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Engine 20
Battalion 5
Ladder 20 starts November 8, 2025
9400 Nations Ford Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28273
Opened In: 1974
2014 Spartan/Smeal Pumper
2000 gallons per minute
500 gallon water tank
30 gallon foam tank
Started service: 11/13/2014
Ended service:
November 2023
Currently no longer Engine 20
2004 Spartan/Smeal Pumper
1500 gallons per minute
500 gallon water tank
30 gallon foam tank
Ended service: 11/13/2014
1993 Spartan/Quailty Pumper
1500 gallons per minute
500 gallon water tank
30 gallon foam tank
Photo provided by Batt. Chief Shane Nantz (ret.)
1976 Seagrave Pumper
1000 gallons per minute
300 gallon water tank
Photo taken by Lee Wilson
2012 Chevrolet Tahoe
Started service: August 2012
Ended service: November 2018
Currently no longer Battalion 5.
2008 Ford Crown Victoria
Started service: Sep. 2008
Ended service: August 2012
2013 Chevrolet Pick-Up/
Brush Truck
??? gallons per minute
??? gallon water tank
Started service: March 2015
1998 Ford F-350 Pick-Up/
Brush Truck
gallons per minute
100 gallon water tank
Ended service: March 2015
unknown manufacture
Photo provided by Batt. Chief Shane Nantz (ret.)
“Strength & Pride”
Engine 20
Battalion 5
Brush 20
Ladder 20 (Ladder 20 enters service November 8, 2025)
Tanker 20
