Engine Company 1 was created on October 30, 2004, which allowed for the separation of the Department of Public Safety into independent police and fire departments nearly two months later. Engine Company 1 is responsible for protection of the city's northside, including the Morgan commercial area near Interstate 40 and many of the large occupancies in the Maumelle Industrial Park. 

The company consists of 12 firefighters across three shifts. This staffing allows for a minimum of three firefighters on duty 24 hours a day at Fire Station 1.

The firefighters of Engine Company 1 currently staff a 2018 Pierce PUC Rescue Pumper from their quarters at Fire Station 1 at 2000 Murphy Drive. They formerly shared quarters with Engine Company 2 at 100 Millwood Circle but were relocated to the new station on March 12, 2010.
   

Engine Company 1: A Shift
DARRON PITCHFORD Captain EMT Serving since Aug. 2011	PATRICK McINTIRE Lieutenant EMT Serving since July 2008	BRAD NOBLITT Firefighter EMT Serving since Aug. 2023	DYLAN STIRRUP Firefighter EMT Serving since Jan. 2024
Engine Company 1: B Shift
AILEEN WAMSLEY Captain Paramedic Serving since July 2014	AUSTIN CLAY Lieutenant EMT Serving since Mar. 2020	MICHAEL HEFTA Firefighter Paramedic Serving since Apr. 2022	AUSTIN LIBERTON Firefighter EMT Serving since June 2017
Engine Company 1: C Shift
ADAM SWALLS Captain EMT Serving since July 2004	HUNTER McELROY Lieutenant Paramedic Serving since July 2014	DUSTIN HAILE Firefighter EMT Serving since June 2017	TAYLOR MATHIS Firefighter EMT Serving since Aug 2022