Phoenix Fire Department

Mission:

Prevent Harm
Survive
Be Nice

About us:

The Phoenix Fire Department is one of the busiest fire departments in the United States. Phoenix currently has 53 fire stations and 9 battalions. It has 58 engine companies, 14 ladder companies, and 33 rescue companies (ambulances). The Phoenix Fire Department employs 1,938 members (approximately 1,588 sworn members and 350 civilians).
The Phoenix Fire Department serves the fifth largest city in the nation -- over 515.8 square miles and 1.47 million people. Many of them will need help at some time or another. In 2005, Phoenix Firefighters responded to a total of 160,730 calls for service. Of those, 125,422 were Emergency Medical Services (EMS) calls. The average response time for 2005 was 5:04.

There are many things citizens can do to help the fire department help you and other citizens in the community. Whenever there is a fire or a medical emergency, there are things citizens can do, or not do, which make a difference in how effective firefighters can be in emergency situations.