🚒 Overview & Mission
• Established as a paid department in 1877, evolving from four steamers and a hook‑and‑ladder team to today’s modern force
• Serves the city of Syracuse, covering approximately 25–26 sq mi with ~140,000 residents, swelling during daytime hours
• Handles 27,000+ alarms annually, including over 21,000 EMS/fire calls, with around 1,000 being fires
• Achieved an ISO Class 1 rating—among fewer than 300 in the U.S.
• Operates under an “all-hazards” approach: fire suppression, EMS, HAZMAT, technical rescue (high‑angle, confined‑space, water), and drone deployments

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👥 Staffing & Structure
• Roughly 350–390 uniformed firefighters, all career staff, with broad EMT/Paramedic credentials ().
• Hierarchical command led by Chief of Fire Michael Monds, supported by deputies overseeing operations, EMS, training, maintenance, prevention, etc.
• Unionized under the IAFF Local 280, representing all sworn personnel

History:
Began as a paid department in 1877; grew with technological advancements from horse-drawn steamers to today’s high-tech apparatus
• Memorializes fallen heroes each year, including ceremonies for the 1939 Collins Block tragedy and the annual reading of names for 45 firefighters lost in the line of duty
• Hosts the Syracuse & Onondaga County Fire Museum in the former Engine Co.4 quarters, preserving historical apparatus and memorabilia

Coverage Area
~25–26 sq mi; ~140K residents (daytime peak)

Annual Responses
27,000+ alarms; ~1,000 fire incidents

Personnel
350–390 career firefighters

Stations/Apparatus
11 stations; 9 Engines, 5 Trucks, Rescue, Squad, Ladder, HAZMAT

Special Units
HAZMAT, Technical Rescue, Marine, Drones

Insurance Rating
ISO Class 1

Community Programs
Tours, education, prevention, investigations
Museum & Heritage
Fire museum, annual memorial ceremonies

🚒 Station 1 – 900 S State St (Downtown)
• Engine 1: 2022 Pierce Enforcer (2000 gpm, 500 gal, 55′ Sky-Boom)
• Mini 1: 2024 Chevy Tahoe 4×4 (first response support)
• Squad 1 (ALS): 2024 Ford F-550 XLT walk-around rescue
• Spare Squad 1: 2019 Ford F-550 walk-around
• Spare Mini 1: 2021 Ford F-350 walk-around
• Spare Mini Tahoe 1: 2022 Chevy Tahoe
• Spare Ladder 4: 2018 Spartan ER 110′ ladder platform

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Station 2 – 2300 Lodi St (Inner Harbor)
• Engine 2: 2021 Spartan ER Gladiator with 50′ TeleSqurt
• Spare Engine 2: 2017 Spartan Sirius MFD
• Mini 2: 2024 Ford F-350 walk-around rescue
• Truck 2: 2021 Sutphen Monarch SP‑95 95′ mid-mount platform
• Spare Truck 2: 2014 Sutphen Monarch SP‑95

Also co‑staffed at the Onondaga Lake Park Marina:
• Fire Boat 1 (2024 Lake Assault)
• Marine 1 (2019 Zodiac)

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Station 3 – 808 Bellevue Ave (Strathmore)
• Recall Truck 1: 2006 Sutphen Monarch SP‑95
• Medic 1 (ALS): 2023 Chevy Tahoe
• Engine 3: 2019 Spartan ER Gladiator TeleSqurt
• Mini 3: 2024 Chevy Tahoe
• Ambulance 4: 2019 Ford F-350 / Wheeled Coach Citimedic
• Ambulance 5: 2023 Chevy Silverado 3500 / Crestline

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Station 5 – 110 N Geddes St (West Side)
• Engine 5: 2022 Pierce Enforcer (2000 gpm, 55′ Sky-Boom)
• Truck 3: 2018 Sutphen Monarch SP‑95
• Hazmat 1: 2011 Sutphen Monarch RR walk-in unit
• Hazmat 2: 2023 Ford F-550 walk-around
• Hazmat 4: 2017 National Foam bulk foam trailer
• Car 2 (DC vehicle): 2022 Chevy Tahoe
• Mini 5: 2024 Chevy Tahoe (plus spare mini from 2018)

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Station 6 – 601 S West St (Downtown)
• Rescue 1: 2024 Sutphen Monarch walk-in
• Reserve Rescue 1: 2018 Sutphen Monarch
• Rescue 2: 2022 Ford F-550 walk-around
• Rescue 3: 2006 International 4900 Morgan box
• Car 70 (Duty Deputy Chief)

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Station 8 – 2412 S Salina St (South Side)
• Engine 8: 2018 Spartan Sirius / Smeal TeleSqurt
• Truck 8: 2018 Sutphen Monarch SP‑95
• Mini 8: 2024 Ford F-350 walk-around
• Car 3 (DC vehicle): 2024 Chevy Tahoe
• Plus spare/recall units: spare engine 8, recall engine 8 from 2010

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Station 9 – 400 Shuart Ave (North Side)
• Engine 9: 2019 Spartan ER Gladiator TeleSqurt
• Mini 9: 2024 Ford F-350 walk-around
• Ladder 4: 2024 Spartan ER Gladiator 110′ LTC rear-mount
• Decon 1: 2003 ACSI decontamination trailer
• Car 4 (DC vehicle): 2023 Chevy Tahoe
• Spare Car 5: 2017 Chevy Tahoe
• Recall Engine 6: 2013 KME Predator (reserve unit)

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Station 10 – 2030 E Genesee St (Westcott)
• Engine 10: 2022 Pierce Enforcer
• Truck 5: 2021 Sutphen Monarch SP‑95
• Mini 10: 2024 Ford F-350 walk-around
• Spare Mini Tahoe 2: 2022 Chevy Tahoe
• Spare Truck 10: 2016 Sutphen Monarch SP‑95

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Station 17 – 2317 Burnet Ave (Eastwood)
• Engine 17: 2021 Spartan ER Gladiator TeleSqurt
• Mini 17: 2024 Ford F-350 walk-around
• Spare Mini 17: 2016 Ford F-350 walk-around ()

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Station 18 – 3714 Midland Ave (Valley)
• Engine 18: 2021 Spartan ER Gladiator TeleSqurt
• Mini 18: 2023 Ford F-350 walk-around
• Spare Engine 18: 2010 Sutphen Monarch
• Spare Mini 18: 2019 Ford F-350 walk-around

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📊 Summary Snapshot
• Stations: 10 active houses (Stations 1–3, 5–6, 8–10, 17–18)
• Apparatus:
• 9 Engine companies (each with a “mini” 1st-response unit)
• 5 Truck companies (mid-mount Sutphen SP‑95 platforms)
• 1 Heavy Rescue Company (Station 6)
• 1 Squad Company (Station 1)
• HAZMAT units (concentrated at Station 5 + support trailers)

🔍 Summary

The Syracuse Fire Department is a modern, fully professional force with deep roots and wide capabilities—from firefighting and EMS to hazardous materials and technical rescues. With fast response times, strong leadership, community engagement, and historical preservation, SFD stands out as a critical public safety pillar in Central New York.