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|type=Fire protection | |type=Fire protection | ||
|location=475 East [[Strong Street]] | |location=475 East [[Strong Street]] | ||
− | |leader_title= Fire Chief | + | |leader_title=Fire Chief |
− | |leader_name=[[ | + | |leader_name=[[Frank Edwards]] |
|executive= | |executive= | ||
|board= | |board= | ||
− | |staff= | + | |staff= |
− | |budget=$ | + | |budget=$900,000 |
− | |website=[ | + | |website=[http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/LIVE/fire.asp] |
}} | }} | ||
− | The '''Pensacola Fire Department''' is the fire | + | The '''Pensacola Fire Department''' is the fire protection arm of the [[City of Pensacola]]. The current [[Pensacola Fire Department Chief|Fire Chief]] is [[Frank Edwards]]. |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | + | Fire service in Pensacola dates back to [[1810]], when Spanish officials imported two fire engines, fifty leather buckets, hoses and nozzles from a British firm. A volunteer firefighting brigade was formed in [[1821]] when Florida was transferred to the United States. Volunteers continued to be the only means of fire protection until [[January 1]], [[1898]], when the city established a full-time department of paid firefighters. | |
− | Fire service in Pensacola dates back to [[1810]], when Spanish officials imported two fire engines, fifty leather buckets, hoses and nozzles from a British firm. | ||
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
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Image:PFD-1911-2.jpg|PFD firefighters outside station, [[1911]] | Image:PFD-1911-2.jpg|PFD firefighters outside station, [[1911]] | ||
Image:PFD-1911-3.jpg|PFD firefighters with ladder truck, [[1911]] | Image:PFD-1911-3.jpg|PFD firefighters with ladder truck, [[1911]] | ||
− | Image:PFDGarden1903.jpg|Firefighters outside of station on East [[Garden Street]], [[1903]] | + | Image:PFDGarden1903.jpg|Firefighters outside of station on East [[Garden Street]], [[1903]] |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | *[http://www.cityofpensacola.com | + | *[http://www.cityofpensacola.com/live/fire.asp City of Pensacola website] |
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{{gov-stub}} | {{gov-stub}} | ||
[[Category:City of Pensacola|Fire Department]] [[Category:Fire departments]] | [[Category:City of Pensacola|Fire Department]] [[Category:Fire departments]] |