The Firehouses of Lexington
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Firehouse #1
219 East Third Street- District #5
Engine #1, Ladder #1, EC-1, EC-10, District Major 205, Battalion Chief 200, Mobile Air #1, Mobile Air #2, Command Post, Mass Care #1, and Engine #3.
Built by the Skinner Brothers and Perry Lumber Company beginning in 1928, Station 1 opened in June of 1929. The station replaced the Short Street Station 1 and is Fire Headquarters. Included on the grounds are the administrative offices, Fire Prevention Bureau, Fire Communications, Building Maintenance, Fire Apparatus Garage, Radio Shop, EMS supply area, Cascade Room, office of the Quartermaster and central supply storage.
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Firehouse #2
415 East New Circle Road- District #1
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Engine #2 (Hazmat), Ladder #5 (Hazmat), EC-8, District Major 201
Built in 1952, Firehouse 2 started its life as the headquarters for the Fayette County Fire Department and Fayette County Police Department. The left side of the Station (currently the Major's and EC Unit's Quarters) was the Police Department and the right side of the Station (currently the Engine and Ladder quarters, kitchen, tv room and floor watch) was the Fire Department. In fact the fourth room back on the left side of the building, currently used for storage, was once the Police Department holding cell. In 1973, the City and County merged and Station #2 became part of the Lexington Fire Department.
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Firehouse #3
370 Marino Street- District #5
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Rescue Company #1, BC 230 (Rescue) and The Department Chaplain
Photo By: Paul Oghia
Built in 1920, Station #3 was the site of the last LFD response with a horse drawn company on July 26th, 1926. It served as an engine house until 1974 when it was closed. After being used by the Lexington Police Department, the station was reclaimed by the Fire Department and remodeled in 1989 to house Emergency Care #6 and the offices of the LFD Chaplain. In 2005, EC-6 was relocated to Station #10 and the newly reorganized Rescue Company #1 was moved into the station.
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Firehouse #4
246 Jefferson Street- District #3
Engine Company #4
Built in 1904, the Station was named the "Vogt Reel House" after Henry Vogt, a Chairman of the Fire Committee of the Board of City Councilman who donated the land for the Station. Firehouse #4, with its neo-Jacobean design, is the oldest Firehouse in Lexington and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.
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Firehouse #5
300 Woodland Avenue- District #5
Engine Company #5 and Ladder-Tower #2
Only a year younger than Station #4, this station opened in 1905 and celebrated its 100th anniversary with a party in 2005. It serves one half of the University of Kentucky Campus and was the first station in Lexington to house an elevated platform apparatus when Ladder-Tower #2 was placed in service in 2005.
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Firehouse #6
501 South Limestone Street- District #5
Engine Company #6 (Hazmat) and Emergency Care #7
Built in the bungalow style in 1916, Station #6 was originally called the "Scoville Engine House" after Melville H. Scoville, a prominent agricultural leader of the early 20th century. Until 1969, the Station served as the LFD training grounds and included a training tower where the bays now sit. In 1986 the Station was remodeled and bays were added that allow the units to pull out onto Scott Street instead of onto Limestone Street as the Station was originally designed.
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Firehouse #7
3307 Tates Creek Road- District #2
Engine Company #7 and Emergency Care #4
Station #7 was built in 1963 by LFD personnel and was the Department's first ranch-style Station.
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Firehouse #8
1725 North Broadway- District #1
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Engine Company #8 (RIT/Rescue) and Emergency Care #3
Built in 1964, Station #8 was also built with Department labor. Due to its proximity to Interstate 75, Engine #8 carried a set of Hurst Rescue Tools until the late 1990's.
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Firehouse #9
2234 Richmond Road- District #2
Engine Company #9 (RIT/Rescue) and Emergency Care #2
Built in 1966 on land donated by the Kentucky American Water Company, Station #9 kept the ranch styling but was built by contractors instead of by Department personnel as Stations 7 and 8 had been.
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Firehouse #10
1128 Finney Drive- District #3
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Engine Company #10 (Hazmat), Ladder Company #3 and Emergency Care #6
Also built in the ranch style, Station 10 was constructed in 1967. The Station also houses the LFD's storage shed and hose repair facilties.
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Firehouse #11
1626 Harrodsburg Road- District #4
Engine Company #11 and District Major 204
Built in 1967, this station was placed on land previously owned by Kentucky Utilities Company.
