Phoenix Fire Department

Phoenix Fire Department
Operational area
Country	United States
State	Arizona
City	Phoenix
Agency overview[1]
Established	1886
Annual calls	214,040 (2018)
Employees	2,018
Annual budget	$365,548,474 (2018-2019)
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Mike Duran
EMS level	ALS
IAFF	493
Facilities and equipment[1]
Battalions	10
Stations	58
Engines	65
Trucks	14
Squads	3
Ambulances	36
Tenders	6
Airport crash	5
Wildland	15
Website
	Official website
	IAFF website

The Phoenix Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The department responded to 186,594 calls during 2014–2015, with 88% being for emergency medical services.[2] The Phoenix Fire Department currently protects 1.5 million residents spread across an area of 520 square miles (1,300 km²).[2]

History

The Phoenix Fire Department was established as a volunteer fire department on August 17, 1886, with the formation of Engine 1.[3] In 1922 the department transitioned from volunteers to career members. From 1924 to present day, the department created the A, B, and C shifts, which started and ended every third day at 8:00 AM.[3]

On Dec. 9, 1929, the Phoenix Fire Department suffered its first fatality in the line of duty. While responding to a call, Squad 1 and Engine 2 crashed into each other at 14th and Van Buren streets. Captain Jack Sullivan of Squad 1 was killed immediately.[4]

In 1936 the Phoenix Fire Department joined the International Association of Firefighters and formed the union Local 493. The surrounding fire departments, Tempe, Glendale, Chandler, Surprise, and Peoria, are also part of Local 493.[5]

On Jun. 5, 2021 the Phoenix Fire Department responded to a fire at around 35th Ave and Lincoln St. The strength of the fire grew quickly from a 2 alarm fire, which it then skipped to a 4 alarm fire, which then grew to a 5 alarm fire, after that it grew finally to a 6 alarm fire with more than 150 firefighters on scene. To this day this was the largest response of the Phoenix Fire Department with more than 10 different agencies from across Arizona and even 200+ firefighters. Source

Stations & apparatus

The fire department battalions are listed here. Some fire stations have two engine companies. In February 2020, the fire department opened the 9th Battalion in the Central District. Each Battalion is commanded by a Battalion Chief and each District is commanded by a District Chief.

Battalion 1 (Central District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	EMS Rescue Transport unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
1	323 N. 4th Ave	Engine 1 Engine 2	Ladder 1		Command Response Vehicle South Deputy Chief	Ladder Tender 1 High Rise 1
3	1257 W. Pierce St	Engine 3		Rescue 3 Rescue 903		Medical Response 3
8	1025 E. Polk St	Engine 8		Rescue 8	Car 957S (South Special Operations Captain)	Squad 8 Squad Tender 8 Support 8
16	1414 East Mohave	Engine 16		Crisis Response 16

Battalion 2 (East District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	EMS Rescue Transport unit	Brush or Tanker Unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
11	2727 E. Roosevelt St	Engine 11	Ladder 11	Rescue 11			Ladder Tender 11
12	4247 N. 32nd St	Engine 12	Ladder 12			Battalion Chief 2 Deputy 2	Ladder Tender 12 Support 12
13	2828 N. 47th Place	Engine 13		Rescue 13
17	1531 E. Missouri Ave	Engine 17		Rescue 17
91	8444 N. Tatum Blvd	Engine 91			Support 91
92	6519 E. Lincoln Dr	Engine 92			Brush 92 Water Tender 92

Battalion 3 (West District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	EMS Rescue Transport unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
14	1330 N. 32nd Ave	Engine 14
15	4730 N. 43rd Ave	Engine 15		Rescue 15
24	2602 N. 43rd Ave	Engine 24	Ladder 24			Ladder Tender 24
25	4010 N. 63rd Ave	Engine 25 Engine 925		Rescue 25	Battalion Chief 3 Deputy 3
40	3838 N. 83rd Ave	Engine 40		Rescue 40
44	7117 W. McDowell Rd	Engine 44				Squad 44 Squad Tender 44
54	9820 W. Campbell Ave	Engine 54				Water Tender 54
59	1111 S. 65th Ave	Engine 34		Rescue 34		Foam 34 Foam 59

