Brooklyn Center West Station
West Station
West Station (Headquarters) is located at 6250 Brooklyn Blvd. and built in 1999.
ENGINE 2
2002 Pierce Enforcer (13666) 1500 GPM pump, 750 gallon water tank and 50 gallons of foam.
ENGINE 5
(6940) 2015 Pierce Saber (27097) 1250 GPM (Waterous Midship) pump, 750 gallon water tank and 30 gallons of foam (FoamPro).
TOWER 3
2022 Rosenbauer Commander EXT R7008 (75224) 101′ King Cobra (Tower-Ladder) rear-mount platform 2000 GPM (Waterous) pump, 400 gallon water tank and 20 gallons of foam.
RESCUE 7
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2001 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue walk-in. Former North Memorial Health EMS (Minnesota).
UTILITY 8
2002 Ford F-350 4×4 Super Duty 250 GPM pump, 225 gallon water tank and 10 gallons of foam.
BOAT 1
Boston Whaler.
BOAT 2
Zodiac.
Historical Photos
Fire Station
The original station used a bay at the Gilbertson’s Garage located at 65th & Lyndale during it’s first year of service from 1949 to 1950.
Fire Station
West Station was located at 6250 Brooklyn Blvd. and built in 1959 and replaced at the same location in 1999.
ENGINE 1
1953 International 300 GPM pump and 1000 gallon water tank.
ENGINE 4
1956 Pirsch 750 GPM pump.
ENGINE 3
1973 American LaFrance.
ENGINE 2
1977 American LaFrance Century 10000 Series 1250 GPM pump and 750 gallon water tank.
RESCUE 9
RESCUE 5
1975 GMC / E-One 500 GPM pump and 250 gallon water tank.
LADDER 4
1979 American LaFrance 100′ rear-mount aerial 1000 GPM pump and 200 gallon water tank. Retrofitted with enclosures for rear seated firefighters in the late 1980’s and was retired in 2007.
UTILITY 8
(80) Ford 4×4.
ENGINE 3
1991 Spartan Gladiator / General Safety (GA40M-2142) 50′ TeleSqurt 1500 GPM (Waterous CMU) pump and 500 gallon water tank, nicknamed “Big Squirt”.
RESCUE 5
1997 Freightliner FL70 / CustomFire 1500 GPM pump, 400 gallon water tank and 20 gallons of foam. Rescue 5 was involved in an accident.