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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| City | Austin |
| Agency overview[1] | |
| Established | 1841 |
| Annual calls | 109,280 (2022) |
| Employees | 1,257 (2022) |
| Annual budget | $219M (2022) |
| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | Joel Baker |
| EMS level | BLS |
| IAFF | 975 |
| Facilities and equipment[2] | |
| Battalions | 8 Battalions |
| Stations | 53 Fire Stations |
| Engines | 47 Engine Companies |
| Trucks | 8 Truck Companies |
| Quints | 5 Quint Companies |
| Rescues | 4 Rescue Companies |
| USAR | 1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit |
| Airport crash | 4 Crash Trucks |
| Rescue boats | 5 Rescue Boats |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF official | |
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.[3] In total, the department is responsible for an area of 272 square miles (700 km2) and services a population of 885,400 (2013 estimate), the 11th largest city by population in the United States.[4]
- ^ "2014/15 Approved Budget" (PDF). City of Austin Texas. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Stations". Austin Fire Department. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Regulated departments by size". Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places over 50,000, Ranked by July 1, 2013 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". 2013 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. May 2013. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2020-02-12. Retrieved May 22, 2014.