Albuquerque Fire Rescue

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.

Albuquerque Fire Rescue
Operational area
Country United States
State New Mexico
City Albuquerque
Agency overview[2]
Established1900
Annual calls90,208 (2020)
Employees773 (2020)
Annual budget$99 million (2021)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefGene Gallegos (interim)[1]
EMS levelALS
IAFF244
Facilities and equipment[3]
Battalions4
Stations22
Engines22 frontline, 8 reserve
Trucks5 frontline, 2 reserve
Platforms2
Rescues1
Ambulances20 frontline, 7 reserve
HAZMAT2
Wildland1 Type 1, 1 Type 3, 5 Type 6
Website
Official website
AFR Engine 21 in 2012

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

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  1. ^ "Executive Staff". Albuquerque Fire Rescue. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Albuquerque Fire Rescue. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Albuquerque Fire Department. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Contreras, Guillermo (January 5, 1998). "Fire Chief Smokin' With Ideas for Department". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "AFR among busiest fire departments in America". KRQE. July 3, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Gallagher, Mike. "NM ambulance service, fire dept. at odds over transport authority". EMS1. Albuquerque Journal.
  7. ^ "Municipal Affairs". Albuquerque Citizen. June 7, 1900. Retrieved May 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Knight, Steve (May 25, 2018). "AFD now ABQ Fire Rescue". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Lauren Bailey; Kimberly Pruett; Darren Braude. "ECMO Comes to the Field". www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com. EMS World. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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