Station 4 – Lower Downtown

(District 2) Fire Station 4 is located at 1890 Lawrence St. and opened in 1974.

DISTRICT CHIEF 2

(A740) 2020 Ford F-150 4×4 – Police Responder. District Chief 2 covers Stations 1, 3, 4, 6, and 11.

TRUCK 4

(T56) 2015 Pierce Velocity (27970) 105′ rear-mount ladder. Shown with company logo and company sign on the ladder.

MED 1

(A700) 2018 Ford F-150 4×4 – Police Responder. Med 1 is in service every Friday and Saturday nights from 16:00 to 04:00 and responds on lower priority calls in the downtown district.

Station 4 Historical Photos

Station 4

Fire Station 4 was located at 2026 Curtis St. and built in 1890 and opened on January 8th, 1883. Station 4 replaced the all volunteer Hook & Ladder Co. Steamer 4 and Hook & Ladder 2 that operated out of the station which was later rebuilt to accommodate a larger, motorized apparatus.

Fire Station 4 shown after the rebuilt.

For many years 3 Companies ran out of the two bay Station 4. Engine No. 4 parked in the back of the bay with Squad 4 in front. Truck No. 4 occupied the other bay. In 1962 Squad No. 4 was disbanded and became Squad No. 8.

Shown here in 1965.

HOOK & LADDER 2

Hook & Ladder Company Firefighters (Horse Team) preparing the team of horses.

ENGINE Co. No. 4

SQUAD No. 4

1920’s American Lafrance.

SQUAD No. 4

ENGINE No. 4

American LaFrance. Shown here circa 1937.

ENGINE No. 4

1953 Seagrave. Engine No. 4 caught fire in 2013 in the front of the Denver Firefighters Museum, the engine was completely restored and back on display at the museum in 2015. Story here: Denver Engine No. 4 Fire.

SQUAD No. 4

1949 American LaFrance.

TRUCK No. 4

TRUCK No. 4

TRUCK No. 4

1949 American LaFrance 100′ mid-mount ladder.

Station 4

The current Station 4 opened in 1974 at 1890 Lawrence Street.

ENGINE No. 4

1950 Seagrave. Shown here running as Reserve Engine 4.

TRUCK 4

(T17) 1967 Seagrave (800KA-100 / Q-4181) 100′ mid-mount ladder. Also ran as Truck 12.

ENGINE No. 4

1970 Seagrave 1000 GPM pump and 300 gallon water tank.

Station 4

Station 4 with Engine 4, 1984 Seagrave, and Truck 4, 1980 Seagrave 100′ rear-mount.

TRUCK 4

1980 Seagrave 100′ rear-mount ladder.

ENGINE 4

(E64) 1984 Seagrave (HB-40DC / R-79409) 1250 GPM pump and 500 gallon water tank. Was in service until 1987 when TAC 4 was placed into service.

TRUCK 4

(T03) 1986 E-One Hurricane 110′ rear-mount ladder, 1500 GPM pump, and 300 gallon water tank. Former TAC 4 and also ran as Quint 8 and Truck 15.

AERIAL TOWER 4

(T29) 1982 Sutphen (TS100 / HS-1639) 95′ mid-mount platform, 1500 GPM pump, and 300 gallon water tank. Former Tower 1.

TAC 4

(T05) 1987 E-One Hurricane (4777) 110′ rear-mount platform, 1500 GPM pump, and 300 gallon water tank. TAC 4 was staffed with 4 firefighters and mini pumper that was staffed with 2 firefighters. Many departments across the country were trying similar concepts and due to budget problems Denver Fire Department elected to save the cost of the two firefighters who would have been needed to staff the Engine.

TRUCK 4

(T03) 1987 E-One Hurricane (4775) 95′ rear-mount platform, 1500 GPM pump, and 300 gallon water tank. Also ran as Tower 4 and became Lakeside Fire Department Truck 1. 

TOWER 4

(T03) 1987 E-One Hurricane (4775) 95′ rear-mount platform, 1500 GPM pump, and 300 gallon water tank, also ran as Truck 4. 

Shown here with the newer graphics.

TAC 4

(E66) 1986 Ford F-700 4×4 / E-One 1000 GPM pump and 500 gallon water tank, also ran as Pumper 4. TAC 4 responded to trash fires, medical calls and structural fires with Tower 4. Fire Station 11 also operated a TAC unit and ran as TAC 11. In 1988 TAC 11 was involved in a rollover accident, which brought an end to using the TAC units.

MED VAN 4

After TAC 4 was disbanded in 1988, Tower 4 remained in service without an Engine running beside it. Due to the high medical call volume a new concept was instituted in 1991. Med Van 4 was placed in service with two firefighters who took all the first out EMS runs for the Tower. This trial program also lasted just one year.

RESCUE 1

(R05) 1992 Seagrave (Z74199) walk-around rescue, also ran out of Station 11.

Station 4

Fire Station 4 shown here in 2008 with the white bay doors.

TOWER 4

(T44) 2005 Pierce Lance (16916-02) 100′ rear-mount platform. Replaced in May of 2015 by Truck 4, a 2015 Pierce Velocity and became Tower 15.

DISTRICT CHIEF 2

(A628) 2014 Ford Expedition. Became a reserve.

ENGINE 4

2002 Pierce Enforcer 1500 GPM pump, 500 gallon water tank and foam. This engine company is temporary and up-staffed when the department is over-staffed and can support it.

TRUCK 4

(T56) 2015 Pierce Velocity (27970) 105′ rear-mount ladder. Shown without company logo and company sign on the ladder.