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Phoenix Fire Department
The Phoenix Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The department responded to 242,067 calls during 2024, with 82% being for emergency medical services. The Phoenix Fire Department currently protects 1.5 million residents spread across an area of 520 square miles (1,300 km2). It is dispatched by the Phoenix Fire Department Regional Dispatch Center and is one of 26 jurisdictions that participates in the Automatic Aid system.
The Phoenix Fire Department was established as a volunteer fire department on August 17, 1886, with the formation of Engine 1. In 1922 the department transitioned from volunteers to career members. From 1924 to present day, the department created the A, B, and C shifts, which started and ended every third day at 8:00 AM.
On December 9, 1929, the Phoenix Fire Department suffered its first fatality in the line of duty. While responding to a call, Squad 1 and Engine 2 crashed into each other at 14th and Van Buren streets. Captain Jack Sullivan of Squad 1 was killed instantly.
In 1936 the Phoenix Fire Department joined the International Association of Firefighters and formed the union Local 493. The surrounding fire departments, Tempe, Glendale, Chandler, Surprise, and Peoria, are also part of Local 493.
On June 5, 2021 the Phoenix Fire Department responded to a fire at a recycling facility near 35th Avenue and Lincoln Street. The 6-alarm fire drew more than 200 firefighters to scene from 10 different agencies from across Arizona.
The Phoenix Fire Department is one of the busiest fire departments in the United States. Phoenix currently has 60 fire stations and 9 battalions. Two of the stations are located in the Town of Paradise Valley, who contracts with Phoenix for fire protection. The Phoenix Fire Department has 66 engine companies, 15 ladder companies, and 33 rescue companies (ambulances). Some fire stations have two engine companies. In February 2020, the fire department opened the 9th Battalion in the Central District. Each battalion is directed by one Battalion Chief per shift. Each district is administered by a Deputy Chief.
The most recent station, #62, opened in February 2025. Future stations include Station 74, which broke ground in October 2024 and Station 51 planned in the far north part of Phoenix.
The Phoenix-based FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team Arizona Task Force 1 (or AZ-TF1) is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force sponsored by the Phoenix Fire Department.
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Phoenix Fire Department
The Phoenix Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The department responded to 242,067 calls during 2024, with 82% being for emergency medical services. The Phoenix Fire Department currently protects 1.5 million residents spread across an area of 520 square miles (1,300 km2). It is dispatched by the Phoenix Fire Department Regional Dispatch Center and is one of 26 jurisdictions that participates in the Automatic Aid system.
The Phoenix Fire Department was established as a volunteer fire department on August 17, 1886, with the formation of Engine 1. In 1922 the department transitioned from volunteers to career members. From 1924 to present day, the department created the A, B, and C shifts, which started and ended every third day at 8:00 AM.
On December 9, 1929, the Phoenix Fire Department suffered its first fatality in the line of duty. While responding to a call, Squad 1 and Engine 2 crashed into each other at 14th and Van Buren streets. Captain Jack Sullivan of Squad 1 was killed instantly.
In 1936 the Phoenix Fire Department joined the International Association of Firefighters and formed the union Local 493. The surrounding fire departments, Tempe, Glendale, Chandler, Surprise, and Peoria, are also part of Local 493.
On June 5, 2021 the Phoenix Fire Department responded to a fire at a recycling facility near 35th Avenue and Lincoln Street. The 6-alarm fire drew more than 200 firefighters to scene from 10 different agencies from across Arizona.
The Phoenix Fire Department is one of the busiest fire departments in the United States. Phoenix currently has 60 fire stations and 9 battalions. Two of the stations are located in the Town of Paradise Valley, who contracts with Phoenix for fire protection. The Phoenix Fire Department has 66 engine companies, 15 ladder companies, and 33 rescue companies (ambulances). Some fire stations have two engine companies. In February 2020, the fire department opened the 9th Battalion in the Central District. Each battalion is directed by one Battalion Chief per shift. Each district is administered by a Deputy Chief.
The most recent station, #62, opened in February 2025. Future stations include Station 74, which broke ground in October 2024 and Station 51 planned in the far north part of Phoenix.
The Phoenix-based FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team Arizona Task Force 1 (or AZ-TF1) is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force sponsored by the Phoenix Fire Department.