The Charlotte Fire Department provides

fire suppression Wildfire suppression is a range of firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfires. Firefighting efforts in wild land areas require different techniques, equipment, and training from the more familiar structure fire fighting found in populated ...

emergency medical service Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care. ...

s, technical rescue services, hazardous materials mitigation, disaster response, code enforcement, fire investigations, and public education for the city of

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

. The department is responsible for an area of approximately with a population of over 885,000. The Charlotte Fire Department was officially formed in 1875, although fire services existed in the area for decades before that.

Stations and apparatus

this is the current list of stations and apparatus for the department:

References

{{Authority control Organizations established in 1887 Fire departments in North Carolina

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Stations and apparatus

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