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Station 2
302 W. Welch Road
Engine 2, Ambulance 2, Brush 2 |
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On June 8th, 2005 crews moved into their new Fire Station 2 located just 500 feet east of the original station on Welch Road. The original station 2 was completed in 1980 and had served the city well for 25 years. Additional manpower and equipment were added to this station over the past few years due to the rapid growth in this section of the city and a new larger station was necessary. This new station covers the North end of the City. Under contract with Orange County, station 2 once covered all the way to the Lake County line. In 1996, the Orange County Board of Commissioners voted to return this unincorporated area to the Orange County Fire/Rescue Division. However, since that move, at the request of several property owners, the City has annexed much of this area back and most recently annexed another 900 acres bringing station 2's response area back to the Lake County line. With tremendous growth occurring north of town, a new fire station is planned and most of the far North City limits will be covered by fire station 5 in the near future.
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Engine 2 is a 1998 American LaFrance Eagle Series pumper with a 1500 GPM Darley three stage high pressure pump. It caries 1000' of 5" supply hose, 800' of 2 ½" hose, four 1 ¾" pre-connected attack lines, two 200' booster reels, 750 gallons of water and a 30 gallon foam tank and is equipped with a global positioning and mapping laptop computer. This engine also carries a thermal imager camera and complete set of Amkus vehicle extrication equipment. |
| Ambulance 2 is a 2002 American LaFrance Medic Master ambulance on a Ford F350 chassis. All Apopka ambulances are State licensed advanced life support units and carry a wide array of life saving equipment including a cardiac heart monitor, airway adjuncts, and a wide selection of emergency medications. It is also equipped with a global positioning and mapping laptop computer. It is staffed with a paramedic/firefighter and an EMT/firefighter. Ambulance two is the third busiest ambulance in the City. |
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Brush 2 is a 1992 Ford F350 with a Waterous 250 GPM pump. It carries 300 gallons of water with 200' of booster hose, 100' of 1 3/4" pre-connected attack hose, and a wide array of brush/woods firefighting equipment. | |
