2007 National Run Survey: Part 4

For the 27th year, the career fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department activity levels, funding, staffing and pay. A total of 271 fire departments took part in this year's survey, representing 45 states, the District of Columbia and 7 Canadian provinces. The departments represented in this latest survey protect 78,297,462 people, and they have budgets totaling more than $12 billion (budgets are listed in millions of dollars). They provide this service with 3,860 engine companies, 1,380 ladder companies, 1,559 ambulances and numerous other specialized units. They responded to 1,829,199 fire calls, 7,236,854 EMS calls and 10,412,376 total calls last year.

Pay Scales & Staffing DEPARTMENT FF START PAY FF TOP PAY MEDIC START PAY MEDIC TOP PAY WORK WEEK ENGINE CREW LADDER CREW Anniston, AL 28,110 42,000 31,000 44,000 56 3 1 Birmingham, AL 32,988 49,691 36,046 54,660 52 4 4 Decatur, AL 32,001 49,350 32,001 59,350 56 4 4 Dothan, AL 29,452 45,094 32,102 49,152 56 4 2 Florence, AL 26,126 30,737 NA NA 56 4 4 Tuscaloosa, AL 38,475 51,054 41,725 54,304 53.2 3.5 4 Chandler, AZ 41,164 58,240 47,338 64,414 56 4 4 Gilbert, AZ 43,565 60,990 48,965 66,390 56 4 4 Glendale, AZ 40,126 59,284 NA NA 52 4 4 Maricopa, AZ 47,000 63,000 52,231 68,531 56 4 4 Mesa, AZ 43,846 59,114 52,628 65,649 56 4 4 Scottsdale, AZ 44,349 62,054 49,749 67,454 56 4 4 Surprise, AZ 46,300 60,948 51,978 66,626 56 4 5 Tempe, AZ 40,160 59,838 52,433 65,822 56 4 4 Tucson, AZ 41,845 54,833 41,845 63,568 56 4 4 Anaheim, CA 70,000 86,000 80,000 96,000 56 4 4 Apple Valley, CA 42,612 54,552 48,612 60,552 56 3 3 Auburn, CA 42,000 51,600 NA NA 56 3 NA Bakersfield, CA 50,011 65,961 50,011 65,961 56 3 4 Camp Roberts, CA 42,468 51,024 NA NA 53 3 NA Contra Costa County, CA 68,530 83,299 75,364 91,606 56 3 3 El Cajon, CA 51,688 62,928 58,269 71,024 56 3 3 Fresno, CA 54,672 69,732 NA NA 56 3 3 Hemet, CA 49,692 66,744 NA NA 56 3 3 Long Beach, CA 51,680 71,113 56,403 82,774 4 4 Y Los Angeles City, CA 51,824 75,690 51,824 89,116 56 4 5 Los Angeles County, CA 55,330 80,882 65,110 95,181 56 3.5 4 Modesto, CA 51,580 62,697 53,643 NA 52 3 4 Mountain Ranch, CA 29,000 39,000 NA NA 56 2 0 Ontario, CA 54,911 66,744 69,226 81,059 56 4 4 Pasadena, CA 61,268 70,965 72,068 82,868 56 4 4 Redding, CA 47,786 58,065 NA NA 56 2.5 3 Salinas, CA 62,436 79,704 70,241 89,667 56 3 3 San Francisco, CA 65,806 92,092 NA 106,418 48.7 4 5 San Luis Obispo, CA 50,882 69,420 59,212 77,750 56 