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]
Operational area | |
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Country | United States |
State | New York |
City | Buffalo |
Agency overview | |
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 |
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) |
There have been multiple fire companies disbanded throughout the history of the Buffalo Fire Department due to budget cuts or department reorganization.
Squads were Second Piece to Host Engine Co.