Anchorage Fire Department


The Anchorage Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Anchorage, Alaska. Areas served by department include the incorporated areas of downtown Anchorage, Bird, Bootleggers Cove, Eagle River, Fairview, Indian, Mountain View, Muldoon, and Spenard, among others. AFD is assisted by two volunteer fire departments operating in the outlying areas of the Anchorage Municipality.

History

The Anchorage Fire Department was founded in 1915. By 1951, AFD had grown to 50 fire fighters, and saw the beginning of Anchorage's first ambulance service. In 1967, the various fire companies unified as the Greater Anchorage Area Borough Fire Department. In 1975, the City of Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Borough unified, becoming the Municipality of Anchorage.
As of 2015, the AFD has a goal of maintaining 315 fire fighters and paramedics on active duty.
In June 2018, Deputy Chief Jodie Hettrick was promoted to Fire Chief following the retirement of Denis LeBlanc. Chief Hettrick is the first woman to serve as Chief of the Anchorage Fire Department.

Stations and apparatus

NeighborhoodEngine CompanyTruck CompanyEMS Medic UnitSpecial UnitBattalion
1DowntownEngine 1
Engine 2		Truck 1Medic 1
Medic 81
Medic 82 		HazMat 1, ALS 1 Battalion 1
3Mountain ViewEngine 3Truck 3Medic 3Rescue 3
4TudorEngine 4Medic 4
Medic 84 		Rescue 4, Dive 4, ALS 4
5SpenardEngine 5Truck 5Medic 5
6MuldoonEngine 6Medic 6
7Jewel LakeEngine 7Medic 7
8O'MalleyEngine 8Tender 8
9DearmounEngine 9Medic 9Tender 9, Rescue 9
10Rabbit CreekEngine 10Tender 10
11Eagle RiverEngine 11Truck 11Medic 11Tender 11, Rescue 11
12DimondEngine 12Truck 12Medic 12Safety 1Battalion 2
14Tudor BaxterEngine 14Medic 814 Tender 14, Rehab 14Battalion 3
15SouthportEngine 15

Volunteer Fire Departments

AFD is assisted by two volunteer fire/rescue departments that provide fire protection and EMS services to the outlying areas of the Anchorage Municipality. In the north, Chugiak Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company, Inc. operates five stations and serves an area from the North Eagle River overpass on the Glenn Highway to the Municipal boundary at the Knik River under the leadership of Chief Tim Benningfield and two assistant chiefs. In the south, Girdwood Fire & Rescue, Inc. operates one station and serves the Girdwood community and other communities along the Seward Highway under the leadership of Chief Michelle Weston and one deputy chief. Both departments provide 24/7/365 advanced life support coverage to their respective areas, and stations 31 and 41 are staffed by volunteer duty crews 24/7.
NeighborhoodEngineMedicSpecial
31ChugiakEngine 31Medic 31Tender 31, Brush 31, Utility 31, ALS 31, Captain 1, 2, 3, or 4
32BirchwoodEngine 32Tender 32, Utility 32, Utility 33
33Peters CreekEngine 33Medic 33Rescue 33, Tender 33
34Birchwood AirportEngine 34off-season storage for snowmachines, 6-wheelers, Boat 31
35North Eagle RiverEngine 35Medic 35Tender 35, Brush 34, Brush 35, Boat 31 or snowmachines, Chief 31, Chief 32, Chief 33
41GirdwoodEngine 41Medic 41, Medic 42Rescue 41, Rescue 42, Brush 41, Tender 41, Tender 42, Utility 41, Utility 43, Chief 41, Boat 41, snowmachines, Side-by-side