• Engine, Squad and Truck Company
• Personnel: 3 Lieutenants, 13 Firefighter

Station 35 History

The original quarters for Engine Company #35 was in a rented storefront located at 112th Avenue and 49th Street, when the station was opened as a temporary firehouse in 1975. It was designated as Pinellas Park Fire Station #2. The additional firehouse was necessary after a referendum was passed doubling the area to be covered by Pinellas Park Fire Department. The station was strategically placed between a growing industrial area to the northeast, and several large housing developments to the south. Four firemen responded to alarms on a 1960 Ford 750 GPM pumper.
    In 1981, after the construction of a new firehouse across town, temporary Fire Station #2 was almost closed down. Homeowners and business leaders successfully petitioned to keep the firehouse open around the clock. At that time, designation of the temporary station changed to Engine Company #3. Later in 1985, the designation was again changed when it became Engine Company #35 through a county-wide numbering system.  As a result of a referendum to provide paramedic services throughout Pinellas County, a Rescue Company was added in 1980. Rescue Company #35 was discontinued in 1986 when Engine #35 assumed their duties with a paramedic assigned to the unit.
    After almost 20 years as a temporary station, Engine Company #35 moved into new quarters at 11350 43rd Street in 1994. The new firehouse was built at a cost of $975,000. It is also the headquarters for Fire Administration. 
    Currently, Fire Station #35 houses 13 firefighters and 3 Lieutenants. The primary apparatus includes a 2003 Pierce 75-foot Quint, a 2002 Wheeled Coach Rescue and a 1993 Aero Heavy Duty Squad Truck. Additional equipment includes a reserve 1990 Quality pumper.