Northside - Station 5 - Fire District
250 Porter Pike
Houses Training Office and Suppression Units: Rescue Pumper
Hazardous Materials Response Truck
Boundaries: This area is bordered by the Barren River to the south and west, the ITA industrial park to the north and the Barren River / I65 to the east.
Demographics: This zone has a mix of commercial and residential and industrial areas. The commercial areas are along Highway 31W and the industrial sites are near plumb springs and in the ITA Park. The residential areas are neighborhood clusters and mobile home parks.
Fire Risk: The typical fire risk is the residential units located within this zone as most if not all commercial structures are protected with sprinkler systems and fire alarm systems. The residential units are typically 1,000 to 1,500 square foot homes of wood frame construction. The multi-family units are typically 8 to 12 unit structures also of wood frame construction.
Non-Fire Risk: The non-fire risk for this zone is predominately emergency medical calls at 60% of the call volume for this zone.
Incident History: Three years of response data indicates the call volume to this zone is 767 of 8,377 incidents representing approximately 9.0% of the total call volume. Of the 767 incidents, 60% were emergency medical calls, 8% were fire incidents and 32% were other calls including service calls and rescue calls.
Water Supply: Water for fire suppression is provided with municipal fire hydrants located approximately 500 feet apart.