The Buffalo Fire Department is the principal fire and rescue service for the city of Buffalo, New York, USA. It is the largest fire department in Upstate New York. The Fire Department consists of one division which is separated into four battalions, and further separated into four platoons. Each platoon works two day shifts which are from 0800-1700 hrs followed by two night shifts which are from 1700-0800 hrs.
The department consists of approximately 675 uniformed firefighters that serve a population of about 260,000 in a geographic area of approximately 42 square miles (110 km2).
The department operates one Division Chief, four Battalion Chiefs, 19 Engine Companies, 9 Ladder Companies, 1 Heavy Rescue, 1 Collapse/Technical Rescue, 1 HazMat/Command Unit and 1 Fireboat. Buffalo on average battles three structure fires a day. Residential structures are typically wooden balloon style framed buildings (Type V) with a high percentage of these abandoned. Run statistics show a total of over 35,000 incident responses per year. The department traces its roots to the early bucket brigades, which provided fire services from the early inception of the village of Buffalo in the early 19th century until the creation of the paid department on July 1, 1880.
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