Battalion 4 (North District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	EMS Rescue Transport Unit	Brush Unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
33	2409 W. Cactus Rd	Engine 33	Ladder 33	Rescue 33			Ladder Tender 33
36	21602 N. 9th Ave	Engine 36					Water Tender 36
41	2501 W. Morningside Dr	Engine 41	Ladder 41			Battalion Chief 4 Deputy 4	HazMat 41 Ladder Tender 41 Command Van 30
42	3246 W. Greenway Rd.	Engine 42		Rescue 42
48	5230 W. Happy Valley Rd	Engine 48			Brush 48
50	20225 N. 35th Ave	Engine 50	Ladder 50	Rescue 50			Ladder Tender 50 Utility 50
55	26700 N. 27th Ave	Engine 55		Rescue 55	Brush 55
56	3210 W. Canotia Place	Engine 56			Brush Engine 56		Water Tender 56

Battalion 5 (South District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	EMS Rescue Transport Unit	Brush Unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
6	368 W. Apache St	Engine 6
21	1212 S. 27th Ave	Engine 21		Rescue 21
22	230 E. Roeser Rd	Engine 22	Ladder 22	Rescue 22		Battalion Chief 5 Deputy 5	Ladder Tender 22
23	4416 S. 32nd St	Engine 23			Brush 23
28	7409 S. 16th St	Engine 28		Rescue 28	Brush 28		Support 28
39	2276 W. Southern Ave	Engine 39			Brush 39
57	1708 W. Dobbins Rd	Engine 57		Rescue 57	Brush 57		Water Tender 57
58	4718 West Dobbins Rd	Engine 58		Rescue 58	Brush 58		Water Tender 58

Battalion 6 (East District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	EMS Rescue Transport Unit	Brush Unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
27	12449 N. 32nd St	Engine 27		Rescue 27
31	5730 E. Thunderbird Rd	Engine 31		Rescue 31
35	646 E. Paradise Ln	Engine 35 Engine 935		Rescue 35
37	16602 N. 40th St	Engine 37	Ladder 37				Ladder Tender 37
45	2545 E. Beardsley Rd	Engine 45		Rescue 45	Brush 45		Support 45
49	3750 E. Dynamite Blvd	Engine 49		Rescue 49	Brush 49		Water Tender 49
52	21650 N. Tatum Blvd	Engine 52		Rescue 52	Brush 52	Battalion Chief 6 Car 957N (North Special Operations Captain)
72	33027 N. Cave Creek Rd	Engine 929			Brush 72		Squad 29

Battalion 7 (South District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	EMS Rescue Transport Unit	Brush Unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
32	7620 S. 42nd Pl	Engine 32		Rescue 32	Brush 32		HazMat 32
38	5002 E. Warner-Elliot Loop	Engine 38		Rescue 38
43	4110 E. Chandler Blvd	Engine 43	Ladder 43			Battalion Chief 7	Ladder Tender 43
46	15402 S. Marketplace Way	Engine 46		Rescue 46	Brush 46

Battalion 8 (North District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	EMS Rescue Transport Unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
7	403 E. Hatcher Rd	Engine 7		Rescue 7
20	726 W. Glendale Ave	Engine 20	Ladder 20			Ladder Tender 20
26	3301 W. Rose Ln	Engine 26	Ladder 26	Rescue 26		Ladder Tender 26
30	2701 W. Belmont Ave	Engine 30 Engine 930		Rescue 30 Rescue 930	North Deputy Chief
60	2405 W. Townley Ave	Engine 910 Engine 960

Battalion 9 (Central District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	EMS Rescue Transport unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
4	1601 N. 3rd Ave	Engine 4	Ladder 4			HazMat 4 Ladder Tender 4
5	1840 E. Cambridge Ave	Engine 5 Engine 905
9	330 E. Fairmont Ave	Engine 9	Ladder 9	Rescue 9	Battalion Chief 1 Deputy 1	Ladder Tender 9
10	2731 N. 24th Dr	Engine 10				Utility 10 Light Duty 10
18	5019 N. 23rd Ave	Engine 18 Engine 918		Rescue 18 Rescue 918		Medical Response 18
61	1925 E. Indian School Rd	Engine 61		Rescue 61		PIO 3

