Fire Station # 5

Fire Station 5
State Road 501
Los Alamos, NM 87544

Fire Station 5 was constructed in 1952 and is located on LANL property in Technical Area 16 near the intersection of State Highway 502 and State Road 4. The fire station has three bays (two drive-through) with direct access to LANL technical areas. This station has sleeping and living areas upstairs and work and storage areas in the lower level. Fire Station 5 is owned by the DOE and is located on DOE property. The first due response units include: 1 Engine Company, 1 Medic Unit, a Compressed Air Foam Tender, and Mini-Tender. This station main response is to LANL and handles the majority of experimental explosive detonations.

Station 5 is staffed with five personnel. Staffing consists of one Company Officer, one Driver Engineer, and three Firefighters. One or more of these positionsis at the Paramedic level.