Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire
Operational area
Country  United States
State  Pennsylvania
City Pittsburgh
Agency overview[1]
Established September 12, 1793
Annual calls 65,236 (2012)
Employees 825
Staffing Career
Fire chief Darryl Jones
EMS level BLS
IAFF 1
Facilities and equipment[1]
Divisions 3
Battalions 5
Stations 30
Engines 45
Trucks 17
Quints 5
Rescues 0
Ambulances 0
HAZMAT 0
USAR 0
Fireboats 5
Website
Official website
Official IAFF

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire (PBF) provides fire protection to the city of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] In all the department is responsible for 55.5 square miles (144 km2) with a population of 305,841 as of the 2013 Census estimation.[3] The Bureau was the first fire department in the United States to unionize and thus has an International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) number of 1.[4]

History

The department started out as a volunteer fire department and officially transitioned to a fully paid department on May 23, 1870.[4] Over 30 years later in 1903 a group of Pittsburgh firefighters sought to improve working and living conditions of those serving in the department. They formed an association known as the City Fireman’s Protective Association. By September 1903, the very first International Association of Fire Fighters union was organized, IAFF Local No. 1.[4]

Stations and apparatus

The quarters of Engine 3

Below is a complete listing of all fire station and apparatus locations in the city of Pittsburgh according to Battalion.

Neighborhood Engine (Quint) Company Truck Company Special Unit Command Unit Battalion
3 Strip DistrictEngine 3M.A.C. 1, M.A.C. 22
4 UptownEngine 4Truck 4Deputy chief2
6 LawrencevilleEngine 6Truck 6Water Rescue Raft, Foam Trailer3
7 Stanton HeightsEngine 7Arson Unit 1, Arson Unit 2, Arson Unit 33
8 East LibertyEngine 8Truck 8Battalion 33
10 Upper OaklandEngine 10PEMS Medic 52
12 GreenfieldEngine 12PEMS Medic 72
13 HazelwoodEngine 13Truck 132
14 OaklandTruck 14Battalion 22
15 Lincoln-LemingtonEngine 153
16 WilkinsburgEngine 163
17 HomewoodEngine 17Truck 17Water Rescue Raft3
18 Squirrel HillEngine 18(Quint)2
19 Swisshelm ParkEngine 192
20 HaysEngine 20PEMS Medic 124
22 ArlingtonEngine 224
23 CarrickEngine 23(Quint)Command Unit 2004
24 South SideEngine 24Truck 24Water Rescue RaftBattalion 44
26 BrooklineEngine 26Truck 264
27 Mt. WashingtonEngine 27(Quint)Aerial 2(Reserve)4
28 BeechviewEngine 284
29 WestwoodEngine 29Haz-Mat./Foam 294
30 ElliottEngine 30Truck 301
31 SheradenEngine 311
32 Spring GardenEngine 32Truck 32Haz-Mat./Spill Unit 11
33 Woods RunTruck 331
34 Observatory HillEngine 341
35 Brighton HeightsEngine 351
37 ManchesterEngine 37Haz-Mat./Foam Unit 37Battalion 11
38 Northview HeightsEngine 381

In pop culture

References

  1. 1 2 "Response Statistics". Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "About the Bureau". Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pittsburgh Fire Fighters History". IAFF Local 1. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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