Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) is the municipal fire department serving Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is the largest fire department in New Mexico[4] with 22 fire stations and 729 paid firefighters as of 2020.[2] In 2019, AFR ranked as the 25th-busiest fire department in the United States, fielding 105,526 calls for emergency services,[5] and the department's Engine 5 was the nation's 12th-busiest fire engine with 5,532 runs.
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Mexico |
| City |  Albuquerque |
| Agency overview[2] | |
| Established | 1900 |
| Annual calls | 90,208 (2020) |
| Employees | 773 (2020) |
| Annual budget | $99 million (2021) |
| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | Gene Gallegos (interim)[1] |
| EMS level | ALS |
| IAFF | 244 |
| Facilities and equipment[3] | |
| Battalions | 4 |
| Stations | 22 |
| Engines | 22 frontline, 8 reserve |
| Trucks | 5 frontline, 2 reserve |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Rescues | 1 |
| Ambulances | 20 frontline, 7 reserve |
| HAZMAT | 2 |
| Wildland | 1 Type 1, 1 Type 3, 5 Type 6 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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AFR provides both fire and emergency medical services,[6] including two hazardous materials squads and one heavy technical rescue squad with vehicle extrication, confined space, rope, structural collapse, trench collapse, swift water, and elevator rescue capabilities.[3]
The Albuquerque Fire Department was originally established in 1900, replacing an earlier volunteer fire department.[7] It was renamed Albuquerque Fire Rescue in 2018 in order to acknowledge the wider scope of duties handled by the department.[8]
AFR has fielded a ambulance that is capable of initiating pre-hospital Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Executive Staff". Albuquerque Fire Rescue. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Albuquerque Fire Rescue. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Albuquerque Fire Department. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Contreras, Guillermo (January 5, 1998). "Fire Chief Smokin' With Ideas for Department". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "AFR among busiest fire departments in America". KRQE. July 3, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Gallagher, Mike. "NM ambulance service, fire dept. at odds over transport authority". EMS1. Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ "Municipal Affairs". Albuquerque Citizen. June 7, 1900. Retrieved May 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Knight, Steve (May 25, 2018). "AFD now ABQ Fire Rescue". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lauren Bailey; Kimberly Pruett; Darren Braude. "ECMO Comes to the Field". www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com. EMS World. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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