3 4 Santa Cruz City, CA 60,708 81,252 68,832 89,376 56 3 3 Santa Rosa, CA 63,516 76,248 69,867 83,872 56 3 4 Seaside, CA 55,637 70,794 NA NA 48 3 4 Somerset, CA 50,400 53,496 54,000 57,289 56 3 NA Stockton, CA 49,668 74,076 54,113 82,224 56 4 5 Vacaville, CA 75,674 91,982 85,133 103,479 56 3 3 Watsonville, CA 49,464 66,288 NA NA 56 3 3 Adams County, CO 34,500 58,349 40,500 58,477 56 4 NA Arvada, CO 42,197 65,013 NA NA 56 4 4 Aurora, CO 41,585 65,183 67,015 71,706 56 4 4 Boulder, CO 47,939 62,193 NA NA 56 3 3 Colorado Springs, CO 42,552 60,576 54,420 68,892 56 4 4 Denver, CO 41,406 64,008 NA NA 48 4 4 Grand Junction, CO 44,340 53,772 47,112 56,532 56 4 4 Jefferson County, CO 29,536 60,825 44,745 66,034 56 4 4 Longmont, CO 41,844 56,088 58,080 62,316 56 3 3 Union Colony, Greeley, CO 41,355 57,974 43,945 60,292 56 4 4 Westminster, CO 35,796 61,193 51,389 65,783 56 3.5 3.5 Bridgeport, CT 39,254 51,460 NA NA 42 4 4 Danbury, CT 48,843 60,272 NA NA 42 3 4 Fairfield, CT 51,084 87,690 NA NA 42 3 3 Hartford, CT 50,336 60,736 NA NA 42 4 4 Meriden, CT 43,047 58,116 44,947 59,601 42 3.2 4 New Britain, CT 47,762 52,549 NA NA 42 4 4 New Haven, CT 37,000 60,687 37,000 60,687 42 4 4 Norwalk, CT 45,355 NA NA NA 42 4 4 Stamford, CT 41,753 64,017 NA NA 42 4 4 Waterbury, CT 45,401 56,431 NA NA 50 4 4 Washington, DC 44,302 78,681 48,732 83,111 42 4 5 Clearwater, FL 35,323 NA 42,387 NA 53 3 4 Deltona, FL 32,559 37,673 39,129 64,243 56 3 4 Estero, FL 46,016 61,714 54,986 70,714 56 3 3 Fort Lauderdale, FL 49,229 67,000 54,599 74,135 48 3 3 Fort Walton Beach, FL 28,859 49,760 32,659 53,560 56 3.6 3.6 Gainesville, FL 38,615 54,060 42,090 58,925 53 3 4 Hollywood, FL 36,679 56,065 43,798 61,885 46.6 3 2 Melbourne, FL 33,633 48,758 35,785 51,830 56 4 3 Miami-Dade County, FL 35,743 64,303 54,426 81,064 48 4 4 Naples, FL 38,792 60,782 43,792 64,782 52 3 2 Ocala, FL 30,128 48,203 34,727 55,068 52 3 2 Orange County, FL 36,583 59,332 41,253 64,002 56 3.7 3 Panama City, FL 27,392 35,102 NA NA 53 4 4 Pensacola, FL 22,903 54,298 NA NA 56 3 2 St. Lucie County, FL 36,114 58,908 43,400 71,671 48 5 5 Sanford, FL 34,674 53,227 35,793 54,944 56 3.5 3.5 Sarasota County, FL 34,986 60,024 42,486 67,524 48 2.5 2 Tarpon Springs, FL 34,549 50,258 42,437 59,127 56 3.4 2 Tavares, FL 35,468 42,311 42,311 49,155 53 3 3 Titusville, FL 36,109 45,136 41,359 52,386 56 3 3 Winter Park, FL 36,707 58,769 41,578 66,509 53 3 4 Albany, GA 31,000 40,000 NA NA 56 4 4 Athens-Clarke County, GA 30,955 46,433 NA NA 56 3.5 3 