Battalion 19 (Aviation District)

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	EMS Rescue Transport Unit or Medical Support Unit	Command Unit	Specialized Unit
19	3547 E. Sky Harbor Blvd	Engine 19	Rescue 19	Battalion Chief 19 Deputy 19	Foam 1 Foam 3 Attack 19 Squad 19
29	3949 E. Air Lane Way	Engine 29	Medical Support 19 Rescue 29 (not staffed all the time)		Foam 2 Foam 4 Utility 29 Air Stair 19

Resource Management

Address	Engine Company	EMS(Emergency Medical Services) Rescue Transport Unit or Medical Support Unit	Specialized Unit
2625 S 19th Ave	Reserve Engine(s)	Reserve Rescue(s), MMRS	VENT 1 RM50 Reserve Ladder(s)/LT(s)

Closure of South Deputy and North Deputy

In February 2020, the Phoenix Fire Department closed the South Deputy Chief and the North Deputy Chief which staffed senior command officers that were shift commanders. The functions of both North and South Deputy Chiefs were absorbed with Battalion 1 and Battalion 4. The Phoenix Fire Department then opened Central Deputy Chief to replace Battalion 8's role. Now, shift commanders are Central Deputy, Battalion Chief 1, Battalion Chief 4, District Chief 1, District Chief 2, District Chief 3, District Chief 4, District Chief 5 and District Chief 19.

FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team Arizona Task Force

The Phoenix-based FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team Arizona Task Force 1 (or AZ-TF1) is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force sponsored by the Phoenix Fire Department.[6]

AZ-TF1 is one of 28 such FEMA US&R Rescue Teams with numerous disaster response capabilities such as search and rescue, hazardous material detection and decontamination, structural collapse rescue, technical search, emergency triage and medicine, live find and human remains detection canines, and disaster recovery. The Federal Emergency Management Agency created the geographically positioned teams in an effort to provide support for large-scale disasters in both the United States and the potential international response abroad. In recent years the FEMA US&R system has developed the ability for a modular response in the event a specific capability is needed during a disaster response. An example of this would be a swift-water rescue team needed to augment the current search and rescue assets already deployed. FEMA provides the financial, technical and training support for all 28 teams as well as manage an internal auditing system to verify and validate each team's ability to provide a standardized response of both personnel and equipment.

Deployments

Noteworthy AZ-TF1 deployments include:[7]

1994 Northridge earthquake, Los Angeles County, California[8]
1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2001 World Trade Center, New York City, New York[9]
2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah
2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008 Hurricane Ike/Gustav
2014 Oso mudslide
2017 Hurricane Harvey/Irma/Maria
2018 Hurricane Florence

References

"2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Phoenix Fire Department. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
"About Us". Phoenix Fire Department. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
"Phoenix Fire Department History". Phoenix Fire Department. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
history
"About Us". Local 493. United Phoenix Firefighters. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
"US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2006.
"USAR". City of Phoenix. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
"Letter to Michael Chertoff" (PDF). City of Phoenix Office of the Mayor. October 3, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
"Searching in Hope: FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Teams". FEMA. Retrieved August 28, 2006.

External links

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[annual-1] "2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Phoenix Fire Department. Retrieved February 22, 2015.

[about-2] "About Us". Phoenix Fire Department. Retrieved February 22, 2015.

[history-3] "Phoenix Fire Department History". Phoenix Fire Department. Retrieved February 22, 2015.

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[5] "About Us". Local 493. United Phoenix Firefighters. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.

[6] "US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2006.

[7] "USAR". City of Phoenix. Retrieved February 22, 2015.

[mayor-8] "Letter to Michael Chertoff" (PDF). City of Phoenix Office of the Mayor. October 3, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2006.

[9] "Searching in Hope: FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Teams". FEMA. Retrieved August 28, 2006.

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