Bridgeport Fire Department (Connecticut)

Department Profile[]

The Bridgeport Fire Department (BFD) protects the City of Bridgeport, it is the third largest fire department in the US state of Connecticut. Operating from 8 fire stations it currently consists of:

9 Engine Companies
- 1x 107' rear-mount aerial quint
4 Ladder Companies
- 2x 95' mid-mount platforms
- 2x 107' rear-mount aerial
1 Rescue Company
2 Battalions
1 Deputy (Tour Commander)
1 Safety Officer
1 fireboat

History[]

Firehouses/Companies[]

Company	Address	Service Dates	Notes
Engine 1	John Street & Lafayette Street (Building Demolished)	1863-1964	Engine 1 moved to 268 Middle Street in 1964. Engine 1 moved to 30 Congress Street in 1976.
Engine 2, Maintenance Division, Fire Alarm Division	48 Crescent Place	1865-1928	Engine 2 moved to 135 Clarence Street in 1928. Used by the Maintenance and Fire Alarm Divisions until 1957.
Engine 2, Car 3 (Battalion 2)	135 Clarence Street	1928-1989	Engine 2 disbanded in 1989. Car 3 (Battalion 2) moved to 1035 Central Avenue in 1982. Building currently occupied by Bridgeport PD.
Engine 3, Truck 1, Truck 3	167 Norman Street (Building Demolished)	1872-1982	Truck 1 became Truck 3 in 1940. Engine 3 and Truck 3 moved to 233 Wood Avenue in 1982.
Chemical 2, Engine 9, Engine 4	399 Maplewood Avenue	1912-1982	Chemical 2 disbanded in 1935. Engine 9 moved to 3115 Madison Avenue in 1964. Engine 4 moved to 233 Wood Avenue in 1982. Private residence.
Engine 4, Engine 5	186 Madison Avenue (Building Demolished)	1888-1976	Engine 4 moved to 399 Maplewood Avenue in 1964. Engine 5 moved from 268 Middle Street in 1964. Engine 5 disbanded moved to 30 Congress Street in 1976.
Engine 1, Engine 5, Truck 1, Truck 2, Truck 5, Squad 5, Chemical 1, Car 2 (Battalion 1)	268 Middle Street (Fire Headquarters) (Building Demolished)	1871-1976	Truck 1 moved to 167 Norman Street in 1887. Truck 2 established at 268 Middle Street. Truck 2 became Truck 5 in 1940. Engine 1 moved from John Street & Lafayette Street in 1964. Engine 5 moved to 286 Madison Avenue in 1964. Engine 1, Truck 5 (Snorkel), Squad 5 (Rescue), and Car 2 (Battalion 1) moved to 30 Congress Street in 1976. Chemical 1 disbanded 1940 to organize Squad 5.
Engine 6	1637 Seaview Avenue (Building Demolished)	1895-1902	Engine 6 moved to 1184 Barnum Avenue in 1902.
Engine 6, Truck 3, Truck 6, Chemical 3, Squad 6	1184 Barnum Avenue	1902-1982	Truck 3 became Truck 6 in 1940. Engine 6, Truck 6 moved to 1035 Central Avenue in 1982. Chemical 3 established in 1912, disbanded 1933. Squad 6 established in 1945, disbanded in 1947 to organize Engine 15.
Engine 7	575 Bostwick Avenue (Building Demolished)	1900-1970	Engine 7 moved to 245 Ocean Terrace in 1970.
Engine 8	556 Newfield Avenue	1908-1982	Engine 8 moved to 1035 Central Avenue in 1982.
Engine 9	Lafayette Street & Gregory Street (Building Demolished)	1908-1933	Engine 9 moved to 399 Maplewood Avenue in 1933. Engine 9 moved to 3115 Madison Avenue in 1957 and disbanded in 1967
Engine 10, Truck 10	268 Putnam Street	1913-2007	Truck 10 established in 1940. Engine 10 and Ladder 10 moved to 950 Boston Avenue in 2007. Now occupied by the Bridgeport FD Historical Society.
Engine 11, Truck 4, Truck 11	2656 Fairfield Avenue	1917-1970	Truck 4 became Truck 11 in 1940. Engine 11 and Ladder 11 moved to 245 Ocean Terrace in 1970. Engine 11 disbanded 1976.
Engine 14	1395 Sylvan Avenue	1948-1992	Engine 14 moved from 104 Evers Street in 1948, disbanded in 1992. Building currently occupied by Bridgeport PD.
Truck 5, Truck 12	265 Beechmont Avenue	1940-1994	Truck 5 became Truck 12 in 1940. Disbanded in 1991 at the quarters of Engine 12.
Truck 16	3115 Madison Avenue	1957-1967	Disbanded to serve as a Reserve/Callback Ladder Company at the quarters of Engine 16.

