Albany Fire Department (New York)

The Albany Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Albany, New York. The Department is split up into four different shifts, with each shift made up of 16 companies, which are staffed by 60 members on each shift.[1]

Albany Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	New York
City	Albany
Agency overview[1]
Employees	260
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Joseph Gregory
EMS level	ALS
IAFF	2007
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions	2
Stations	8
Engines	8
Trucks	4
Squads	3
Rescues	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

Stations and apparatus

The Albany Fire Department operates out of eight fire stations located throughout the city.[2] These eight houses are divided into two battalions with roughly 60 firefighters working each shift. Engine Companies and Truck Companies are manned by one officer and three firefighters. Paramedic units, also called rescues, are staffed by an officer and a firefighter while the departments sole heavy rescue has one officer and five firefighters.[3] AFD engines are sometimes commonly referred to as "pumpers". Pumpers carry a full complement of fire hose, collapsible and extension ladders, various hand tools and basic life support (BLS) Emergency Medical Services equipment. The department also has four ladder companies, commonly called "truck companies." Each truck Company has a 100-foot aerial ladder and has a full load of ground extension, roof and other specialty ladders. These trucks are also equipped with various hand and power tools for search and rescue and ventilation as well as Basic Life Support (BLS) Emergency Medical Services equipment.[3] The three paramedic units, also known as rescues, are responsible for providing advanced life support services on EMS calls, and work in conjunction with the contracted ambulance provider, Mohawk Ambulance Service. The members assigned to all rescues can fully support engine company and truck company operations when not delivering medical services.[3] The departments heavy rescue squad fills multiple roles in the Albany Fire Department. Their primary role is the rescue of any occupants who are trapped. In addition, the rescue squad carries vehicular extrication and stabilization equipment, forcible entry and salvage equipment. The squad is also AFDs primary hazardous material response unit, and carries the necessary equipment. The heavy rescue vehicle also carries spare self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) bottles to refill other companies in operations extending over a long period of time.[3]

Station Name	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	Advanced Life Support Paramedic Emergency Medical Services Rescue Unit	Specialized units or other Units
Headquarters	26 Broad Street
Midtown	320 Washington Ave.	Engine 1		Rescue 1
Arbor Hill	700 Manning Blvd.	Engine 2	Tower Ladder 2	Rescue 2	Heavy Rescue Squad, Haz-Mat Unit
Pine Bush	223 Washington Ave. Ext.	Engine 4			Reserve Engine, Reserve Ladder
South End	289 S. Pearl St.	Engine 5	Ladder 1		Battalion 1 (Battalion Chief), Foam Trailer
West Hill	670 Clinton Ave.	Engine 7
Delaware Ave	356 Delaware Ave.	Engine 9	Ladder 4	Rescue 9
Brevator St	130 Brevator St.	Engine 10	Ladder 3		Battalion 2 (Battalion Chief), Reserve Engine, Reserve Ladder
The Woods	439 New Scotland Ave.	Engine 11			Reserve Engine
Apparatus Repair Shop	Erie St btw Broadway & Erie Blvd

Closed Stations, (Relocated Units) & Disbanded Units

Station Name	Address	Engine Company	Ladder Company	Rescue Squad Company	Specialized Units
Engine 1	320 Washington Ave.			(Rescue Squad)
Engine 2	Lark St & 3rd St	(Engine 2)
Engine 3	Broadway btw N. Ferry St & Thatcher St	Engine 3
Engine 4	Hudson Ave btw S Pearl St & Green St	(Engine 4)
Engine 5	4th Ave & Franklin St	(Engine 5)			Water Tower & (Battalion Chief)
Engine 6	S Swan St & Jefferson St	Engine 6			Mini 6
Engine 7	670 Clinton Ave.		(Ladder 3)		(Battalion Chief)
Engine 8	N Pearl St & Genesee St	Engine 8
Delaware Ave	356 Delaware Ave.				Snorkel & (Battalion Chief)
Engine 9	2nd Ave & Sand St	(Engine 9)
Engine 10	Madison Ave & West Lawrence St	(Engine 10)
Engine 11	439 New Scotland Ave.		Ladder 5		Mini 11 & Water Tanker
Ladder 1	Westerlo St btw S Pearl St & Green St		(Ladder 1)
Ladder 2	Clinton Ave btw N Hawk St & S Swan St		(Ladder 2)

References

1. "About". Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
2. "Fire Stations". IAFF 2007 Local. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
3. "Equipment". Albany Fire Department. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.