Our History
|
Year
|
Event |
1894 |
City purchased hose and hose cart |
1910 |
First organized fire department |
1910 |
First pumper |
1914 |
Fire chief appointed, Mr. Clemo |
1919 |
Tooele Fire Department was recognized as a permanent organization |
1919 |
23 charter members started T.C.F.D. |
1920 |
A Ford truck was purchased |
1937 |
La France was secured |
1956 |
Station #1 was constructed |
1956 |
Van Pelt 1000 gallon Pumper was purchased |
1956 |
Fire department increases to 50 members |
1973 |
Van Pelt 1500 gal. Pumper |
1980 |
Mack 1500 gal. Pumper |
1982 |
Mack 1500 gal. Pumper |
1984 |
Two Brush Trucks |
1988 |
85 ft. ladder truck added to the fleet |
1992 |
Two Ford 350 brush trucks added to replace 1984 equipment |
1995 |
Station #2 was constructed |
1996 |
Ford 350 Brush truck added to the department |
1996 |
Pierce Quantum purchased (2,000 GPM) |
2002 |
Pierce Quantum purchased (2,000 GPM) |
2002 |
Pierce Quantum 65 ft. Aerial ladder Quint added |
2003 |
Ford Hazmat truck |
2004 |
Technical Rescue Response Trailer
|
2004 |
Decontamination Trailer 38′ Foot – Internal/External contamination |
| 2008 | Chevrolet 2500 Diesel 4WD Brush Truck |
2015 |
Pierce Quantum 105 ft. Aerial Ladder added to Department |
2018 |
GM Hummer (surplus acquired, modified as brush truck) |
| 2019 | Tooele Fire Department celebrated 100 Years as a permanent Fire Department/organization |
| 2022 | Appointment of first ever Tooele City Full-Time Fire Chief and Director of the Fire Department, Matt McCoy |
| 2023 | Dow James Monument Placement and Dedication |