Cincinnati Fire Department - Station 14
430 Central Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45202
This station is the department headquarters and it is located on the eastern side of downtown, directly off the 5th Street exit on I-75. The station is across the street from the Convention Center, and close to Fountain Square and the major downtown hotels and office buildings. The station houses a variety of specialized apparatus including one of two heavy rescue companies in the city along with one of the few fire department-run bomb squads in the nation.
- District 1
- Built in 1962
Engine 14 - 2009 Spartan / Rosenbauer (1500 GPM / 500 Gallon Tank)
Shop# 81671
Rescue 14 - 2006 Spartan / Central States (Heavy Rescue)
Shop# 61710
Haz Mat 14 - 2006 Ford / Hackney (Hazardous Materials Response)
Shop# 60932
Engine 14b - 2006 Spartan / Saulsbury (EOD / Hazardous Device Unit)
Shop# 51690
Engine 14b - 2006 Ford F-Series (EOD / Containment Unit)
Shop# 60915
EMS Cart (Used for Special Events)
Shop# 97499
Engine 14 - 1993 E-One (1500 GPM / 500 Gallon Tank)
Shop# 31673
Ladder 14 - 1998 E-One (110' Rear-Mount Aerial)
Shop# 81651
- Ladder 14 was disbanded in 2007 and reorganized as the second heavy rescue company
in the city - Rescue 9.
- The apparatus was subsequently reassigned to Ladder 29.
- Photo courtesy unknown photographer
MAC 1 - 1991 Chevrolet / Summit (Mobile Air Compressor / Haz Mat Support)
Shop# 01690
Rescue 14 - 2008 Ford / Braun (ALS Ambulance)
Shop# 81450
- When the Cincinnati Fire Department reorganized EMS in April of 2011, this unit
was moved to Station 29 where it is currently running as Medic 29.