Infobox FireDepartment | name = Buffalo Fire Department | logo = | motto = So Others May Live | established = 07/01/1880 | staffing = Career/Paid | strength = 766 | stations = 19 | engines = 19 | trucks = 9 | | rescues = 1 | | FirstResponderBLSorALS = CFR | commissioner = Michael Lombardo

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The Buffalo Fire Department is the fire and rescue service for the City of Buffalo, New York. The paid department was created in 1880 to replace the numerous volunteer companies that had served Buffalo since 1826. Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown Area  - City 52. ... NY redirects here. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

History

The department began as a paid force on July 1, 1880. The Buffalo Fire Department had its origins from the old Buffalo volunteer fire companies with names like Pioneer, Neptune, Fillmore, Clinton, Rescue, and Citizen's. The Buffalo Fire Department at one time consisted of 38 engine companies, 16 ladder companies, two snorkel companies, two heavy rescue companies, eleven squad companies, three fireboats, two hose tenders companies, seven battalions, and two divisions.In 1978, the Squad companies were disbanded with the engine companies taking over EMS/Rescue calls.Squad companies were two manned non-transporting ambulances. Squad 3 stationed at Engine 27 on Johnson Street was redesignated Rescue 1. Rescue 2 was established with the closing of Engine 9 in 1979,and was stationed with Engine 37, Ladder 4, B-44. Rescue 2 responded to all alarms of fire on the West Side and all 2nd Alarms but the unit was disbanded July 1,1994. The Fire Department also had the Buffalo Fire Auxiliary Corps which operated 4 pumpers and were under the direction of an Auxiliary Chief (CD-5). They were part of Civil Defense until the late 1960's when the city took over control. It was an all-volunteer Corps which had gone unused and has since disbanded due to legal and insurance issues. Buffalo Fire also included the Buffalo Airport crash fire rescue unit, designated Engine 7. That unit was transferred to the NFTA in 1982 when the City Airport was turned over to the control of the NFTA. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... A fire apparatus, fire engine or fire truck or fire appliance usually refers to a vehicle designed to fight fires. ... A fire apparatus, fire engine or fire truck or fire appliance usually refers to a vehicle designed to fight fires. ... A heavy rescue vehicle, often referred to as a rescue company, rescue squad, or simply heavy rescue, is a type of specialty firefighting apparatus. ... The fireboat Guardian was a gift of survivors of the Loma Prieta earthquake to supplement San Franciscos fireboat Phoenix. ... FAA diagram of Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) Buffalo Niagara International Airport (IATA: BUF, ICAO: KBUF) is an airport located in the town of Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. ...

Today, the Buffalo Fire Department operates out of 19 firehouses. The oldest active house is Engine 19's quarters which are 120 years old, and the newest quarters were opened in early 2006 and is the home of Engine 33. The near future will see three new firehouses constructed to replace older, inefficent stations. Also the Fire Department has recently started replacing the entire fleet of fire apparatus. A fire station is a building or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus i. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Buffalo Fire currently operates 19 engines, nine ladders, one heavy rescue, one hazardous materials unit,one fireboat, four battalions, and one division. The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority operates the Buffalo Niagara International Airport fire units now. The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) is the local provider of public transportation for Erie and Niagara counties in New York. ...

Operations

The Buffalo Fire Department responds to over 60,000 calls a year. General call types include fire, EMS, and hazardous materials incidents. The Buffalo Fire Department does not transport patients to hospitals. All 911 Transports in the City of Buffalo are handled by Rural/Metro Medical Services who are dispatched through Buffalo Ambulance Dispatch(ADI). The BFD has seen much restructuring within the ranks during the past few decades with the population in the city dwindling from a high of 600,000 in the 1950's to less than 292,000 in 2006. Since 1994 alone, the Fire Department has disbanded six engine companies(10,13,16,18,24 & 30), four ladder companies(1,9,11 & 12), and one heavy rescue company (2). As of 2006, no more closings are expected for the near future. Through all the turmoil, they have still lived up to their motto "Ut Vivant Alii" ("So others may live"). 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

BFD Units

Disbanded Units

As the population and fiscal resources of Buffalo decreased, the need for fire service or the ability to fund them disappeared. As a result, these companies were closed.

Other Buffalo Fire Department Units

• Buffalo Fire Arson Investigation Bureau (F-10, F-11, F-12)
• Mobile Air Unit (F-6, F-7, F-8)
• Communications Division (F-82, F-84, F-85, F-86, F-87, F-88)
• Salvation Army Disaster Truck (F-76)
• Repair Shop (F-2,F-83)
• Hose Truck (F-63)
• Erie County Executive (EC-1)
• Civilian Defense Head (CD-101)
• Commissioner (C-1)
• Deputy Commissioner/Administration (B-51)
• Deputy Commissioner/Operations (B-52)
• Deputy Commissioner/EMS (B-53)
• Division Chief (B-56)
• 3rd Battalion Chief (B-43)
• 4th Battalion Chief (B-44)
• 6th Battalion Chief (B-46)
• 7th Battalion Chief (B-47)
• Department Safety Officer (B-41)
• Department Photographer (F-89)
• EMS Lieutenant (F-20)
• HazMat Captain (F-16)
• Training Bureau (B-42, F-21, F-22)
• Superintendent of Apparatus (F-48)
• Superintendent of Fire Alarms (F-58)
• Chief of Communications (F-61)
• Chief of Fire Prevention (F-1)
• Fire Prevention Inspectors (F-1x)
• Department Chaplain (F-72,F-74,F-75)
• Department Surgeon (F-57)

Buffalo Fire Department Radio Frequencies:
Fire Channel 1 (Dispatch) WNMF-545 - 424.225
Fire Channel 2 (Fire Ground) - 424.350
Fire Channel 3 (Haz-Mat, 2nd Fire Ground) - 423.900

Alarms/Signals

Preliminary Signal: Automated alarm activation (2 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Chief)

Still Alarm: Scent of smoke, electrical issues, etc. (1 Engine) *Depends On Nature of Call*

Thruway Assignment: MVC on Thruway or 198/33 Expressways (2 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Rescue, 1 Chief)

Elevator Assignment: Alarm of elevator stuck with people trapped (2 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Rescue, 1 Chief)

School Bus Assignment: MVC involving school bus (2 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Chief, F-20)

Alarm of Fire: (3 Engines, 3 Ladder, 1 Rescue, 1 Chief, F-7, F-20, F-11)

References

• The history of the Buffalo Fire Department
• Buffalo FD
• BFD Firehouses
• Central New York Fire Trucks
• Buffalo Firefighters
• Buffalo Fire Photos
• Buffalo Fireboat

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