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Austin Fire Department

Austin Fire Department

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The Austin Fire Department provides fire protection and first-response emergency medical services to the city of Austin, Texas. The Austin Fire Department is the fourth largest fire department (by number of personnel) in the state of Texas.[3] In total, the department is responsible for an area of 272 square miles (700 km2) and services a population of 885,400 (2013 estimate), the 11th largest city by population in the United States.[4]

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Headquarters
Fire station locations of the Austin Fire Department

History

The Austin Fire Department was started in 1841 when the first fire protection organization was sanctioned by the city council consisting of a seven-man fire protection group.[5] It was not until 1858 that the city would have a properly organized, skilled and equipped department.

Stations and apparatus

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AFD Command Ranks

  • Austin Fire Chief
  • Assistant Chief
  • Division Chief
  • Battalion Chief
  • Fire Captain
  • Lieutenant
  • Fire Specialist
  • Firefighter
  • Probationary Firefighter

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "2014/15 Approved Budget" (PDF). City of Austin Texas. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Stations". Austin Fire Department. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Regulated departments by size". Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places over 50,000, Ranked by July 1, 2013 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". 2013 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. May 2013. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2020-02-12. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Austin Fire Department Historical Highlights" (PDF). Austin Fire Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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