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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| State | |
| City | Austin |
| Agency overview[1] | |
| Established | 1841 |
| Annual calls | 109,280 (2022) |
| Employees | 1,257 (2022) |
| Annual budget | $219M (2022) |
| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | Joel Baker |
| EMS level | BLS |
| IAFF | 975 |
| Facilities and equipment[2] | |
| Battalions | 8 Battalions |
| Stations | 52 Fire Stations |
| Engines | 47 Engine Companies |
| Trucks | 8 Truck Companies |
| Quints | 5 Quint Companies |
| Rescues | 4 Rescue Companies |
| USAR | 1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit |
| Airport crash | 4 Crash Trucks |
| Rescue boats | 5 Rescue Boats |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF official | |


The Austin Fire Department provides fire protection and first-response emergency medical services to the city of Austin, Texas. The Austin Fire Department is the fourth largest fire department (by number of personnel) in the state of Texas.[3] In total, the department is responsible for an area of 272 square miles (700 km2) and services a population of 885,400 (2013 estimate), the 11th largest city by population in the United States.[4]
History
The Austin Fire Department was started in 1841 when the first fire protection organization was sanctioned by the city council consisting of a seven-man fire protection group.[5] It was not until 1858 that the city would have a properly organized, skilled and equipped department.
Stations and apparatus
| Fire station Number | Address | Engine Company | Ladder Company | Command Units | Special Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 401 E. 5th St | Engine 1 Engine 13 | Ladder 1 | USAR 1 | |
| 2 | 506 W. MLK Blvd | Engine 2 | Battalion Chief 1 | ||
| 3 | 201 W. 30th St | Engine 3 | Ladder 3 | ||
| 4 | 1000 Blanco St | Engine 4 | |||
| 5 | 1201 Webberville Rd | Engine 5 | |||
| 6 | 1705 S. Congress Ave | Engine 6 | |||
| 7 | 201 Chicon St | Engine 7 | |||
| 8 | 8989 Research Blvd | Engine 8 | Tower Ladder 8 | Battalion Chief 3 | |
| 9 | 4301 Speedway | Engine 9 | |||
| 10 | 3009 Windsor Rd | Engine 10 | |||
| 11 | 1611 Kinney Ave | Engine 11 | |||
| 12 | 2109 Hancock Dr | Engine 12 | |||
| 14 | 4305 Airport Blvd | Engine 14 | Battalion Chief 6 | Rescue 14, Hazmat 1, Hazmat 2, CBRNE Lab, Spill 14, Hazmat 14 | |
| 15 | 829 Airport Blvd | Engine 15 | Brush Truck 15 | ||
| 16 | 7000 Reese Ln | Engine 16 | |||
| 17 | 4128 S. 1st St | Engine 17 | Ladder 17 | Shift Commander | |
| 18 | 6311 Berkman Dr | Engine 18 | Ladder 18 | ||
| 19 | 5211 Balcones Dr | Quint 19 | |||
| 20 | 6601 Manchaca Rd | Engine 20 | Rescue 20 | ||
| 21 | 4201 Spicewood Springs Rd | Engine 21 | Brush Truck 21 | ||
| 22 | 5309 E. Riverside Dr | Engine 22 | Ladder 22 | ||
| 23 | 1330 E. Rundberg Ln | Engine 23 | Battalion Chief 7 | ||
| 24 | 5811 Nuckols Crossing Rd | Engine 24 | Brush Truck 24 | ||
| 25 | 5228 Duval Rd | Engine 25 | |||
| 26 | 6702 Wentworth Dr | Engine 26 | Brush Truck 26 | ||
| 27 | 5401 McCarty Ln | Engine 27 | |||
| 28 | 2410 W. Parmer Ln | Engine 28 | Rescue 28 | ||
| 29 | 3625 Davis Ln | Engine 29 | |||
| 30 | 1021 W. Braker Ln | Engine 30 | |||
| 31 | 5507 Ranch Rd 2222 | Engine 31 | Rescue 31 Boat 31, Hazmat 31 | ||
| 32 | 2804 Montebello Rd | Engine 32 | |||
| 33 | 9409 Bluegrass Dr | Engine 33 | |||
| 34 | 10041 Lake Creek Pkwy | Quint 34 | Battalion Chief 2 | ||
| 35 | 5500 Burleson Rd | Engine 35 | Battalion Chief 4 | Smoke Buster 35 | |
| 36 | 400 Ralph Ablanedo Dr | Engine 36 | Tower Ladder 36 | ||
| 37 | 8660 W. SH 71 | Engine 37 | Brush Truck 37 | ||
| 38 | 10111 Anderson Mill Rd | Engine 38 | |||
| 39 | 7701 River Place Blvd | Engine 39 | Brush Truck 39 | ||
| 40 | 12711 Harrisglenn Blvd | Engine 40 | Ladder 40 | ||
| 41 | 11205 Harris Branch Pkwy | Engine 41 | Brush Truck 41 | ||
| 42 | 2434 Cardinal Lp | Engine 42 | Brush Truck 42 | ||
| 43 | 11401 Escarpment Blvd | Engine 43 | |||
| 44 | 11612 Four Iron Dr | Quint 44 | |||
| 45 | 9421 Spectrum Blvd | Engine 45 | Brush Truck 45 | ||
| 46 | 12010 Brodie Ln | Engine 46 | Brush Truck 46 | ||
| 47 | 4200 City Park Rd | Engine 47 | |||
| 48 | 14312 Hunters Bend Rd | Engine 48 | Brush Truck 48 | ||
| 49 | 11112 Old San Antonio Rd | Engine 49 | Brush Truck 49 | ||
| 50 | 7019 Elroy Rd | Engine 50 | Quint 50 | Battalion Chief 5 | |
| 51 | 5410 W. US Hwy 290 | Quint 51 | Battalion Chief 8 | ||
| 52 | 4601 Westlake Dr | Engine 52 | |||
| 53 | 9400 Capital View Dr | Engine 53 | Jan 2024 | Brush Truck 53 | |
| Austin–Bergstrom Airport | AFR 5 | Crash 3, Crash 4, Crash 6, Crash 8 |
See also
References
- ↑ "2014/15 Approved Budget" (PDF). City of Austin Texas. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Stations". Austin Fire Department. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Regulated departments by size". Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places over 50,000, Ranked by July 1, 2013 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". 2013 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. May 2013. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2020-02-12. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Austin Fire Department Historical Highlights" (PDF). Austin Fire Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
External links
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