Austin Fire Department

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]

Austin Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State Texas
CityAustin
Agency overview[1]
Established1841 (1841)
Annual calls86,641 (2013)
Employees1,129 (2014)
Annual budget$171,913,918 (2014)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefJoel Baker
IAFF975
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions8
Stations50
Engines47
Trucks3
Platforms3
Quints10
Rescues4
Ambulances0
USAR1
Airport crash4
Rescue boats5
Website
Official website
IAFF official
Headquarters
Fire Station locations of the Austin Fire Department

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 Year Built [5] Engine Company Quint Company,Tower Ladder Company Or Ladder Company Command Unit Special Unit
1 401 East 5th St1938Engine 1
Engine 13		Quint 1Shift CommanderUSAR 1
2 506 W. MLK Boulevard1932Engine 2Battalion 1
3 201 West 30th Street1957Engine 3Quint 3
4 1000 Blanco Street1905Engine 4
5 1201 Webberville Road1969Engine 5Brush Truck 5
6 1705 South Congress Avenue1932Engine 6
7 201 Chicon Street1940Engine 7
8 8989 Research Boulevard1972Engine 8Tower Ladder 8Battalion 3
9 4301 Speedway1929Engine 9
10 3009 Windsor Road1938Engine 10
11 1611 Kinney Avenue1949Engine 11
12 2109 Hancock Drive1949Engine 12
14 4305 Airport Boulevard1952Engine 14Battalion 6Rescue 14, Hazmat 1, Hazmat 2, CBRNE Lab, Spill 14, Hazmat 14
15 829 Airport Boulevard1953Engine 15Brush Truck 15
16 7000 Reese Lane1957Engine 16
17 4128 South 1st Street1990Engine 17Quint 17Battalion 4
18 6311 Berkman Drive1965Engine 18Quint 18
19 5211 Balcones Drive1967Quint 19
20 6601 Manchaca Road1974Engine 20Rescue 20
21 4201 Spicewood Springs Road1974Engine 21Brush Truck 21
22 5309 East Riverside Drive1975Engine 22Ladder 22
23 1330 East Rundberg Lane1978Engine 23
24 5811 Nuckles Crossing1980Engine 24Brush Truck 24
25 5228 Duval Road1980Engine 25
26 6702 Wentworth Drive1982Engine 26Brush Truck 26
27 5401 McCarty Lane1985Quint 27Battalion 8
28 2410 Parmer Lane1987Engine 28Rescue 28
29 3704 Deer Lane1987Engine 29
30 1021 W. Braker Lane1987Engine 30
31 5507 Ranch Rd 22221988Engine 31Rescue 31
Boat 31, Hazmat 31
32 2804 Montebello Road1988Engine 32
33 9409 Bluegrass Drive1988Engine 33
34 10041 Lake Creek Parkway1998Quint 34Battalion 2
35 5500 Burleson Road1995Engine 35Battalion 5Smoke Buster 35
36 400 Ralph Ablanedo1997Engine 36Tower Ladder 36
37 8660 Highway 71 West1999Engine 37Brush Truck 37
38 10111 Anderson Mill Road1999Engine 38
39 7701 River Place Boulevard1999Engine 39Brush Truck 39
40 12711 Harrisglenn Blvd2001Engine 40Quint 40Battalion 7
41 11205 Harris Branch Pkwy1998Engine 41Brush Truck 41
42 2434 Cardinal LoopEngine 42Quint 42Brush Truck 42
43 11401 Escarpment Blvd2005Engine 43
44 11612 Four Iron Dr2005Quint 44
45 9421 Spectrum BlvdEngine 45Brush Truck 45
46 12010 Brodie LaneEngine 46Brush Truck 46
47 4200 City Park RdEngine 47
48 14312 Hunters Bend RdEngine 48Brush Truck 48
49 11112 Old San Antonio Rd2019Engine 49Brush Truck 49
Austin–Bergstrom AirportAFR 5,Crash 3, Crash 4, Crash 6, Crash 8

See also

References
  1. "2014/15 Approved Budget" (PDF). City of Austin Texas. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Stations". Austin Fire Department. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "•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.
  5. "Austin Fire Department Historical Highlights" (PDF). Austin Fire Department. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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