Buffalo Fire Department

Buffalo Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	New York
City	Buffalo
Agency overview
Annual budget	$44,354,774 (2017)
Staffing	Career
Commissioner	William Renaldo
IAFF	282
Motto	Ut Vivant Alii (So Others May Live)
Facilities and equipment
Divisions	1 (B-56)
Battalions	4 (B-43, B-44, B-46, B-47)
Stations	19
Engines	19
Trucks	9
Rescues	1
HAZMAT	1
Fireboats	1
Light and air	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Buffalo Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Buffalo, New York. The department serves a population of 256,902 people in a geographic area of approximately 42 square miles (110 km²).

Stations and apparatus

As of June 2015, the Buffalo Fire Department operates out of nineteen fire stations.

Engine company	Truck company	Special unit	Chief	Address
Engine 1	Truck 2	Water rescue unit		132 Ellicott St.
Engine 2		Mobile command unit, Safety Officer/Fire Marshal	B56 (Division Chief)	376 Virginia St.
Engine 3		Haz-mat. unit	B43 (Battalion 3)	601 Broadway
Engine 4				939 Abbott Rd.
Engine 19				209 Forest Ave.
		Fireboat 20		155 Ohio St.
Engine 21	Truck 6	Rescue 1, Collapse/technical rescue unit		1229 Jefferson Ave.
Engine 22				1528 Broadway
Engine 23		ATF response unit		3226 Bailey Ave.
Engine 25	Truck 10		B46 (Battalion 6)	517 Southside Pkwy.
Engine 26				703 Tonawanda St.
Engine 28				1170 E. Lovejoy St.
Engine 31	Truck 14	Haz-mat. spill unit/decon. unit		2044 Bailey Ave.
Engine 32	Truck 5			700 Seneca St.
Engine 33		Rehab. unit, Medical response unit		1720 Fillmore Ave.
Engine 34	Truck 7			2837 Main St.
Engine 35	Truck 15			1512 Clinton St.
Engine 36	Truck 13	Foam unit		860 Hertel Ave.
Engine 37	Truck 4	Haz-mat./decon. trailer	B44 (Battalion 4)	500 Rhode Island St.
Engine 38			B47 (Battalion 7)	398 Linden Ave.

• All truck companies in the BFD are tower ladders with the exception of Truck 15.

Disbanded fire companies

There have been multiple fire companies disbanded throughout the history of the Buffalo Fire Department due to budget cuts or department reorganization.

• Engine 5 – Emsile & Bristol (torn down)
• Engine 6 – Originally located at 700 Seneca St then moved to Smith & Fulton (torn down)
• Engine 7 – Lower Terrace & Evans St. (torn down)
• Engine 8 – Chicago St. torn down E-8 relocated to L-8
• Engine 9 – 707 Washington St. – disbanded 1978
• Engine 10 – 30 Ganson St. – disbanded 2003
• Engine 11 – 1195 Niagara St.
• Engine 12 – 132 Ellicott St. – disbanded December 1, 1954
• Engine 13 – 195 Court St. – disbanded July 1, 1994
• Engine 14 – William St. & Casey St. (torn down)
• Engine 15 – Original house torn down at Amherst & Thompson 64 Amherst St.
• Engine 16 – 1420 Main St. / 1229 Jefferson Ave. – disbanded 2002
• Engine 17 – Rhode Island & Chenango (parking lot of current E-37)
• Engine 18 – 1032 Fillmore Ave. – disbanded/reinstated 1982 – disbanded permanently 2002
• Engine 24 – 110 Leroy Ave.
• Engine 27 – 33 Johnson St. (torn down) – disbanded 1978 to form Rescue 1
• Engine 29 (Marine unit) – 315 Ganson St. (torn down)
• Engine 30 – Original quarters South Park and Whitfield. Moved to Ladder 10's quarters at Southside and Mesmer, then moved to 517 Southside Pkwy. disbanded/reinstated 1982 – disbanded permanently 1994
• Ladder 1 – 707 Washington St. disbanded 1994
• Ladder 3 – 303 Spring St. (torn down)
• Ladder 8 – Original house on Chicago St still standing 315 Ganson St. – disbanded 1976
• Ladder 9 – 376 Virginia St. – disbanded March 2004
• Ladder 11 – 636 Fillmore Ave.
• Ladder 12 – 395 Amherst St.
• Ladder 16 – 939 Abbott Rd. – disbanded 1976
• Rescue 2 – Rhode Island & Chenango St. disbanded 1994
• Rescue 3 – 33 Johnson St. Was a two-piece company with Engine 27, not a company, Engine 27 was closed to establish Rescue 1
• B41 (Battalion 1) – 132 Ellicott St. – now the Safety Chief, operates out of 195 Court, responds to 2nd alarm or greater
• B42 (Battalion 2) – 707 Washington St. – now the Training Bureau Chief, operates out of Buffalo Fire Training Academy on Broadway in Cheektowaga
• B45 (Battalion 5) – 273 Kehr St.
• South Division Chief – 700 Seneca St.

Squads were Second Piece to Host Engine Co.

• Squad 1 – 132 Ellicott St.
• Squad 2 – 517 Southside Pkwy.
• Squad 3 – 33 Johnson St., was Heavy Rescue 3, With E27 E27 disbanded to create Rescue 1
• Squad 4 – 2025 Bailey Ave.
• Squad 5 – 500 Rhode Island St.
• Squad 6 – 110 Leroy Ave.
• Squad 7 – 64 Amherst St.
• Squad 8 – 700 Seneca St.
• Squad 9 – 707 Washington St.
• Squad 10 – 1032 Fillmore Ave.
• Squad 11 – 310 Jersey St.
• Quad 6 – 131 Southside Pkwy.
• Chemical 5 – 166 Cleveland Ave.
• Water Tower 1 – 195 Court St.
• Water Tower 2 – 195 Court St.