Berkeley Fire Department

The Berkeley Fire Department (BFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Berkeley, California, United States as well as the University of California, Berkeley.[5]

Berkeley Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State California
CountyAlameda
Agency overview
Established1904[1]
Annual calls15,028 (2016)[2]
Employees130
Annual budget$45,434,206 (FY 2021)[3]
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefDavid Spraug Chief>"Fire Chief". Berkeley Fire. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.</ref>
EMS levelALS
IAFF1227
Facilities and equipment[4]
Battalions1
Stations7
Engines7 - Front line
3 - Reserve
Trucks2 - Front line
1 - Reserve
Ambulances4 ALS
HAZMAT1
Wildland2 - 1 Type 3 1 Type 6
Website
Berkeley Fire Department
www.bffa1227.org

History

In 1877, volunteer fire companies were first organized.[6] On the 22nd of October 1904 the Berkeley City Hall was destroyed by a fire and shortly thereafter a paid department was formed.[7] In 1914, the Berkeley Fire Department became the first department west of the Mississippi to be fully motorized.[8] In 1923, over 600 homes and businesses were destroyed by the 1923 Berkeley, California fire.[9] In 1977, the fire department placed ambulances into service and took over the responsibility of emergency medical transport from the police department. In 1986, the department began providing paramedic level emergency medical services to the city. In 1991, 63 homes in Berkeley burned down during the Oakland firestorm of 1991.[10]

Stations & Equipment

The Berkeley Fire Department operates out of 7 Fire Stations, located throughout the city.[4] Beginning in July 2017 the Berkeley Fire Department has added staffing for a 4th ambulance.[11]

Fire Station Number Address Engine Company Truck Company Medic Unit Command Unit Wildland Engine Special Operations Units Other Units
1 2442 Eight StreetEngine 1Medic 1Water Tender 1Reserve Ambulance
2 2029 Berkeley WayEngine 2Truck 2Medic 2Battalion 2 Ems 2Wildland engine 602 Type 6HazMat 2Reserve Truck
Reserve Ambulance
3 2710 Russell StreetEngine 3Medic 3
4 1900 Marin AvenueEngine 41912 Segrave (Parade Engine)Reserve Engine
5 2680 Shattuck AvenueEngine 5Truck 5Medic 5Wildland engine 305 Type 3Reserve Engine
6 999 Cedar StreetEngine 6Reserve Engine
7 3000 Shasta RoadEngine 7Cal oes Engine 2612 Type 6Utv 7

See also

References
  1. "Department History". City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. "About BFD". City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. "Budget". City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. "Apparatus". City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. "Berkeley Fire Department". City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. Mike Flynn. "Our History - History of the Berkeley Fire Department". BFFA 1227. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. Daniella Thompson. "Berkeley's City Hall Was Inspired by a Mairie on the Loire". Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. "History". City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. Charles Burress (17 September 1998). "Berkeley Revisits Great Fire of 1923". SF Gate. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. Hills Conservation Network. "Wildfire Lessons". Hills Conservation Network. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  11. City of Berkeley. "FAQ". City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

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