Pittsburgh_Fire_Bureau

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

Fire department in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire (PBF) provides fire suppression and prevention for the City of Pittsburgh, as well as BLS response on medical details.[3] In all, the bureau is responsible for 55.5 square miles (144 km2) with a population of 305,841 as of the 2013 Census estimation.[4] The Bureau was the first fire department in the United States to unionize and thus has the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) local number of 1.[5]

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The Fire Bureau provides fire/rescue services to the Borough of Wilkinsburg and Ingram Borough through the use of two engine companies.

History

The Bureau started out as a volunteer fire department and officially transitioned to a fully paid department on May 23, 1870.[5] Over 30 years later in 1903 a group of Pittsburgh firefighters sought to improve working and living conditions of those serving in the department. They formed an association known as the City Fireman's Protective Association. By September 1903, the first International Association of Fire Fighters union was organized, IAFF Local No. 1.[5]

Stations and apparatus

The quarters of Engine 3 in the Strip District

Below is a complete listing of all fire station and apparatus locations in the city of Pittsburgh according to Battalion.

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Notes

  1. Water rescue, Hazmat and Medic units are EMS Division apparatus quartered at Fire Stations.

In pop culture

References

  1. [1]
    "Response Statistics". Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    City of Pittsburgh, Office of Management and Budget. "CoP Operating Budget FY 2020" (PDF). pittsburghpa.gov/omb/budgets-reports. City of PGH OMB. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. [3]
    "About the Bureau". Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  5. [5]
    "Pittsburgh Fire Fighters History". IAFF Local 1. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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