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Buffalo Fire Department

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Country
  
United States

City
  
Buffalo

Staffing
  
Career

State
  
New York

Annual budget
  
$4,727,914 (2014)

Commissioner
  
Garnell Whitfield, Jr.

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 over 260,000 people in a geographic area of approximately 42 square miles (110 km2).

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Stations & Apparatus

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

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
  • Engine 6 - Smith & Fulton
  • Engine 7 - Lower Terrace & Evans St.
  • Engine 8 - 174 Chicago St.
  • Engine 9 - 707 Washington St.
  • Engine 10 - 315 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. & Cassy St.
  • Engine 15 - 64 Amherst St.
  • Engine 16 - 1420 Main St. - Disbanded 2002
  • Engine 17 Rhode Island & Chenango
  • Engine 18 - 1032 Fillmore Ave. - Disbanded 2002
  • Engine 24 - 110 Leroy Ave.
  • Engine 27 - 33 Johnson St.
  • Engine 29(Marine Unit) - 315 Ganson St.
  • Engine 30 -517 Southside Pkwy. Disbanded 1994
  • Ladder 1 - 707 Washington St. Disbanded 1994
  • Ladder 3 - 303 Spring St.
  • Ladder 8 - 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 the County 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

    Buffalo Fire Department Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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