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The Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The department protects an area of 249 square miles (640 km2) as well as 59 square miles (150 km2) of inland waterways and 38 miles (61 km) of shoreline. The independent city is home to a population of 450,882, not including the summer population growth due to tourism, making it the most populous city in Virginia and the 39th largest city in the United States.[1]
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Established | January 1, 1963 |
Annual calls | 46,075 (2016) |
Employees | 526 (2022) |
Annual budget | $44,772,337 (2013) |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | Kenneth Pravetz |
EMS level | ALS and BLS |
IAFF | 2924 |
Facilities and equipment[1] | |
Battalions | 5 |
Stations | 21 |
Engines | 22 |
Trucks | 9 |
Rescues | 2 |
Tenders | 3 |
HAZMAT | 2 |
Wildland | 8 |
Fireboats | 3 |
Light and air | 1 |
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The Virginia Beach Fire Department is the founding member of one of Virginia's two FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.[2] Virginia Task Force 2 (VA-TF2) is available to respond to natural or man-made disasters around the country and the world to assist with search and rescue, medical support, damage assessment and communications.[3]
The VBFD Marine Operations Team is responsible for patrolling 59 square miles (150 km2) of inland waterways as well as 38 miles (61 km) of shoreline.[1] The team also provides mutual aid to parts of North Carolina as well as the U.S. Coast Guard. The operations team has three fireboats at their disposal:[4]
Fire Station Number | Station | Engine Company | Ladder Company | Brush Unit | Command Unit | Other Units |
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1 | First Landing | Engine 1 | Ladder 1 | Fireboat 1 | ||
2 | Davis Corner | Engine 2 | Ladder 2 | Brush 2 | ||
3 | London Bridge | Engine 3 | Rescue 1, HazMat 1, Safety 1 | |||
4 | Chesapeake Beach | Engine 4 | Battalion 2 | PAC 1 | ||
5 | Courthouse | Engine 5 | Brush 5 | Tanker 5 | ||
6 | Creeds | Engine 6 | Brush 6 | Tanker 6, Fireboat 6 | ||
7 | Town Center | Engine 7 | Ladder 7 | District Chief | Rescue 2, Tech 1 | |
8 | Oceana | Engine 8 | Ladder 8 | Brush 8 | ATV 8, Support 8 | |
9 | Kempsville | Engine 9 | Brush 9 | Battalion 5 | ||
10 | Woodstock | Engine 10 | Ladder 10 | |||
11 | Beach Borough | Engine 11 Engine 14 | Ladder 11 | Battalion 1 | ||
12 | Seatack | Engine 12 | Fireboat 12 | |||
13 | Blackwater | Engine 13 | Brush 13 | Tanker 13 | ||
15 | Fort Story | Engine 15 | ||||
16 | Plaza | Engine 16 | Ladder 16 | |||
17 | Sandbridge | Engine 17 | Brush 17 | |||
18 | Green Run | Engine 18 | Battalion 3 | |||
19 | Stumpy Lake | Engine 19 | Brush 19 | |||
20 | Little Neck | Engine 20 | Command 1 | |||
21 | General Booth | Engine 21 | Ladder 21 | Battalion 4 | MCI Bus | |
22 | Burton Station | Engine 22 | Ladder 22 |
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