Atlanta, GA 34,564 49,571 NA NA 53 3 3 Columbus, GA 29,590 45,025 32,662 49,699 56 4 3 DeKalb County, GA 30,636 55,944 34,428 62,856 53 3 3 Honolulu, HI 40,524 55,440 NA NA 56 5 5 Des Moines, IA 44,895 56,169 51,625 63,258 53 3 4 Newton, IA 34,776 48,036 35,484 48,732 56 4 2 Sioux City, IA 40,119 54,820 NA NA 56 3 4 Coeur D'Alene, ID 38,031 53,523 44,991 60,483 56 3 3 Aurora, IL 44,001 71,954 48,318 76,271 49.8 3 3 Chicago, IL 45,732 79,092 45,732 79,092 48 5 5 Crystal Lake, IL 47,333 69,842 47,333 69,842 52.4 2 NA Decatur, IL 45,192 57,672 NA NA 51.8 3 3 Elgin, IL 50,993 67,966 51,313 68,286 51.4 3 3 Franklin Park, IL 47,880 66,073 33,000 39,000 50.6 3 3 Joliet, IL 48,972 78,764 54,115 84,091 50.4 5 5 McHenry, IL 42,000 42,000 47,800 47,800 NA 3 3 Niles, IL 54,021 74,203 54,021 74,203 49.5 3 3 Bloomington, IN 35,000 55,000 NA NA 56 4 3 Carmel, IN 47,898 57,295 51,898 61,295 56 4 4 Indianapolis, IN 38,876 50,810 41,776 53,710 48 4 4 Muncie, IN 42,220 49,270 NA NA NA 4 3 South Bend, IN 35,535 50,075 40,535 55,075 56.2 3 3 Westfield, IN 36,924 46,441 39,000 47,577 56 3 2 Kansas City, KS 32,651 61,675 37,544 61,675 53.1 3 4 Lawrence, KS 36,295 51,284 43,284 59,746 56 4 3 Olathe, KS 35,100 62,940 41,292 66,018 56 4 4 Overland Park, KS 37,476 64,392 37,476 64,392 56 3 3 Wichita, KS 34,351 48,537 35,260 49,447 56 3 3 Hebron, KY 42,438 51,681 48,339 58,068 56 3 3 Lafayette, LA 21,996 2,132 NA NA 53 3 2 New Orleans, LA 25,508 35,711 NA NA 53 4 3 St. George FPD, LA 25,304 51,529 NA NA 56 3 4 Shreveport, LA 31,242 NA NA NA 56 3.3 2 Brockton, MA 34,000 53,000 35,500 54,500 42 3.5 3.5 Cambridge, MA 48,000 70,000 49,300 71,300 42 4 4 Fitchburg, MA 39,777 44,109 42,644 46,976 42 3 3 Kingston, MA 41,133 49,205 44,720 52,793 42 2.5 3 Pittsfield, MA 35,000 80,000 NA NA 42 3 2 Somerville, MA 47,430 56,934 NA NA 42 3 3 Anne Arundel County, MD 35,022 65,838 41,523 76,285 42 3 3 Baltimore County, MD 33,433 73,126 33,433 87,363 42 4 4 Hagerstown, MD 36,712 56,826 NA NA 48 1.6 2 Prince George's County, MD 38,880 67,624 NA NA 42 3 4 Portland, ME 28,195 42,260 29,755 43,820 42 3 3 Flint, MI 27,890 56,670 32,000 60,810 50.4 3 1 Lansing, MI 38,600 56,300 41,495 60,523 53.8 3 3 Pontiac, MI 29,600 44,762 29,600 48,714 50.4 3 5 Royal Oak, MI 38,661 55,225 41,753 59,643 53.1 2.5 2 Saginaw, MI 32,330 50,700 NA NA 56 3 2.3 Sterling Heights, MI 40,497 64,818 42,521 68,053 56 4 2 Duluth, MN 41,300 65,000 NA NA 56 3 3 Minneapolis, MN 42,692 59,280 NA NA 54.5 3 4 St. Paul, MN 43,080 72,227 