Station House #1 is located in the Heart of South County at Lindbergh and Lemay Ferry. This engine house was built in 1957 and served as the first home of the Mehlville Fire Department and its administration offices. Station #1 also housed the Fire Alarm Dispatching services for the fire department and the surrounding community from 1968 to 1971. Presently, there is a Pumper company 1710 manned with three personnel and ALS ambulance 1717 with two Paramedics assigned to this station house. Because of this fire stations strategic location in terms of easy access to the main state highways, thoroughfares, business community and the general population density, this station answers in excess of 1200 Fire and EMS calls per year. Of the stations of the Mehlville Fire Protection District engine house is the busiest overall. This station covers an area from Reavis Barracks Road on the North to Mattis Road on the South. I-55 on the West to the Mississippi River on the East. Engine House is approximately 5300 square feet.