Austin Fire Department

Austin Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State Texas
CityAustin
Agency overview[1]
Established1841 (1841)
Annual calls109,280 (2022)
Employees1,257 (2022)
Annual budget$219M (2022)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefJoel Baker
EMS levelBLS
IAFF975
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions8 Battalions
Stations53 Fire Stations
Engines47 Engine Companies
Trucks8 Truck Companies
Quints5 Quint Companies
Rescues4 Rescue Companies
USAR1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit
Airport crash4 Crash Trucks
Rescue boats5 Rescue Boats
Website
Official website
IAFF official
Headquarters
Fire station locations of the 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]

History[edit]

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[edit]

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 Brush Truck 53
54 9804 N FM 620 Dec 2024
Austin–Bergstrom Airport AFR 5 Crash 3, Crash 4, Crash 6, Crash 8

AFD Command Ranks[edit]

  • Austin Fire Chief
  • Assistant Chief
  • Division Chief
  • Battalion Chief
  • Fire Captain
  • Lieutenant
  • Fire Specialist
  • Firefighter
  • Probationary Firefighter

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2014/15 Approved Budget" (PDF). City of Austin Texas. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Stations". Austin Fire Department. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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