Response Districts[]

After numerical fire alarm boxes and their locations were removed from active service in the late '70s and early '80s, the Bridgeport Fire Department adopted a new form of fire company response assignment that corresponded with each Engine Company's first-due district in the city. Each Engine Company's district was given an alphabetical name corresponding with the company number. For example, Engine Co. 1's district was named "Adam" as "A" is the first letter of the alphabet. The BFD uses a modified version of this system today, the box districts are split up by their number, rather than the response plan (Adam-1, Adam-2, Adam-3, etc.). For example, previously, a "Frank 1" Box Assignment would consist of the following companies`Engine 6, Engine 10, Ladder 6, Rescue 5, 2nd Battalion Chief. Engine 6 is the first due Engine Co. as the "F" in Frank is the 6th letter of the alphabet. All "Frank" Assignments would get Engine Co. 6 as the first due Engine Co. A "Frank 2" Assignment would consist of the following companies: Engine 6, Engine 1, Ladder 6, Rescue 5, 2nd Battalion Chief. Usually responses for each alphabetically named district could alter up to five or six different times depending on fire company availability to respond, thus, you could have a "Frank 6" Assignment. Nowadays, this is different as each box number has an assigned area on the map. The only response district that did not follow this protocol was the "Peter" District. There was originally planned to be an Engine 17 stationed at the airport for the 17th letter of the alphabet, "Peter" referred to the district encompassing the Airport. A "Peter 1" Assignment was for a fire on the grounds and a "Peter 2" Assignment was for a fire off the grounds. Companies responding to these Assignments were a combination of airport fire apparatus and city fire companies closest to the airport.

District	Corresponding Engine Company
Adam	Engine 1 - Downtown
Baker	Engine 2 - Lower East Side
Charles	Engine 3 - West Side / South End
David	Engine 4 - West Side / Maplewood
Edward	Engine 5 - Hollow
Frank	Engine 6 - East End / Mill Hill
George	Engine 7 - Black Rock / West Side
Henry	Engine 8 - Newfield / East End
John	Engine 10 - Upper East Side
King	Engine 11 - Black Rock
Lewis	Engine 12 - Brooklawn / North End
Mary	Engine 14 - North End
Nancy	Engine 15 - North End
Otto	Engine 16 - Madison / North End
Peter	Sikorsky Airport

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

1st Battalion[]

West Side

Engine 1 / Tower Ladder 5 / Rescue 5 / Battalion 1 / Fire Headquarters - 30 Congress Street (Downtown)[]

Built 1976

Engine 1 - 2013 Pierce Arrow XT (1250/500) (SN#26654)

Tower Ladder 5 - 2012 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/95' mid-mount platform) (SN#25701)

Rescue 5 - 2023 Pierce Enforcer 7010 18' walk-around (SN#37880)

Battalion 1 (West Side Assistant Chief) - 2019 Ford F-250 XLT 4x4

Battalion 3 / Training 1 (Training Assistant Chief) - 2015 Chevrolet Suburban LS 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 1)

Spare Battalion - 2015 Chevrolet Suburban LS (Ex-Battalion 2, ex-Admin 1)

Safety Officer 1 - 2017 Ford F-350 XL 4x4

Car 1 (Chief of Department) - 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe SSV

Car 2 (Deputy Chief) - 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe SSV

Car 3 (Deputy Chief) - 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe SSV

Admin 1 - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 (Ex-Car 1)

FM 1 (Fire Inspector) - 2014 Ford Explorer AWD

FM 2 (Fire Inspector) - 2020 Ford Escape SE

FM 3 (Fire Inspector) - 2020 Ford Escape SE

FM 4 (Fire Inspector) - Ford Escape

FM 5 (Fire Inspector) - Ford Escape

FM 6 (Fire Inspector) - Ford Escape

FM 8 (Fire Inspector) - Dodge Caravan

FM 10 (Fire Inspector) - Dodge Caravan

FM 12 (Fire Inspector) - Dodge Caravan

Zodiac 1 - 2007 Ford Expedition towing 18' Zodiac inflatable boat (Ex-Battalion 1, ex-Safety Officer 1)

Tactical Unit - International DuraStar / Utilimaster box truck

Command Unit - 1998 International 4900 / Pierce air cascade & command center (SN#EB303)

Prime Mover - 2005 Freightliner / Pierce Contender (SN#16638-xx) (Ex-Tactical Unit 5) (Formerly part of state hazmat task force.)

