Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire
Operational area
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
City Pittsburgh
Agency overview[2]
EstablishedSeptember 12, 1793
Annual calls65,236 (2012)
Employees670[1]
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefDarryl Jones
EMS levelBLS
IAFF1
Facilities and equipment[2]
Divisions3
Battalions4
Stations30
Engines28
Trucks11
Rescues0
Ambulances0
HAZMAT2
USAR0
Fireboats1
Light and air2
Website
Official website
www.pittsburghfirefighters.org

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]

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

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