Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
City	Pittsburgh
Agency overview
Established	September 12, 1793
Annual calls	65,236 (2012)
Employees	670
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Darryl Jones
EMS level	BLS
IAFF	1
Facilities and equipment
Divisions	3
Battalions	4
Stations	30
Engines	28
Trucks	11
Rescues	0
Ambulances	0
HAZMAT	2
USAR	0
Fireboats	1
Light and air	2
Website
Official website
Official IAFF

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire (PBF) provides fire suppression and prevention for the City of Pittsburgh, as well as BLS response on medical details. In all, the bureau is responsible for 55.5 square miles (144 km²) with a population of 305,841 as of the 2013 Census estimation. The Bureau was the first fire department in the United States to unionize and thus has the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) local number of 1.

The Fire Bureau provides fire/rescue services to the Borough of Wilkinsburg and Ingram Borough through the use of two engine companies.

History

The Bureau started out as a volunteer fire department and officially transitioned to a fully paid department on May 23, 1870. 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 first International Association of Fire Fighters union was organized, IAFF Local No. 1.

Stations and apparatus

The quarters of Engine 3 in the Strip District

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

Fire Station Number	Neighborhood	Engine Company	Truck Company	Special Unit	Deputy Chief or Battalion Chief Unit	Battalion
3	Strip District	Engine 3		M.A.C. 1, M.A.C. 2		2
4	Uptown	Engine 4	Truck 4		Deputy Chief	2
6	Lawrenceville	Engine 6	Truck 6	Water Rescue Raft, Foam Trailer		3
7	Stanton Heights	Engine 7		Arson Unit 1, Arson Unit 2, Arson Unit 3		3
8	East Liberty	Engine 8	Truck 8		Battalion Chief 3	3
10	Hill District	Engine 10		PEMS Medic 5		2
12	Greenfield	Engine 12		PEMS Medic 7		2
13	Hazelwood	Engine 13	Truck 13			2
14	Oakland		Truck 14		Battalion Chief 2	2
15	Lincoln-Lemington	Engine 15		Foam Unit 15		3
16	Wilkinsburg	Engine 16				3
17	Homewood	Engine 17	Truck 17	Water Rescue Raft		3
18	Squirrel Hill	Engine 18		PBP Zone 4, Foam Unit 18		2
19	Swisshelm Park	Engine 19				3
20	Hays	Engine 20		PEMS Medic 12		4
22	Arlington	Engine 22				4
23	Carrick	Engine 23		Command Unit 200		4
24	South Side	Engine 24	Truck 24	Water Rescue Raft, Utility 4	Battalion Chief 4	4
26	Brookline	Engine 26	Truck 26			4
27	Mt. Washington	Engine 27				4
28	Beechview	Engine 28				4
29	Westwood	Engine 29		Haz-Mat Foam Unit 29		4
30	Elliott	Engine 30	Truck 30			1
31	Sheraden	Engine 31				1
32	Deutschtown	Engine 32	Truck 32	Haz-Mat Spill Unit 1		1
33	Woods Run		Truck 33			1
34	Observatory Hill	Engine 34				1
35	Brighton Heights	Engine 35				1
37	Manchester	Engine 37		Haz-Mat Foam Unit 37	Battalion Chief 1	1
38	Northview Heights	Engine 38				1

In pop culture

• Sudden Death - A Pittsburgh firefighter is portrayed by Jean-Claude Van Damme.