Christiana Fire Company (New Castle County, Delaware). Christiana Fire Company is located in New Castle County, Delaware, and covers 36 square miles of first due residential and commercial property, as well as mutual aid with most of the county. We are a combination company with full-time and part-time employees who work hand in hand with our volunteers to serve the area. Christiana responds to over 17,000 fire, EMS, and rescue incidents. On October 7, 1921, at a schoolhouse in Christiana, Delaware, the Christiana Fire Company was organized by a body of 20 men who saw the need for fire protection in the village of Christiana and the surrounding community. The Fire Company was officially chartered and incorporated on January 4, 1922. On March 31, 1922, the new company had less than $50.00 in its treasury, on which day it purchased a Waterous Type “C” Triple Combination Pumper Truck, and 1000 feet of hose at $4,000.00. This pumper was mounted on a Model “T” Ford chassis. The members responded to 23 alarms in 1924, of which four were in the village of Christiana itself. The Christiana Fire Company covers 36 square miles in our first due fire district, which consists of 1/7th of the state's entire population. Our fire district encompasses major roadways such as Interstate 95, DE State Rt 1, & Rt 40, as well as the state's largest hospital and shopping mall. The company's units also run automatic mutual aid with 8 bordering districts. The department operates out of 3 fire stations. Headquarters,  Station 12, is located at 2 East Main Street. It was built in 2021 and has a ton of state-of-the-art equipment. It has 9 bays in the front and 3 bays in the rear. Station 6, which is located at 1714 Porter Road and was built in 1972. Station 3, which is located at 600 Salem Church Road and was built in 1994. The company also has a maintenance shop, located at 17 Main Street was built as a temporary station while the new station 12 was built. It now houses their maintenance Shop, and it is across the street from Station 12. 

The department's fleet consists of:

Engine 12, a 2022 Seagrave Marauder 1500/650

Squad 12, a 2016 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/750

Ladder 12, a 2004 Seagrave Marauder 6x4 0/0/100' rear-mount. Sold to Longwood Fire Company in 2019, later traded back to Christiana in 2025

Tower Ladder 12, a 2018 Seagrave Marauder 6x4 0/0/95' Aerialscope mid-mount platform

TAC 12, a  2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD utility body walk-around

Special Operations 12, a 2007 Chevrolet Kodiak C5500 / Hackney walk-around Ex-Delaware City

Engine 3, a 1988 Pierce Arrow 1250/750 Ex Good Will

Ladder 3, a 2004 E-One Cyclone II 0/0/100' rear-mount Ex-Warrington Township

Engine 6, a 2019 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/750

Chief 12-8, a 2024 Chevrolet Command Tahoe

Chief 12-8A, a 2018 Chevrolet Command Tahoe

Deputy 6, a 2014 Chevrolet Command Tahoe

Deputy 12, a 2016 Chevrolet Command Tahoe

Battalion Chief 12, a 2019 Chevrolet Command Tahoe

Battalion 3/6, a 2015 Chevrolet Command Tahoe

Admin 12, a 2019 Chevrolet Admin Tahoe

Ambulance A3, a 2019 Ford E-450 / Custom Works Type III

Ambulance A12, a 2024 Ford E-450 / AEV Type III

Ambulance B12, a 2019 Ford E-450 / Custom Works Type III

Ambulance C12, a 2016 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue Type III

Ambulance A6, a 2024 Ford E-450 / AEV

Ambulance B6, a 2016 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue

Ambulance C6, a  2016 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue

Ambulance B3, a 2015 Ford F-450 / Road Rescue Type I

Ambulance C3, a 2013 Ford E-450 / Road Rescue Type III