The Phoenix Fire Department (PFD) is the agency that provides fire protection

Fire protection

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 and emergency medical services

Emergency medical services

Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...

 for the city of Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

. The Phoenix Fire Department responded to 148,673 incidents during 2010, with 88% being for emergency medical services. The Phoenix Fire Department currently protects 1,602,704 people in an area of 519.6 square miles.

History

The Phoenix Fire Department was established on August 17, 1886 with the formation of Engine 1, which was all volunteer. Frank Czarnowski became the first chief of the department on April 13, 1888. In 1922 the department switched from being all volunteer to a career one. From 1924 to 1947 the department created the A, B, and C shifts, which start and end every third day at 8:00 AM. In 1936 the Phoenix Fire Department joined the International Association of Firefighters and formed the union Local 493. The surrounding fire departments, Tempe, Glendale, and Peoria, are also part of Local 493. During the 1900s the Phoenix Fire Department started using a computer-aided dispatch system. The Phoenix Fire Department became part of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force

FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force

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 in 1991. In 1997 The Phoenix Fire Department started participating in an International Association of Fire Fighters and International Association of Fire Chiefs

International Association of Fire Chiefs

The International Association of Fire Chiefs is a network of more than 12,000 chief fire and emergency officers. The Association was established in 1873. The Executive Director is Mark W. Light. The Deputy Executive Director is Mary Beth Michos...

 Task Force that has developed a consistent physical ability test for prospective firefighter candidates, which is now known as the Candidate Physical Ability Test. In 2010, the Phoenix Fire Department had the highest national average for arson

Arson

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 clearance rate

Clearance rate

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s at 18.4%.

Fire Stations

In Station Order

• 1: 323 N. 4th Avenue
• 3: 1257 W. Pierce Street
• 4: 1601 N. 3rd Avenue
• 5: 1840 E. Cambridge Avenue
• 6: 368 W. Apache Street
• 7: 403 E. Hatcher Road
• 8: 1025 E. Polk Street
• 9: 330 E. Fairmont Avenue
• 10: 2731 N. 24th Drive
• 11: 2727 E. Roosevelt Street
• 12: 4247 N. 32nd Street
• 13: 2828 N. 47th Place
• 14: 1330 N. 32nd Avenue
• 15: 4730 N. 43rd Avenue
• 16: 1414 East Mohave
• 17: 1531 E. Missouri Avenue
• 18: 5019 N. 23rd Avenue
• 19: 3547 E. Sky Harbor Boulevard
• 20: 726 W. Glendale Avenue
• 21: 1212 S. 27th Avenue
• 22: 230 E. Roeser Road
• 23: 4416 S. 32nd Street
• 24: 2602 N. 43rd Avenue
• 25: 4010 N. 63rd Avenue
• 26: 3301 W. Rose Lane
• 27: 12449 N. 32nd Street
• 28: 7409 S. 16th Street
• 29: 3949 E. Air Lane Way
• 30: 2701 W. Belmont Avenue
• 31: 5730 E. Thunderbird Road
• 32: 7620 South 42nd Place
• 33: 2409 W. Cactus Road
• 34: 50 N. 51st Avenue
• 35: 646 E. Paradise Lane
• 36: 21602 N. 9th Avenue
• 37: 16602 N. 40th Street
• 38: 5002 E. Warner-Elliot Loop
• 39: 2276 W. Southern Avenue
• 40: 3838 N. 83rd Avenue
• 41: 2501 W. Morningside Drive
• 42: 3246 W. Greenway Road
• 43: 4110 E. Chandler Boulevard
• 44: 7117 W. McDowell Road
• 45: 2545 E. Beardsley Road
• 46: 15402 S. Marketplace Way
• 48: 5230 W. Happy Valley Road
• 49: 3750 E. Dynamite Boulevard
• 50: 20225 N. 35th Avenue
• 52: 21650 N. Tatum Boulevard
• 54: 9820 W. Campbell Avenue
• 56: 3210 W. Canotia Place
• 57: 1660 W. Dobbins Road
• 58: 4718 West Dobbins Road
• 60: 2405 W. Townley Avenue
• 61: 1925 East Indian School Road
• 72: 33027 North Cave Creek Road
• 91: 8444 N. Tatum Boulevard
• 92: 6519 E. Lincoln Drive

In Battalion Order

• Battalion # 1

Stations: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 61

• Battalion # 2

Stations: 5, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 92

• Battalion # 3

Stations: 14, 15, 24, 25, 40, 44, 54, 59

• Battalion # 4

Stations: 33, 35, 36, 41, 42, 48, 50, 56

• Battalion # 5

Stations: 22, 23, 28, 32, 39, 57, 58

• Battalion # 6

Stations: 27, 31, 37, 45, 49, 52, 72

• Battalion # 7

Stations: 38, 43, 46

• Battalion # 8

Stations: 7, 10, 18, 20, 26, 30, 60

• Battalion # 19

Stations: 16, 19, 29

See also

• Urban Search and Rescue Arizona Task Force 1
  Urban Search and Rescue Arizona Task Force 1
  Urban Search and Rescue Arizona Task Force 1 or AZ-TF1 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Phoenix, Arizona. AZ-TF1 is sponsored by the Phoenix Fire Department....
  
  
• Gilbert Fire Department
  Gilbert fire department
  The Gilbert Fire Department serves the town of Gilbert, Arizona and surrounding area. The Department was founded in 1923 by volunteers, then progressed to contracted services through Rural/Metro before its current form. The current chief of the department is Jim Jobusch....
  
  
• Hall of Flame Fire Museum
  Hall of Flame Fire Museum
  The National Historical Fire Foundation is a museum dedicated to the historical preservation of fire fighting equipment used through the years around the world....
  
  

External links

• City of Phoenix Fire Department Home Page
• Map of Phoenix Fire Department Stations
• Phoenix Fire Department Health Center
• Phoenix Fire Department Twitter
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