Buffalo Fire Department
Appearance
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Annual budget | $44,354,774 (2017) [1] |
Staffing | Career |
Commissioner | William Renaldo |
IAFF | 282 |
Motto | Ut Vivant Alii (So Others May Live) |
Facilities and equipment[2] | |
Divisions | 1 |
Battalions | 4 |
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 278,349 people in a geographic area of 40.38 square miles (104.6 km2).[3]
Stations and apparatus
[edit]As of October 2023[update], the Buffalo Fire Department operates out of nineteen fire stations with 1 Division Chief and 4 Battalion Chiefs.[2]
Station # | Address | Engine company | Truck company | Special unit | Chief Unit | |
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1 | 132 Ellicott St. | Engine 1 | Ladder 2 | Water Rescue Unit | ||
2 | 376 Virginia St. | Engine 2 | Mobile Command Unit, Safety Officer | B56 (Division Chief) | ||
3 | 601 Broadway | Engine 3 | Haz-Mat 1 | B43 (Battalion Chief 3) | ||
4 | 939 Abbott Rd. | Engine 4 Engine 25 | Ladder 10 | |||
19 | 209 Forest Ave. | Engine 19 | ||||
20 | 155 Ohio St. | Edward M. Cotter fireboat | ||||
21 | 1229 Jefferson Ave. | Engine 21 | Ladder 6 | Rescue 1, Collapse/Technical Rescue Unit | ||
22 | 1528 Broadway | Engine 22 | ||||
23 | 3226 Bailey Ave. | Engine 23 | ||||
25 | Closed for Building of New Firehouse | |||||
26 | 703 Tonawanda St. | Engine 26 | ||||
28 | 1170 E. Lovejoy St. | Engine 28 | ||||
31 | 2044 Bailey Ave. | Engine 31 | Ladder 14 | Haz-Mat. Spill/Decon. unit | ||
32 | 700 Seneca St. | Engine 32 | Ladder 5 | B-46 (Battalion 6) | ||
33 | 1720 Filmore Ave. | Engine 33 | ||||
34 | 2837 Main St. | Engine 34 | Ladder 7 | |||
35 | 1512 Clinton St. | Engine 35 | Ladder 15 | |||
36 | 860 Hertel Ave. | Engine 36 | Ladder 13 | Foam Unit 36 | ||
37 | 500 Rhode Island St. | Engine 37 | Ladder 4 | B44 (Battalion Chief 4) | ||
38 | 398 Linden Ave. | Engine 38 | B47 (Battalion Chief 7) |
- All truck companies in the BFD are tower ladders with the exception of Ladder 15
Disbanded fire companies
[edit]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 7 - Buffalo Niagara International Airport ( Taken over by NFTA )
- 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "City of Buffalo Recommended Budget 2017-2018 Fire Department" (PDF). City of Buffalo. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on Feb 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Fire House Locations". Buffalo Fire Department. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Quick Facts Buffalo city, New York". 1 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2024.