Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services

==Overview==
The Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS serves the City of Pittsburgh, the second largest city in the State of Pennsylvania. The department provides Advanced Life Support level medical care, vehicle extrication, water, dive, and ice rescue, collapse and high angle rescue, and haz-mat response; alongside fire suppression provided by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. The bureau is unique, as it is one of the only major city EMS agencies in the US to provide rescue services, as opposed to a city's fire department.
==History==
The bureau's origins come out of the Freedom House Ambulance Service, the first paramedic-level EMS agency in the entire US. Founded in 1967, the service revolutionized pre-hospital medical care not only in the city, or the country, but for the entire world. The bureau itself was founded in 1975, after Freedom House closed down, due to unfortunate conflicts with the city administration at the time. Today, the service has three divisions (Ambulance, Rescue, and Training), 16 stations, 13 ALS ambulances, 3 BLS ambulances, 2 ALS Heavy Rescue trucks, and over 200 personnel. 
===EMS Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service	Notes
Headquarters	700 Filbert Street 	 	Former PBF Station 28
3 	320 South Main Street 	 	Former PBF Station 10
8 	212 Walter Street 	 	Former PBF Station 21
9 	800 South Millvale Avenue	 	Former PBF Station 11
10 	2800 Shadeland Avenue 	 	Former PBF Station 36
14 	344 Boulevard of Allies 	 	Former PBF Station 1
== Apparatus Roster==
===Headquarters - 700 Filbert Street===
:Rescue 5 (Collapse/Trench Rescue) -
:MCU 1 - 200? GMC TopKick walk-around
:Admin 5 - 200? Ford Explorer
:Official 5 - 201? Ford Explorer
:Unit 50 - 201? Ford Explorer
:Unit 51 - 201? Ford Explorer
:Unit 500 - (Division Chief) - 201? Chevrolet Tahoe
:Unit 501 - (Division Chief) - 201? Chevrolet Tahoe
:Unit 502 - (District Chief) - 201? Chevrolet Suburban
:Unit 503 - (District Chief) - 201? Chevrolet Suburban
:Unit 504 - (District Chief) - 201? Chevrolet Suburban
:Unit 505 - (Division Chief) - 201? Chevrolet Tahoe
:Unit 506 - (District Chief) - 201? Chevrolet Suburban
=== Training Division - 220 22nd Street=== 
:Rescue 3 (Spare/Special Events) - 1994 Spartan / Marion walk-around (Ex-Township of Spring Fire Rescue (Pennsylvania), ex-West Lawn Fire Company)
:Medic 16 (Spare) - 2015 Ford F-450 / Horton
:Medic 17 (Spare) - 2015 Ford F-450 / Horton
:Medic 31 (Special Events) -
:Medic 32 (Special Events) -
:Swiftwater Response 1 -
:Swiftwater Response 2 -
:Unit 5300 - Chevrolet 3500
:Unit 5301 - Dodge Caravan
:Unit 5303 - Dodge Caravan
===River Rescue Station - 115 Federal Street===
:River Rescue 5221 - SeaArk Boat
:River Rescue 5222 - SeaArk Boat
:River Rescue 5223 -
:River Rescue 5224 - Lake Assault Boats
:River Rescue 5225 - (Ex-Rescue 5224)
:Flood Response 5 -
===EMS Station 1 - 519 North Dallas Avenue (Homewood)=== 
:Medic 1 - 201? Ford F-550 Super Duty
:Medic 11 - 201? Ford F-550 Super Duty (Involved in MVA in July 2021)
===EMS Station 2 - 430 Matthews Avenue (Knoxville)===
:Medic 2 - 201? Ford F-550
:Rescue 4 (Dive Unit) -
===EMS Station 3 - 320 South Main Street (West End/Elliott)===
:Medic 3 - 201? Ford F-550
:Ambulance 46 - 201? Ford E-Series
===EMS Station 4 - 213 LaFayette Avenue (Fineview)===
:Medic 4 - 201? Ford F-550 -
:Medic 15 (Spare) - 201? Ford F-450
: Medic 33 (Special Events) - 201? Ford E-Series
:Medic 34 (Special Events) - 201? Ford E-Series
===EMS Station 5/PFB Engine Co. 10 - 2500 Allequippa Street (Terrace Village)===
:Medic 5 - 201? Ford F-550
=== EMS Station 6 - 4740 Mossfield Street (Garfield)===
:Medic 6 - 201? Ford F-550
:Ambulance 45 - 201? Ford E-Series
:Medic 35 (Special Events) -
: Medic 36 (Special Events) - 201? Ford E-Series
=== EMS Station 7/PBF Engine Co. 12 - 4156 Winterburn Avenue (Greenfield)===
:Medic 7 - 201? Ford F-550
===EMS Station 8 - 212 Walter Street (Allentown)===
:Medic 8 - 201? Ford F-550
===EMS Station 9 - 800 South Millvale Avenue (Shadyside)=== 
:Medic 9 - 201? Ford F-550
:Ambulance 48 (Spare) - 201? Ford E-Series
:Rescue 1 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT walk-around (SN#30459-01)
:Rescue X1 (Spare) - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT walk-around (SN#19021-01 or 02) (Ex-Rescue 1)
:Haz-Mat 1 - 2006 Pierce Saber walk-in (SN#17184)
:Decon 3 - 2006 GMC C5500 / Pierce walk-in (SN#18112)
=== EMS Station 10 - 2800 Shadeland Avenue (Marshall-Shadeland)===
:Medic 10 - 201? Ford F-550
:Medic 24 (Tactical Medic) - 2014 International TerraStar
:TacMed 1 - 201? Chevrolet Suburban
:Motor Medic Units (MC-1 - MC-4) - 2021 Harley Davidson motorcycles
:Bicycle Units - Pedal Bikes
=== EMS Station 12/PFB Engine Co. 20 - 514 Baldwin Road (Hays)===
:Medic 12 - 201? Ford F-550
===EMS Station 14 - 344 Boulevard of the Allies (Downtown)===
:Medic 14 - 201? Ford F-550 ambulance
:Medic 38 (Spare/Special Events) -
:Rescue 2 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT walk-around (SN#30459-02)
:Rescue X2 (Spare) - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT walk-around (SN#19021-01 or 02) (Ex-Rescue 2)
==External Links==
*Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
* Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Facebook page
Category:Allegheny County
Category:Search, Rescue and Extrication Agencies (Pennsylvania)
Category:Pennsylvania departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Pennsylvania departments operating Marion apparatus