Anchorage Fire Department
Operational area | |
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Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
City | Anchorage |
Agency overview[1] | |
Established | 1915 |
Annual calls | 32,615 (2012) |
Employees | 378 (2015) |
Annual budget | $90,867,728 2015) |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | Chris Bushue |
IAFF | 1264 |
Facilities and equipment[1] | |
Battalions | 3 |
Stations | 13 |
Engines | 14 |
Trucks | 5 |
Rescues | 2 |
Ambulances | 9 |
Tenders | 3 |
HAZMAT | 1 |
Wildland | 1 |
Website | |
Official website | |
IAFF website |
The Anchorage Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Anchorage, Alaska. Areas served by department include the incorporated areas of downtown Anchorage, Bird, Bootleggers Cove, Eagle River, Eklutna, Fairview, Girdwood, Indian, Mountain View, Muldoon, and Spenard, among others.[1]
History
The Anchorage Fire Department was founded in 1915. By 1951, AFD had grown to 50 fire fighters, and saw the beginning of Anchorage's first ambulance service. In 1967, the various fire companies unified as the Greater Anchorage Area Borough Fire Department. In 1975, the City of Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Borough unified, becoming the Municipality of Anchorage.
As of 2015, the AFD has a goal of maintaining 315 fire fighters and paramedics on active duty.[2][3]
Stations and apparatus
Neighborhood | Engine | Truck | Medic | Special | Battalion | ||
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1 | Downtown | Engine 1 Engine 2 | Truck 1 | Medic 1 | HazMat1 | Battalion 1 | [4] |
3 | Airport Heights | Engine 3 | Truck 3 | Medic 3 | [5] | ||
4 | Tudor | Engine 4 | Medic 4 | Rescue 4, Water Rescue | [6] | ||
5 | Spenard | Engine 5 | Truck 5 | Medic 5 | [7] | ||
6 | Muldoon | Engine 6 | Medic 6 | [8] | |||
7 | Jewel Lake | Engine 7 | Medic 7 | [9] | |||
8 | O'Malley | Engine 8 | Tender 8 | [10] | |||
9 | Huffman | Engine 9 | Medic 9 | Tender 9 | [11] | ||
10 | Rabbit Creek | Engine 10 | Brush 10, Rescue 10 | [12] | |||
11 | Eagle River | Engine 11 | Truck 11 | Medic 11 | Tender 11 | [13] | |
12 | Dimond | Engine 12 | Truck 12 | Medic 12 | Battalion 2 | [14] | |
14 | Tudor Baxter | Engine 14 | Battalion 3 | [15] | |||
15 | Southport | Engine 15 | [16] |
References
- 1 2 3 "Annual Report" (PDF). Anchorage Fire Department. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "With 16 new recruits, Anchorage Fire Department ups its numbers". KTVA. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Fire Department". Municipality of Anchorage. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Station 1". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 3". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 4". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 5". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 6". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 7". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 8". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 9". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 10". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 11". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 12". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 14". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Station 15". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
Coordinates: 61°13′06″N 149°52′56″W / 61.21833°N 149.88222°W