Anchorage Fire Department

Anchorage Fire Department
Operational area
Country  United States
State  Alaska
City Anchorage
Agency overview[1]
Established 1915 (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

Lt. Livingston of AFD poses with mascot Sparky, a dalmatian, and a pair of schoolchildren named "Fire Prevention King and Queen" in 1963.

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

Anchorage Fire Department engine based at its downtown station, responding to a call early in the morning
Neighborhood Engine Truck Medic Special Battalion
1 Downtown Engine 1
Engine 2		Truck 1 Medic 1 HazMat1 Battalion 1 [4]
3 Airport HeightsEngine 3Truck 3 Medic 3 [5]
4 Tudor Engine 4 Medic 4 Rescue 4, Water Rescue [6]
5 Spenard Engine 5Truck 5 Medic 5 [7]
6 MuldoonEngine 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 11Truck 11 Medic 11 Tender 11 [13]
12 DimondEngine 12Truck 12 Medic 12 Battalion 2[14]
14 Tudor Baxter Engine 14 Battalion 3 [15]
15 Southport Engine 15 [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annual Report" (PDF). Anchorage Fire Department. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "With 16 new recruits, Anchorage Fire Department ups its numbers". KTVA. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fire Department". Municipality of Anchorage. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Station 1". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Station 3". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Station 4". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Station 5". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Station 6". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Station 7". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Station 8". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Station 9". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Station 10". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Station 11". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Station 12". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Station 14". Anchorage Fire Department Status. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "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 / 61.21833; -149.88222

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