Buffalo Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	New York
City	Buffalo
Agency overview
Annual budget	$44,354,774 (2017) [1]
Staffing	Career
Commissioner	William Renaldo
IAFF	282
Motto	Ut Vivant Alii (So Others May Live)
Facilities and equipment[2]
Divisions	1
Battalions	4
Stations	19
Engines	19
Trucks	9
Rescues	1
HAZMAT	1
Fireboats	1
Light and air	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Buffalo Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Buffalo, New York. The department serves a population of 278,349 people in a geographic area of 40.38 square miles (104.6 km²).^[3]

Stations and apparatus[edit]

As of October 2023^[update], the Buffalo Fire Department operates out of nineteen fire stations with 1 Division Chief and 4 Battalion Chiefs.^[2]

• All truck companies in the BFD are tower ladders with the exception of Ladder 15

Disbanded fire companies[edit]

There have been multiple fire companies disbanded throughout the history of the Buffalo Fire Department due to budget cuts or department reorganization.

• Engine 5 – Emsile & Bristol (torn down)
• Engine 6 – Originally located at 700 Seneca St then moved to Smith & Fulton (torn down)
• Engine 7 – Lower Terrace & Evans St. (torn down)
• Engine 7 - Buffalo Niagara International Airport ( Taken over by NFTA )
• Engine 8 – Chicago St. torn down E-8 relocated to L-8
• Engine 9 – 707 Washington St. – disbanded 1978
• Engine 10 – 30 Ganson St. – disbanded 2003
• Engine 11 – 1195 Niagara St.
• Engine 12 – 132 Ellicott St. – disbanded December 1, 1954
• Engine 13 – 195 Court St. – disbanded July 1, 1994
• Engine 14 – William St. & Casey St. (torn down)
• Engine 15 – Original house torn down at Amherst & Thompson 64 Amherst St.
• Engine 16 – 1420 Main St. / 1229 Jefferson Ave. – disbanded 2002
• Engine 17 – Rhode Island & Chenango (parking lot of current E-37)
• Engine 18 – 1032 Fillmore Ave. – disbanded/reinstated 1982 – disbanded permanently 2002
• Engine 24 – 110 Leroy Ave.
• Engine 27 – 33 Johnson St. (torn down) – disbanded 1978 to form Rescue 1
• Engine 29 (Marine unit) – 315 Ganson St. (torn down)
• Engine 30 – Original quarters South Park and Whitfield. Moved to Ladder 10's quarters at Southside and Mesmer, then moved to 517 Southside Pkwy. disbanded/reinstated 1982 – disbanded permanently 1994
• Ladder 1 – 707 Washington St. disbanded 1994
• Ladder 3 – 303 Spring St. (torn down)
• Ladder 8 – Original house on Chicago St still standing 315 Ganson St. – disbanded 1976
• Ladder 9 – 376 Virginia St. – disbanded March 2004
• Ladder 11 – 636 Fillmore Ave.
• Ladder 12 – 395 Amherst St.
• Ladder 16 – 939 Abbott Rd. – disbanded 1976
• Rescue 2 – Rhode Island & Chenango St. disbanded 1994
• Rescue 3 – 33 Johnson St. Was a two-piece company with Engine 27, not a company, Engine 27 was closed to establish Rescue 1
• B41 (Battalion 1) – 132 Ellicott St. – now the Safety Chief, operates out of 195 Court, responds to 2nd alarm or greater
• B42 (Battalion 2) – 707 Washington St. – now the Training Bureau Chief, operates out of Buffalo Fire Training Academy on Broadway in Cheektowaga
• B45 (Battalion 5) – 273 Kehr St.
• South Division Chief – 700 Seneca St.

Squads were Second Piece to Host Engine Co.

• Squad 1 – 132 Ellicott St.
• Squad 2 – 517 Southside Pkwy.
• Squad 3 – 33 Johnson St., was Heavy Rescue 3, With E27 E27 disbanded to create Rescue 1
• Squad 4 – 2025 Bailey Ave.
• Squad 5 – 500 Rhode Island St.
• Squad 6 – 110 Leroy Ave.
• Squad 7 – 64 Amherst St.
• Squad 8 – 700 Seneca St.
• Squad 9 – 707 Washington St.
• Squad 10 – 1032 Fillmore Ave.
• Squad 11 – 310 Jersey St.
• Quad 6 – 131 Southside Pkwy.
• Chemical 5 – 166 Cleveland Ave.
• Water Tower 1 – 195 Court St.
• Water Tower 2 – 195 Court St.

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