West Lake Fire Department

The West Lake Fire Department is a volunteer fire department located in the Millcreek Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania.[4] The department, which is one of four volunteer fire departments in the township, provides fire protection and emergency medical services from its two fire stations. Founded in 1937, the department is also the oldest in Millcreek.[4]

West Lake Fire Department

Professionally serving our community with dedication to personal excellence.
Operational area
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Erie
Township	Millcreek
Address	3762 West Lake Road
Agency overview[1][2]
Established	1937 (1937)
Annual calls	2000 (2017)
Employees	40 (2017)
Staffing	Volunteer
Fire chief	Richard Schau
EMS level	BLS
Facilities and equipment[3]
Stations	2
Engines	2
Trucks	1
Quints	1
Rescues	1
Rescue boats	3
Website
Official website

Operations

Water Rescue

The response are for the West Lake Fire Department contains Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay. As such the department operates a water rescue team that focuses on open water rescue, swift water rescue and ice rescue utilizing 3 boats. Rescue 486 is a 2007 Husky airboat capable of traveling over both ice and water, Rescue 498 is a 2014 Zodiac inflatable boat and Rescue 497 is a 2018 7.1 Meter Sealegs Amphibious Boat.

Stations and apparatus

As of September 2018 this is the list of apparatus in use by the department:[3]

	Address	Engine	Truck	Rescue	Boat	Other
48	3762 West Lake Road	Engine 482 Rescue Pumper 483	Ladder 489	Light Rescue 485	Sealegs Boat - Rescue 497
49	2942 West 12th Street				Zodiac Boat - Rescue 498 Ice Boat - Rescue 486	Utility 487

References

1. "Stats". West Lake Fire Department. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
2. "Members". West Lake Fire Department. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
3. "Apparatus". West Lake Fire Department. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
4. "About Us". Westlake Fire Department. Retrieved 22 April 2015.