The Buffalo Fire Department provides
fire protection and first responder
emergency medical services to the city of
Buffalo,
New York. The department serves a population of 278,349 people in a geographic area of 40.38 square miles (104.6 km2).[3]
Stations and apparatus
As of October 2023[update], the Buffalo Fire Department operates out of nineteen fire stations with 1 Division Chief and 4 Battalion Chiefs.[2]
All truck companies in the BFD are tower ladders with the exception of Ladder 15
Disbanded fire companies
There have been multiple fire companies disbanded throughout the history of the Buffalo Fire Department due to budget cuts or department reorganization.
Engine 5 – Emsile & Bristol (torn down)
Engine 6 – Originally located at 700 Seneca St then moved to Smith & Fulton (torn down)
Engine 7 – Lower Terrace & Evans St. (torn down)
Engine 7 - Buffalo Niagara International Airport ( Taken over by NFTA )
Engine 8 – Chicago St. torn down E-8 relocated to L-8
Engine 9 – 707 Washington St. – disbanded 1978
Engine 10 – 30 Ganson St. – disbanded 2003
Engine 11 – 1195 Niagara St.
Engine 12 – 132 Ellicott St. – disbanded December 1, 1954
Engine 13 – 195 Court St. – disbanded July 1, 1994
Engine 14 – William St. & Casey St. (torn down)
Engine 15 – Original house torn down at Amherst & Thompson 64 Amherst St.
Engine 16 – 1420 Main St. / 1229 Jefferson Ave. – disbanded 2002
Engine 17 – Rhode Island & Chenango (parking lot of current E-37)
Engine 27 – 33 Johnson St. (torn down) – disbanded 1978 to form Rescue 1
Engine 29 (Marine unit) – 315 Ganson St. (torn down)
Engine 30 – Original quarters South Park and Whitfield. Moved to Ladder 10's quarters at Southside and Mesmer, then moved to 517 Southside Pkwy. disbanded/reinstated 1982 – disbanded permanently 1994
Ladder 1 – 707 Washington St. disbanded 1994
Ladder 3 – 303 Spring St. (torn down)
Ladder 8 – Original house on Chicago St still standing 315 Ganson St. – disbanded 1976
Ladder 9 – 376 Virginia St. – disbanded March 2004
Ladder 11 – 636 Fillmore Ave.
Ladder 12 – 395 Amherst St.
Ladder 16 – 939 Abbott Rd. – disbanded 1976
Rescue 2 – Rhode Island & Chenango St. disbanded 1994
Rescue 3 – 33 Johnson St. Was a two-piece company with Engine 27, not a company, Engine 27 was closed to establish Rescue 1
B41 (Battalion 1) – 132 Ellicott St. – now the Safety Chief, operates out of 195 Court, responds to 2nd alarm or greater
B42 (Battalion 2) – 707 Washington St. – now the Training Bureau Chief, operates out of Buffalo Fire Training Academy on Broadway in Cheektowaga
B45 (Battalion 5) – 273 Kehr St.
South Division Chief – 700 Seneca St.
Squads were Second Piece to Host Engine Co.
Squad 1 – 132 Ellicott St.
Squad 2 – 517 Southside Pkwy.
Squad 3 – 33 Johnson St., was Heavy Rescue 3, With E27 E27 disbanded to create Rescue 1