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Firehouse #12
399 Southland Drive- District #4
Engine Company #12 (RIT/Rescue) and Emergency Care #9
Built by the Eubank Lumbar Company in 1958, this Station was originally constructed for the Fayette County Fire Department and served as their Southside headquarters until the 1973 merger. At that time, Southland Drive was called Southern U-Pass Road, for the railroad tracks that cross overtop of it near Station #12. The Station is built over two springs which requires two sump pumps to operate constantly.
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Firehouse #13
1432 Leestown Road- District #3
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Engine Company #13 (RIT/Rescue) and District Major 203
Built in 1952 for the Fayette County Fire Department to replace their West Main Street Station, Firehouse #13 became part of the LFD after the 1973 merger.
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Firehouse #14
1530 Roanoke Road- District #3
Engine Company #14, Brush Truck #1 and Emergency Care #5
Built just after the City/County merger, this Station 14 was built in 1974 and was intentionally blended into a residential neighborhood.
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Firehouse #15
3308 Shillito Park Road- District #4
Engine Company #15
Built in 1975 on lands leased from the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company (hence East and West Reynolds Roads which are nearby), this station is situated behind Fayette Mall in Shillito Park.
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Firehouse #16
3700 Man O War Boulevard- District #2
Engine Company #16 and District Major 202
Built in 1983, the semi-famous "Underground Fire Station" was constructed into the side of a hill in response to the energy crisis of the late 1970's. It took over 500 yards of concrete to built the dome that houses the station.
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Firehouse #17
4113 Winchester Road- District #1
Engine Company #17
This, the LFD's first rural fire station, was built after the purchase of a private home and the subsequent construction of an apparatus bay on the side. The conversion was complete in 1984 and took only about three months.
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Firehouse #18
1098 South Cleveland Road- District #2
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Engine Company #18
The LFD's second rural fire station, #18, was built in 1986 and houses Engine #18. Due to its proximity to Interstate 75 and its distance from the nearest Ladder Company, Engine 18 carries a set of hydraulic rescue tools.
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Firehouse #19
Huffman Mill Road- District #3
Engine Company #19
Built in the late 1990's, Station 19 was the LFD's third rural Firehouse.
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Firehouse #20
3001 Arrowhead Drive- District #4
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Engine Company #20 (Hazmat), Ladder Company #4 (Hazmat), BC 220 (Hazmat) and Hazmat 1
Construction began on Station 20 in 2000 and the Station opened in 2001. The Station was built in response to the rapid growth of the Beaumont area of Lexington.
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Firehouse #21
3191 Maple Leaf Drive- District #1
Engine Company #21, Ladder Company #6 and Brush Truck #2
Built at the same time as Station #20, Firehouse #21 was built beginning in 2000 and opened in 2001. The Station was built in response to the rapid growth in the Hamburg area of Lexington.
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Firehouse #22
Clearwater Way- District #2
Engine Company #22 and Ladder Company #7
Firehouse #22 construction began in spring 2006 and the Station opened in December 2006. Currently, this is the LFD's newest Fire Station.
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Firehouse #23
5751 Briar Hill Road, Building 19
Bluegrass Station Army Depot- District #1
Engine Company #23 and Engine Company #50 (Hazmat, ARFF, Confined Space)
Actually older than Station 22, Station 23 was built in 2004 and 2005 on the grounds of the Bluegrass Station Army Depot as a result of a unique Federal Government/Government Contractor/LFD partnership. The Station opened in 2004 while construction was still ongoing. The Station serves the Depot and surrounding area including an airstrip on the Depot grounds. This is the first LFD Station to house an Aircraft Crash Rescue Fire Truck, Engine Company #50, which was placed in service in January 2006.
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Fire Station #24
Future Construction- projected for 2008 in Masterson Station
Fire Station #25
Future Construction- projected for 2010 in Hamburg Pavillion
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Fire Training Center
1375 Old Frankfort Pike
Hazmat #2, Training Division and Reserve Apparatus
The Training Center was built beginning in 1969 and was placed on fill from the demolition of the Roller Mill Building. The Training Center replaced the training facilities at Station #6 which had become too small for the growing LFD. Due to a larger department and lack of space, an annex which houses two additional classrooms (above) was placed next to the main building in 2004.
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Fire Prevention Bureau
217 East Third Street
