The Austin Fire Department provides fire protection and first-response emergency medical services to the city of Austin, Texas. The Austin Fire Department is the fourth largest fire department (by number of personnel) in the state of Texas. In total, the department is responsible for an area of and services a population of 885,400 (2013 estimate), the 11 largest city by population in the United States.

History The Austin Fire Department was started in 1841 as a seven-man fire protection group was sanctioned by the city council. It was not until 1858 that the city would have a properly organized, skilled and equipped department.

Stations and apparatus Fire station Number Address Engine Company Ladder Company Command Units Special Units 1 401 E. 5th St Engine 1Engine 13Ladder 1 Shift Commander 2 506 W. MLK Blvd Engine 2 Battalion Chief 1 3 201 W. 30th St Engine 3 Quint 3 4 1000 Blanco St Engine 4 5 1201 Webberville Rd Engine 5 6 1705 S. Congress Ave Engine 6 7 201 Chicon St Engine 7 Squad 91 8 8989 Research Blvd Engine 8 Ladder 8 Battalion Chief 3 9 4301 Speedway Engine 9 10 3009 Windsor Rd Engine 10 11 1611 Kinney Ave Engine 11 12 2109 Hancock Dr Engine 12 14 4305 Airport Blvd Engine 14 Battalion Chief 6 Rescue 14, Hazmat 1, Hazmat 2, CBRNE Lab, Spill 14, Hazmat 14 15 829 Airport Blvd Engine 15 16 7000 Reese Ln Engine 16 17 4128 S. 1st St Engine 17 Ladder 17 Battalion Chief 4 18 6311 Berkman Dr Engine 18 Ladder 18 19 5211 Balcones Dr Quint 19 20 6601 Manchaca Rd Engine 20 Rescue 20 21 4201 Spicewood Springs Rd Engine 21 22 5309 E. Riverside Dr Engine 22 Ladder 22 23 1330 E. Rundberg Ln Engine 23 24 5811 Nuckols Crossing Rd Engine 24 Squad 24 25 5228 Duval Rd Engine 25 26 6702 Wentworth Dr Engine 26 Squad 26 27 5401 McCarty Ln Engine 27 Safety Officer 1 28 2410 W. Parmer Ln Engine 28 Rescue 28 29 3625 Davis Ln Engine 29 Smoke Buster 35 Squad 98 30 1021 W. Braker Ln Engine 30 Squad 93 31 5507 Ranch Rd 2222 Engine 31 Rescue 31 Boat 31, Hazmat 31 32 2804 Montebello Rd Engine 32 Brush Truck 32 33 9409 Bluegrass Dr Engine 33 34 10041 Lake Creek Pkwy Quint 34 Battalion Chief 2 Squad 92 35 5500 Burleson Rd Engine 35 Squad 94 Field Training Officer 1 36 400 Ralph Ablanedo Dr Engine 36 Truck 36 37 8660 W. SH 71 Engine 37 Brush Truck 37 38 10111 Anderson Mill Rd Engine 38 39 7701 River Place Blvd Engine 39 40 12711 Harrisglenn Blvd Engine 40 Ladder 40 Brush Truck 40 Brush Truck 80 41 11205 Harris Branch Pkwy Engine 41 Battalion Chef 7 Brush Truck 41 42 2434 Cardinal Lp Engine 42 Ladder 42 Battalion Chief 5 Brush Truck 42 Brush Truck 82 43 11401 Escarpment Blvd Engine 43 44 11612 Four Iron Dr Ladder 44 45 9421 Spectrum Blvd Engine 45 46 12010 Brodie Ln Engine 46 47 4200 City Park Rd Engine 47 48 14312 Hunters Bend Rd Engine 48 Squad 48 49 11112 Old San Antonio Rd Engine 49 Brush Truck 49507019 Elroy Rd Engine 50 Squad 50515410 W. US Hwy 290Quint 51Battalion Chief 8524601 Westlake DrEngine 52Brush Truck 52 Tender 52539400 Capital View DrEngine 53Squad 53 Tender 99549804 N FM 620Engine 54Brush Truck 54 Austin–Bergstrom Airport ARFF 1, ARFF 2 ARFF 3, ARFF 4, ARFF 5, ARFF 6, ARFF 10, ARFF 20, ARFF 21

Per the Travis County Regional Naming Policy

Truck - an aerial apparatus with platform regardless of any other capability Quint - an aerial apparatus with a pump unless it also has a platform Ladder - an aerial apparatus with a straight stick and no pump

Airport Apparatus

ARFF 1 - Airport Battalion Chief ARFF 2 - Airport Captain ARFF 3, 4, 6 - Crash Apparatus ARFF 5 - Ramp Apparatus ARFF 10 - Spare Ramp Apparatus ARFF 20 & 21 - Spare Crash Apparatus

AFD Ranks

Austin Fire Chief Assistant Chief Division Chief Battalion Chief Fire Captain Lieutenant Fire Specialist (driver) Firefighter Probationary Firefighter

See also Austin Central Fire Station 1 Buford Tower

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