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'''Birmingham Fire Station No. 5''' | '''Birmingham Fire Station No. 5''' was the [[Birmingham Fire Department]]'s station for the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] until [[2022]]. | ||
The station was located at 5601 [[East Lake Boulevard]], it housed Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) trucks, combination units, and a tender. The station was staffed by a combination of [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] personnel, state personnel, and Air National Guard personnel from the [[117th Air Refueling Wing]]. | |||
The fire company moved to that location from an older single-bay station which operated one 750-gallon pumper at 1300 [[19th Street North]] in [[Fountain Heights]]. | |||
In [[2021]] the [[City of Birmingham]] filed a civil lawsuit against several manufacturers of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, alleging that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) in those products, used in firefighting, introduced toxic substances into the soil and groundwater, specifically in the area around Station No. 5. | |||
A new $12.4 million [[Birmingham Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Station]] opened in [[2022]], replacing Station No. 5. [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] personnel staff that facility under contract to the [[Birmingham Airport Authority]]. | |||
==Equipment== | |||
* Redbird 20 | |||
* Redbird 21 | |||
* Redbird 22 | |||
* Redbird 24 | |||
* Redbird 25 | |||
* Redbird 26 | |||
* Redbird 27 | |||
* Airport Battalion Chief | |||
* Air National Guard Fire Chief | |||
==References== | |||
* Gann, Heather (March 3, 2023) "Birmingham suing the same chemical companies as Birmingham Water Works for PFA contamination." {{AL}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.local117brffa.org/gallery/station%205/index.html Birmingham Fire Station No. 5] at Birmingham Retired Firefighters of Local 117 website | * [http://www.local117brffa.org/gallery/station%205/index.html Birmingham Fire Station No. 5] at Birmingham Retired Firefighters of Local 117 website | ||
[[Category:Birmingham fire stations|05]] | [[Category:Former Birmingham fire stations|05]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham airport]] | [[Category:Birmingham airport]] | ||
[[Category:East Lake Boulevard]] | [[Category:East Lake Boulevard]] | ||
[[Category:2022 disestablishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:47, 7 March 2023
Birmingham Fire Station No. 5 was the Birmingham Fire Department's station for the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport until 2022.
The station was located at 5601 East Lake Boulevard, it housed Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) trucks, combination units, and a tender. The station was staffed by a combination of Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service personnel, state personnel, and Air National Guard personnel from the 117th Air Refueling Wing.
The fire company moved to that location from an older single-bay station which operated one 750-gallon pumper at 1300 19th Street North in Fountain Heights.
In 2021 the City of Birmingham filed a civil lawsuit against several manufacturers of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, alleging that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) in those products, used in firefighting, introduced toxic substances into the soil and groundwater, specifically in the area around Station No. 5.
A new $12.4 million Birmingham Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Station opened in 2022, replacing Station No. 5. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service personnel staff that facility under contract to the Birmingham Airport Authority.
Equipment
- Redbird 20
- Redbird 21
- Redbird 22
- Redbird 24
- Redbird 25
- Redbird 26
- Redbird 27
- Airport Battalion Chief
- Air National Guard Fire Chief
References
- Gann, Heather (March 3, 2023) "Birmingham suing the same chemical companies as Birmingham Water Works for PFA contamination." AL.com
External links
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 5 at Birmingham Retired Firefighters of Local 117 website