Training 2 - 2018 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD (Ex-Car 3)

Training 3 - 2009 Chevrolet Suburban

Training 4 - 2018 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD (Ex-Car 2)

Relief Vehicle - 2007 Ford Explorer (Ex-Deputy 3, ex-Car 3, ex-Fire Investigation Unit)

Fire Investigation Unit (On-Call Fire Marshal) - 2007 Ford Expedition 4x4 (Ex-Spare Battalion, ex-Battalion 2)

Confined Space Rescue Trailer - Haulmark trailer

Engine 3 / Engine 4 - 233 Wood Avenue (West Side)[]

West Side Fire Station / Built 1982

Engine 3 - 2021 Pierce Enforcer (1250/500) (SN#35963-01)

Engine 4 - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT (1250/500) (SN#19111-01 or 02)

Engine 23 (Spare) - 1998 Pierce Quantum (2000/500) (SN#EB306) (Ex-Engine 1) (55' Snozzle removed in 2015)

Engine 24 (Spare) - 2003 Pierce Dash 2000 (1500/500/30F) (SN#13361) (Ex-Engine 15)

Military Cargo 1 (High Water Unit) - 1996 Stewart & Stevenson M1078 4x4

Urban 3 - Lowe 16’ 1652MT jon boat

Decon Trailer -

Marine Division - Ferry Access Road (Downtown)[]

Fireboat 233 - 2013 33' SAFE Boat / (3) 300HP (1000/-)

Engine 7 / Ladder 11 - 245 Ocean Terrace (Black Rock)[]

Built 1970

Engine 7 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer (1250/750/50F) (SN#32417)

Ladder 11 - 2022 Pierce Enforcer (-/-/107' Ascendant rear-mount aerial) (SN#35964)

Zodiac 7 - 1996 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4 towing 12' Zodiac boat (Ex-Battalion 3, ex-Battalion 2)

Engine 27 (Spare) - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT (1250/500) (SN#19111-02 or 01) (Ex-Engine 3)

Ladder 211 (Spare) - 2003 Pierce Dash 2000 6x4 (-/-/100' mid-mount) (SN#13359) (Ex-Ladder 11)

Rescue 25 (Spare) - 2013 Pierce Arrow XT walk-around (250/300) (SN#26623) (Ex-Rescue 5)

Engine 16 / Maintenance Division - 3115 Madison Avenue (North End)[]

Built 1957

Maintenance 1 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD 4x4

Maintenance 2 - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD 4x4

Maintenance 3 - 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4

Engine 16 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer quint (1500/500/107' Ascendant rear-mount ladder) (SN#32418)

FM 9 (Fire Inspector) - 2007 Dodge Caravan

FM 11 (Fire Inspector) - Ford Windstar

Ladder 21 (Spare) - 1993 Pierce Lance (-/-/105' rear-mount) (SN#E7185) (Ex-Ladder 211, ex-Ladder 10)

Engine 212 (Spare) - 1992 Pierce Lance (1250/500) (SN#E7178-01/02) (Ex-Engine 12)

Supply Unit - Ford E-Series

2nd Battalion[]

East Side

Engine 6 / Tower Ladder 6 / Battalion 2 - 1035 Central Avenue (East End)[]

Built 1982

Engine 6 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer (1250/750/30F) (SN#31179)

Tower Ladder 6 - 2023 Pierce Enforcer 6x4 (-/-/100' Ascendant mid-mount platform) (SN#39132)

Zodiac 6 - 1996 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4 towing 2002 13'9" Zodiac Pro 420 boat

Battalion 2 (East Side Assistant Chief) - 2019 Ford F-250 4x4

Engine 26 (Spare) - 1998 Pierce Quantum (1250/1000/120F) (SN#EB304 or EB305) (Ex-Engine 6)

Ladder 26 (Spare) - 1996 Pierce Lance (-/-/105' rear-mount) (SN#EA150) (Ex-Ladder 6)

Engine 10 / Ladder 10 - 950 Boston Avenue (East Side)[]

Built 2007

Engine 10 - 2011 Pierce Saber (1250/500) (SN#23820-01)

Ladder 10 - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/107' Ascendant rear-mount) (SN#30243)

Urban 10 - Lowe 16’ 1652MT jon boat

Engine 12 - 265 Beechmount Avenue (Brooklawn)[]

Built 1917

Engine 12 - 2011 Pierce Saber (1250/500) (SN#23820-02)

Engine 15 - 104 Evers Street (North End)[]

Engine House 15 / Built 1945

Engine 15 - 2021 Pierce Enforcer (1250/500) (SN#35963-02)

Haz-Mat. Spill Unit - 1997 GMC Savanna 3500

Unknown Assignment[]

2003 Pierce Dash 2000 (-/-/95' mid-mount platform) (SN#13360) (Ex-Tower Ladder 5)

Retired Apparatus[]

2008 MetalCraft Marine Firebrand 28 fireboat (1500/-/-) (Sold to Fairfield Fire Department (Connecticut))

2007 Ford Explorer 4x4

1998 Pierce Quantum pumper (2000/750/30A/50B) (SN#EB304 or EB305) (Ex-Engine 7)

1998 Spartan Gladiator aerial (-/-/95' Baker Aerialscope platform) (Ex-Tower Ladder 5) (Sold to Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department (Virginia))