47,991 85,160 56 4 4 Columbia, MO 31,379 44,194 NA NA 56 3 3 Fulton, MO 21,590 41,184 NA NA 48 4 2 Kansas City, MO 30,408 63,372 NA NA 49.5 4 4 St. Joseph, MO 30,032 42,715 NA NA 56 3 3 St. Louis, MO 36,245 55,447 30,758 54,860 52 4 4 Springfield, MO 32,011 48,152 NA NA 56 3 3 Meridian, MS 22,574 48,564 NA NA 54 3 3 Billings, MT 41,442 71,838 NA NA 43.5 3 2 Helena, MT 39,933 63,171 39,933 63,171 47 NA NA Missoula, MT 30,867 53,664 30,867 55,308 42 3 3 Asheville, NC 27,397 48,510 NA NA 56 3.5 3 Charlotte, NC 32,391 68,943 NA NA 52 4 4 Durham, NC 27,349 43,522 NA NA 56 3 3 Fayetteville, NC 27,967 46,900 NA NA 56 4 3 High Point, NC 31,235 53,704 NA NA 56 3.5 3.5 Raleigh, NC 31,118 51,482 NA NA 56.2 3.5 4.1 Rocky Mount, NC 27,545 41,318 NA NA 52 4 4 Salisbury, NC 34,746 51,631 39,509 58,708 42 3 3 Winston-Salem, NC 28,610 60,720 NA NA 56 3 3 Grand Forks, ND 35,057 52,586 NA NA 53 3 3 Manchester, NH 37,364 53,272 NA NA 42 3 2 Portsmouth, NH 36,562 47,786 39,487 51,609 42 3 3 Atlantic City, NJ 48,398 78,279 NA NA 42 4 4 Collingswood, NJ 40,565 52,750 NA NA 54 3 NA Elizabeth, NJ 40,804 71,456 NA NA 42 4 4 Englewood, NJ 34,859 88,340 NA NA 42 2 3 Hackensack, NJ 25,059 86,702 25,059 61,871 42 3 3 Passaic, NJ 34,000 77,328 NA NA 42 4 4 Paterson, NJ 19,000 77,000 19,500 77,500 42 5 5 Albuquerque, NM 43,097 46,592 49,183 52,998 56 4 3 Espanola, NM 30,000 35,000 NA NA 56 4 NA Las Cruces, NM 37,201 54,963 NA NA 56 4 4 Clark County, NV 45,547 72,014 48,547 80,655 56 4 4 Las Vegas, NV 41,859 64,816 55,284 86,113 56 4 4 North Las Vegas, NV 52,497 73,983 60,371 81,857 56 4 5 Albany, NY 34,322 58,802 35,444 54,532 40 4 4 Buffalo, NY 37,757 51,702 NA NA 40 4 4 Eastchester, NY 45,203 77,340 46,803 78,940 42 2 2 Glens Falls, NY 27,328 48,403 27,328 48,403 40 3 1 New York, NY 35,000 69,000 37,000 50,000 40 5 6 Niagara Falls, NY 37,758 53,212 NA NA 42 3 3 Rochester, NY 34,428 60,121 NA NA 42 4 6 Schenectady, NY 35,095 54,644 35,095 54,644 48 3 3 Watertown, NY 40,986 50,899 41,286 51,199 40 3 3 Akron, OH 43,959 50,981 43,659 50,981 48 4 4 Canton, OH 30,114 47,770 38,626 47,770 50.4 3 5 Cincinnati, OH 33,898 56,559 39,554 62,215 48 4 4 Cleveland, OH 44,122 51,797 44,155 41,797 45.2 4 4 Columbus, OH 34,902 53,456 34,902 57,732 48 4 4 Dayton, OH 29,120 36,430 36,403 49,233 48 4 4 Jackson Township, Grove City, OH 37,436 58,423 40,065 61,052 56 3 3 Jerome Township, OH 35,421 44,829 37,193 47,071 56 3.5 NA Newark, OH 29,786 46,280 31,930 49,612 48 3 3 Norwich Township, OH 36,816 65,744 