# Buffalo Fire Department

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 km$^2$).

## Stations and apparatus

As of October 2023, the Buffalo Fire Department operates out of nineteen fire stations with 1 Division Chief and 4 Battalion Chiefs.
| Station # | Address | Engine company | Truck company | Special unit | Chief Unit |
| 1 | 132 Ellicott St. | Engine 1 | Ladder 2 | Water Rescue Unit | |
| 2 | 376 Virginia St. | Engine 2 | | Mobile Command Unit, Safety Officer | B56 (Division Chief) |
| 3 | 601 Broadway | Engine 3 | | Haz-Mat 1 | B43 (Battalion Chief 3) |
| 4 | 939 Abbott Rd. | Engine 4 Engine 25 | Ladder 10 | | |
| 19 | 209 Forest Ave. | Engine 19 | | | |
| 20 | 155 Ohio St. | | | Edward M. Cotter fireboat | |
| 21 | 1229 Jefferson Ave. | Engine 21 | Ladder 6 | Rescue 1, Collapse/Technical Rescue Unit | |
| 22 | 1528 Broadway | Engine 22 | | | |
| 23 | 3226 Bailey Ave. | Engine 23 | | | |
| 25 | Closed for Building of New Firehouse |
| 26 | 703 Tonawanda St. | Engine 26 | | | |
| 28 | 1170 E. Lovejoy St. | Engine 28 | | | |
| 31 | 2044 Bailey Ave. | Engine 31 | Ladder 14 | Haz-Mat. Spill/Decon. unit | |
| 32 | 700 Seneca St. | Engine 32 | Ladder 5 | | B-46 (Battalion 6) |
| 33 | 1720 Filmore Ave. | Engine 33 | | | |
| 34 | 2837 Main St. | Engine 34 | Ladder 7 | | |
| 35 | 1512 Clinton St. | Engine 35 | Ladder 15 | | |
| 36 | 860 Hertel Ave. | Engine 36 | Ladder 13 | Foam Unit 36 | |
| 37 | 500 Rhode Island St. | Engine 37 | Ladder 4 | B44 (Battalion Chief 4) |
| 38 | 398 Linden Ave. | Engine 38 | | | B47 (Battalion Chief 7) |
* 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 18 – 1032 Fillmore Ave. – disbanded/reinstated 1982 – disbanded permanently 2002
* Engine 24 – 110 Leroy Ave.
* 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
* Squad 4 – 2025 Bailey Ave.
* Squad 5 – 500 Rhode Island St.
* Squad 6 – 110 Leroy Ave.
* Squad 7 – 64 Amherst St.
* Squad 8 – 700 Seneca St.
* Squad 9 – 707 Washington St.
* Squad 10 – 1032 Fillmore Ave.
* Squad 11 – 310 Jersey St.
* Quad 6 – 131 Southside Pkwy.
* Chemical 5 – 166 Cleveland Ave.
* Water Tower 1 – 195 Court St.
* Water Tower 2 – 195 Court St.