1996 Pierce Lance aerial (1250/500/75' rear-mount ladder) (SN#EA149) (Ex-Engine 16)

1992 Pierce Lance rescue pumper (250/500) (Ex-Rescue 5, ex-Squad 5, ex-Rescue 25)

1992 Pierce Lance pumper (1500/750/100F) (Ex-Engine 24, ex-Engine 4)

1992 Pierce Lance pumper (1250/500) (SN#E7178-03) (Ex-Engine 27, ex-Engine 10)

1992 Pierce Lance pumper (1250/500) (SN#E7178-01/02)

1992 Simon-Duplex aerial (-/-/75' Baker Aerialscope platform) (Ex-Tower Ladder 105, ex-Tower Ladder 5)

1986 Hahn pumper (2000/500) (Ex-Engine 3)

1986 Hahn pumper (2000/500) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 5)

1986 Hahn pumper (2000/500) (Ex-Engine 6, ex-Engine 8)

1982 Mack CF pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 7) (One donated to Corps des sapeurs-pompiers de Pétionville (Haiti))

1982 Mack CF pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 6)

1982 Mack CF pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 5)

1982 Mack CF pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 15)

1982 Mack CF pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 12)

1982 Mack CF pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 16, ex-Engine 10, ex-Engine 1)

1982 American LaFrance Century tractor / 1957 American LaFrance aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Ladder 6)

1980 American LaFrance Century aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Ladder 3)

1978 Ford C / 3-D walk-around rescue (350/500)

1977 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Ladder 11, ex-Ladder 5, ex-Ladder 6, ex-Ladder 3)

1976 Ward LaFrance Ambassador low-profile aerial (-/-/85' Hi-Ranger rear-mount articulating platform) (Ex-Ladder 5, ex-Snorkel 1, ex-Ladder 11)

1976 Ward LaFrance Ambassador pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 14, ex-Engine 2)

1975 Ward LaFrance Ambassador pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 15, ex-Engine 5)

1975 Ward LaFrance Ambassador pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 10, ex-Engine 12, ex-Engine 6)

1975 Ward LaFrance Ambassador pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 1, ex-Engine 16)

1974 Ward LaFrance Ambassador pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 8, ex-Engine 7)

1972 American LaFrance 1000 Series walk-around rescue/manpower unit (250/300)

1971 American LaFrance 1000 Series aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Ladder 10)

1970 American LaFrance 900 Series aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Ladder 11, ex-Ladder 12, ex-Ladder 5, ex-Ladder 3)

1970 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300)

1969 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300)

1967 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300)

1965 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300)

1964 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300)

1963 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300)

1962 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300)

1961 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300)

1959 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/300)

1957 American LaFrance 700 Series aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Trailer later recoupled to 1982 American LaFrance tractor)

1957 American LaFrance 800 Series pumper (750/150)

1956 American LaFrance 700 Series pumper (1000/150)

1954 American LaFrance 700 Series aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn)

1953 American LaFrance 700 Series pumper (750/100)

1952 Mack L pumper (750/100)

1950 Mack L pumper (750/-)

1950 American LaFrance 700 Series aerial (-/-/85' tractor-drawn)

1949 Mack L pumper (750/100)

1949 Mack L pumper (1000/-)

1947 Mack L pumper (750/300)

1945 Mack L pumper (750/100)

1945 Mack E-Series pumper (booster/250)

1943 Mack E-Series pumper (600/150)

1943 Mack L-Model aerial (-/-/75' tractor-drawn)

1941 Mack E-Series chemical wagon (200/?)

1941 Mack E-Series city-service ladder (booster/150)

1940 Mack E-Series city-service ladder (booster/150)

1939 Mack E-Series city-service ladder (booster/150)

1938 Mack E-Series pumper (booster/100)

1938 Mack E-Series pumper (600/100)

1938 Mack aerial (-/-/75' tractor-drawn)

1937 Mack pumper (600/100)

1936 Mack BG hose wagon (booster/100) (Ex-Wagon 7)

1935 Mack pumper (600/100)

1928 American LaFrance pumper (750/200) (Sold to Stevenson Volunteer Fire Company (Connecticut))

1926 Brockway / American LaFrance pumper (750/200) (Sold to Scotland Fire Department (Connecticut))

1915 Mack AB pumper

1912 Nott / 1906 Amoskeag steam pumper

1912 Waterous pumper (600/-)

1907 Locomobile chemical car

1906 Amoskeag horse-drawn steam pumper (Body remounted & re-powered on 1912 Nott chassis)

External Links[]

Bridgeport Fire Department

Station Map[]

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