2)
Built approx 1926
Located next to the Fire Museum and the I-90 overpass.
BEARS = Bureau of Equipment and Repair Services
| Station #30 | CLEVELAND - Batt 6 | E30-T30-BC6 |
| <Prev Top Next> | 10225 St Clair Ave / E 103rd St | Glenville |
Cleveland Station 30
Built approx 1981
(the Glenville section was the Birthplace of Superman in 1938)
Cleveland Station 31
Built approx 1991
Cleveland Station 33
Built approx 1954
| Station #36 | CLEVELAND - Batt 5 | E36-L36-BC5 |
| <Prev Top Next> | 3552 E 131st / Oakfield Ave | Mount Pleasant |
Cleveland Station 36
One of the newest stations in the city opened in 2016.
The last "new" station in Cleveland opened 25 years ago in 1991 - Station 11.
The "old" Station 36
3720 E 131st St (just down the road from new Station 36)
Opened in 1922
Cleveland Station 38
Built approx 1954
Cleveland Station 39
Original station built 1917 - Renovation/addition 2003
Cleveland Station 40
Built approx 1956
Easternmost station.
Cleveland Station 41
Built approx 1947
Cleveland Station 42
Built approx 1949
Cleveland Station 43
Built approx 1949
EUCLID STATION 1
Euclid FD is located east of Cleveland
EUCLID STATION 2
Euclid FD is located east of Cleveland
WESTLAKE STATION 1
Westlake FD is located west of Cleveland
WESTLAKE STATION 2
Westlake FD is located west of Cleveland
NORTH OLMSTED STATION 1
North Olmsted FD is located west of Cleveland
NORTH OLMSTED STATION 2
North Olmsted FD is located west of Cleveland
FAIRVIEW PARK STATION 1
Fairview FD is located west of Cleveland
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