36,816 65,744 56 4 4 Springfield, OH 41,225 52,064 41,225 53,181 51 3 3 Toledo, OH 36,470 54,812 36,470 58,100 48 4 3 Upper Arlington, OH 37,015 58,364 38,866 61,282 56 4 4 Worthington. OH 40,893 55,056 42,528 57,258 52 4 3 Lawton, OK 26,557 46,708 26,557 46,708 56 3 3 Oklahoma City, OK 36,540 54,455 NA NA 40 5 4 Tulsa, OK 27,252 52,989 35,769 58,288 52 3 3 Medford, OR 49,827 62,313 54,560 68,232 56 3 NA Portland, OR 41,082 67,921 43,574 75,151 52.1 4 4 Allentown, PA 38,751 53,047 NA NA 42 3 2 Erie, PA 30,431 55,201 31,040 56,305 42 4 4 Greenville, PA 23,410 33,443 NA NA 56 1 1 Philadelphia, PA 38,481 53,444 38,481 58,788 42 4 5 Reading, PA 50,180 53,446 39,000 53,446 42 2 2 Providence, RI 41,132 46,332 43,732 48,932 42 3.5 3.7 Columbia, SC 28,491 45,363 NA NA 56 4 4 Myrtle Beach, SC 29,963 51,071 32,738 57,562 53 3 2 Spartanburg, SC 27,052 39,516 NA NA 56 2.4 2 Rapid City, SD 33,895 54,163 33,895 56,900 56 3 3 Sioux Falls, SD 36,363 51,796 NA NA 54 4 4 Bristol, TN 29,450 46,050 32,450 50,700 56 3 1 Kingsport, TN 28,943 40,351 30,943 42,351 56 3.3 1 Memphis, TN 30,170 47,823 52,127 52,127 56 4 4 Springfield, TN 28,704 39,187 NA NA 53 3 1 Arlington, TX 43,039 60,609 NA NA 56 3 4 Beaumont, TX 42,000 55,836 NA NA 48 3 2 Bedford, TX 43,823 57,329 45,023 58,529 53 3 3 Brownsville, TX 27,922 45,208 32,122 49,208 53 3 3 Bryan, TX 37,012 42,952 NA NA 56 3 3 Corpus Christi, TX 39,408 45,816 46,860 49,848 54 3.5 3.5 Fort Worth, TX 46,592 59,488 NA NA 56 4 4 Grand Prairie, TX 46,520 63,916 48,920 66,316 56 4 4 Harlingen, TX 29,000 35,500 NA NA 56 3 1 Houston, TX 36,737 51,674 38,537 53,474 46.7 4 4 Mesquite, TX 51,060 65,172 51,060 65,172 56 3.8 3.1 Plano, TX 54,526 64,299 54,526 64,299 56 4 4 San Antonio, TX 42,456 49,956 51,648 53,736 53 4 4 Texarkana, TX 32,984 40,898 NA NA 56 3 1 Waco, TX 38,036 50,369 NA NA 56 3 3 Salt Lake County, UT 35,112 49,956 40,212 60,408 56 4 4 Chesapeake, VA 34,163 53,765 39,817 54,726 56 3.5 3 Chesterfield County, VA 38,000 66,501 43,000 71,501 56 3 3 Fairfax City, VA 45,951 71,285 50,661 78,593 56 4 3 Fairfax County, VA 46,125 75,135 50,853 75,135 56 4 3 Hampton, VA 34,650 59,905 39,417 64,098 52 3 4 Henrico County, VA 38,479 85,386 44,291 98,282 56 3 3 Newport News, VA 34,650 63,420 NA NA 56 4 3 Norfolk, VA 35,492 54,008 43,182 65,708 52 4 3 Portsmouth, VA 32,983 54,420 34,631 57,140 53 3 3 Burlington, VT 33,251 56,138 NA NA 56 2.6 2 Marysville, WA 48,592 69,418 56,228 77,054 49 3 3 Olympia, WA 74,198 93,824 83,605 102,586 49.8 3 3 