Anchorage Fire Department

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Anchorage Fire Department

AFD Logo
AFD Patch
Operational area
Country	United States
State	Alaska
City	Anchorage
Agency overview[1]
Established	1915 (1915)
Annual calls	36,270 (2017)
Employees	392 (2022)
Annual budget	$104,173,605 2022)
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Douglas Schrage
IAFF	1264
Facilities and equipment[1]
Battalions	3
Stations	13
Engines	14
Trucks	2
Tillers	1
Platforms	2
Rescues	3
Ambulances	13
Tenders	5
HAZMAT	1
USAR	1
Wildland	1
Rescue boats	2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Anchorage, Alaska. Areas that are served by department include the incorporated areas of downtown Anchorage, Bird, Bootleggers Cove, Eagle River, Fairview, Indian, Mountain View, Muldoon, and Spenard, among others.^[1] AFD is assisted by two volunteer fire departments operating in the outlying areas of the Anchorage Municipality.