Baltimore City Fire Department |
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Motto: "Pride Protecting People" | |
Established | 1859 {founded 1797} |
Staffing | Career |
Strength | 1,800 |
Stations | 37 |
Engines | 32 |
Trucks | 18 |
Squads | 4 |
Rescues | 1 |
EMS Units | 37 |
EMS Level | BLS & ALS |
Fire chief | James S. Clack |
The Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD) serves the city of Baltimore, Maryland and responds to approximately 270,000 emergency calls annually.
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Baltimore's early firefighting was performed by volunteers. The various companies engaged in serious rivalries, resulting in what a Baltimore mayor termed "irregularities".[1] A municipal organization was established in 1859.
The Great Baltimore Fire in 1904 burned for thirty hours straight and decimated a major part of central Baltimore, including over 1,500 buildings. Mutual aid companies from as far away as Washington D.C., Philadelphia and New York City were called in to assist. The fire led to uniform national standards in fire fighting equipment and protocols. As with other large fires of the time, it was a predecessor to the stringent fire codes of today.
The department consists of two major divisions: Planning and Administration and Emergency Operations. Planning and Administration is further organized into five subdivisions. Its service area covers 81 square miles, with a population of over 640,000.
As of 2010, the 1,800-member Department was headed by Jim Clack. Its current supporting infrastructure includes 37 Fire Stations, 32 Engine Companies, 18 Truck Companies, 4 Squad Engine Companies, 1 Rescue Company, 37 Medic Units, 1 Fireboat, 2 Fire Rescue boats and numerous other special, support, and reserve units in 6 Battalions.
Engine Company | Truck Company | Medic Unit | Special Unit | Battalion | Address |
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Engine 2 | 800 Light St. | ||||
Engine 4 | Truck 29 | 1201 E. Cold Spring Ln. | |||
Engine 5 | Truck 3 | Medic 10 | 2120 Eastern Ave. | ||
Engine 6 | Truck 1, Truck 51(Water Tower Unit) | Medic 7, Medic 24 | Safety 2, AirFLEX 2, Mobile Communications Unit, Fire Investigation Unit, Car 414, 415 & 416 (Canteen) | Battalion 2, Car 3 (Shift Commander) | 1100 Hillen St. |
Engine 8 | Truck 10 | Medic 15 | Decon 1 | Battalion 3 | 1503 W. LaFayette Ave. |
Squad 11 | Truck 20 | Medic 20 | 5714 Eastern Ave. | ||
Engine 13 | Truck 16 | Medic 4 | 405 McMechen St. | ||
Engine 14 | Medic 21 | 1908 Hollins St. | |||
Engine 20 | Truck 18 | Medic 8 | 3130 W. North Ave. | ||
Engine 21 | Medic 19 | 3724 Roland Ave. | |||
Engine 23 | Medic 1, Medic 22, Medic 23, | Rescue 1, Haz-Mat 1, Haz-Mat 3, SRO Van, Collapse 1, SCUBA 1, AirFLEX 1, EMS 2 | Battalion 6 (Special Operations Battalion) | 15 S. Eutaw St. | |
Engine 26 | Truck 6 | Medic 5 | Battalion Chief EMS | 1001 E. Fort Ave. | |
Engine 27 | Truck 26 | 4315 Mannasota Ave. | |||
Engine 29 | Medic 17 | 4312 Park Heights Ave. | |||
Engine 30 | Truck 8 | Medic 12 | 3220 Frederick Ave. | ||
Engine 31 | Medic 3 | 3123 Greenmount Ave. | |||
Engine 33 | Truck 5 | Medic 16 | EMS 3 | 805 E. 25th St. | |
Engine 35 | Truck 21 | Medic 9 | Foam Engine 35 | 430 Maude Ave. | |
Engine 36 | 2249 Edmonson Ave. | ||||
Squad 40 | Truck 12 | Medic 11 | Battalion 5 | 3906 Liberty Heights Ave. | |
Engine 41 | Battalion 1 | 520 S. Conkling St. | |||
Engine 42 | Medic 6 | Battalion 4 | 4522 Harford Rd. | ||
Engine 43 | Medic 18 | 1100 Walters Ave. | |||
Engine 44 | Truck 25 | 2 Upland Rd. | |||
Engine 45 | Truck 27 | Medic 14 | 2700 Glenn Ave. | ||
Engine 46 | EMS 4 | 5500 Reisterstown Rd. | |||
Squad 47 | 2608 Washington Blvd. | ||||
Engine 50 | Medic 2 | EMS 5 | 1601 Broening Highway | ||
Engine 51 | 645 N. Highland St. | ||||
Engine 52 | 3525 Woodbrook Ave. | ||||
Engine 53 | 608 Swann Ave. | ||||
Squad 54 | Truck 30 | Medic 13 | 5821 Belair Rd. | ||
Engine 55 | Truck 23 | 1229 Bush St. | |||
Engine 56 | 6512 Harford Rd. | ||||
Engine 57 | 4427 Pennington Ave. | ||||
Engine 58 | 2425 Annapolis Rd. | ||||
Truck 15 | 1223 N. Montford Ave. | ||||
Fireboat 1 & Fire Rescue Boat 1 | 2609 Leahy St. |
The movie Ladder 49 was centered around the BCFD, about a fictional BCFD Truck Company and its crew.