Operational area | |
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Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
City | Saint Paul |
Agency overview | |
Annual calls | 38,569 (2013) |
Employees | 470 (2014) |
Annual budget | $63,488,566 (2014) |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | Tim Butler |
IAFF | 21 |
Facilities and equipment | |
Battalions | 3 |
Stations | 15 |
Engines | 16 |
Trucks | 6 |
Platforms | 2 |
Squads | 3 |
Rescues | 1 |
HAZMAT | 2 |
Rescue boats | 3 |
Website | |
Official website | |
IAFF website |
The Saint Paul Fire Department is provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The Saint Paul Fire Department operates out of 15 Fire Stations, located throughout the city in 3 Districts, under the command of 3 District Chiefs and a Deputy Chief per shift. The department also operates a fire apparatus fleet of 15 Engines, 7 Ladders, 3 Rescue Squads, 13 Paramedic Ambulances, 2 Basic Life Support Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit and numerous other special, support, and reserve units. Minimum staffing is four personnel (typically two firefighter/paramedics and two firefigher/EMTs) for engine and ladder companies and five personnel for rescue squads. There are three “supermedic” companies (Engine/Medic 8, Engine/Medic 9, and Engine/Medic 23); which are staffed with two dedicated personnel on the ambulance and 4 dedicated personnel on the engine. The 10 remaining Medic units are cross staffed with the four personnel assigned to the engine from their respective stations.
Coordinates: 44°56′39″N 93°5′37″W / 44.94417°N 93.09361°W