Pittsburgh Fire Bureau

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Pittsburgh Fire Bureau, or PBF, dates its history back to 1794 and became a fully paid department May 23, 1870. The PBF consists of 29 stations, with 24 engines, 11 trucks, 3 quints and 1 MAC (mobile air compressor unit), which are all divided into 4 battalions. 8 engine and truck is known throughout the world as being the most aggressive interior firefighting company.

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[edit] Station locations

  • Station Address Neighborhood
  • No. 3 1401 Penn Ave. Strip District
  • No. 4 1324 Forbes Ave. Mercy Hospital
  • No. 6 3958 Penn Ave. Lawrenceville
  • No. 7 4603 Stanton Ave. Stanton Heights
  • No. 8 5714 Penn Circle W. East Liberty
  • No. 10 2500 Allequippa St. Upper Oakland
  • No. 12 4156 Winterburn St. Greenfield
  • No. 13 200 Flowers Ave. Hazelwood
  • No. 14 259 McKee Pl. Oakland
  • No. 15 7024 Lemington Ave. Homewood
  • No. 17 7601 Hamilton Ave. Homewood
  • No. 18 5858 Northumberland Squirrel Hill
  • No. 19 159 Homestead St. Swisshelm Park
  • No. 20 514 Baldwin Road Hays
  • No. 22 1945 Arlington Ave. Arlington
  • No. 23 1704 Brownsville Rd. Carrick
  • No. 24 1729 Mary St. South Side
  • No. 26 630 Brookline Blvd. Brookline
  • No. 27 96 Virginia Ave. Mt. Washington
  • No. 28 1428 Beechview Ave. Beechview
  • No. 29 2100 Noblestown Rd. Westwood
  • No. 30 916 Steuben St. Elliot
  • No. 31 3000 Chartiers Ave. Sheraden
  • No. 32 900 Spring Garden Spring Garden
  • No. 34 3914 Perrysville Ave. Observatory Hill
  • No. 34T 3284 Central Ave. Woods Run
  • No. 35 1519 Orchlee St. Brighton Heights
  • No. 37 1124 W. North Ave. Manchester
  • No. 38 198 Essen St. Northview Heights

[edit] Trivia

  • A Pittsburgh firefighter became the only one memorialized by statue at the National Firefighters monument [1]
  • Pittsburgh firefighter Marina Betts was the one of the world's first female volunteer firefighters. (1820) [2]
  • 8 Engine and 8 Truck are the busiest units in the city which are housed in East Liberty.

[edit] Ficitional portrayals

Pittsburgh Fire Bureau has been shown in many movies and television roles.

[edit] External links

Fire Portal