Station 1

Station 1 is located at:
218 E. Main Street
Chattanooga, TN  37402 [map]

Fire Station 1 was built in 2001 and serves the greater downtown Chattanooga area. The fire station houses Quint 1 (75 foot aerial/pumper), Ladder 1 (100 foot aerial platform), Squad 1 (Technical rescue/pumper), HazMat 1 (for hazardous material responses) and Battalion Chief 1. Quint 1, Ladder 1, and Squad 1 respond to a variety of calls including residential fires, high-rise alarms, vehicle fires, brush fires, hazmat incidents and technical rescue calls. All Station 1 personnel have received training up to the Hazardous Materials Technician level. Many of these personnel, primarily on Squad 1, have also received extensive training for Urban search and Rescue, which includes high/low angle rescue, trench collapse, and confined space. Squad 1 also specializes in vehicle extrication.