Seattle, WA 52,488 65,604 72,168 75,444 45.7 4 4 Spokane, WA 42,869 72,941 58,640 81,365 46.2 3 4 Tacoma, WA 47,632 65,659 69,207 72,707 46.1 3 3 Milwaukee, WI 34,000 57,500 34,000 57,500 49.8 4 4 Oshkosh, WI 36,944 59,105 38,421 56,831 56 3 3 Watertown, WI 38,574 47,276 40,372 49,074 56 3 3 Waukesha, WI 38,084 59,878 48,933 62,273 56 3.25 3 Wheeling, WV 30,000 40,000 32,000 NA 56 2 2 CANADA Edmonton, AB 39,942 71,896 NA NA 42 4 4 Surrey, BC 47,053 67,212 NA NA 42 4 4 St. John's, NL 32,394 58,898 NA NA 42 4 2 Halifax Regional, NS 32,157 64,315 NA NA 42 4 NA Brampton, ON 49,371 82,791 NA NA 42 4 4 Toronto, ON 49,351 73,658 NA NA 42 5 5 Montreal, QC 35,536 61,802 NA NA 42 4 3 Saskatoon, SK 44,477 68,622 NA NA 42 4 4 Busiest HazmatDEPARTMENTHAZMATTOTAL RUNS 1. DeKalb County, GA HM19 2,608 2. Denver, CO HAMER1 1,586 3. Chandler, AZ L283 1,522 4. Lawton, OK HM1 1,457 5. Cincinnati, OH SQ14 1,448 6. Lansing, MI SQD46 991 7. Miami-Dade County, FL HM 877 8. Houston, TX HM1022 855 9. Washington, DC HM1 848 10. New York, NY HM1 835 11. Memphis, TN R3 794 12. Albuquerque, NM SQ3 751 13. Colorado Springs, CO HM14 649 14. Los Angeles City, CA SQ4 526 15. Prince George's County, MD HM830 503 16. Los Angeles County, CA HM130 457 17. Fairfax County, VA HM440 451 18. Columbus, GA SQ6 418 19. Gainesville, FL HM2 394 20. Tulsa, OK HM1 374 21. Clark County, NV HZ24 354 22. Charlotte, NC HM1 334 23. Hollywood, FL HM31 330 24. Atlanta, GA SQ4 324 25. Kansas City, MO HM71 322 26. Oklahoma City, OK HM5 290 27. Chicago, IL 511 276 28. Columbia, SC HM1 229 29. Fulton, MO E1 209 30. Honolulu, HI HM1 207 31. Tempe, AZ HM272 201 32. Glendale, AZ HM157 193 33. Baltimore County, MD HM114 184 34. Fayetteville, NC HM1 179 35. Salt Lake County, UT HM109 160 36. Scottsdale, AZ HM605 151 37. Orange County, FL SQ3 150 38. San Antonio, TX HM1 146 39. Tucson, AZ HZ1 143 40. Akron, OH HM/R4 140 40. Winston-Salem, NC HM1 140 42. Albany, NY RS 136 43. New Orleans, LA HM1 135 44. Jersey City, NJ HM 130 45. Mesa, AZ HM206 129 46. Stockton, CA HAZ10 128 47. Milwaukee, WI HM2 119 48. Philadelphia, PA HM1 118 49. Lafayette, LA HM1 116 50. Watertown, WI SQ1 114 51. Fort Worth, TX SQ2 111 52. Surprise, AZ HM305 110 53. Fort Lauderdale, FL HM88 107 54. Seaside, CA HM 99 55. Fresno, CA HM1 92 56. St. Louis, MO Decon1 91 57. Orange County, CA H4 85 58. Indianapolis, IN HM13 83 59. Wichita, KS HZ10 81 60. Raleigh, NC HM15 80 61. Saginaw, MI HM1 75 62. Anaheim, CA HAZ8 66 62. Worthington. OH HM101 66 64. Anne Arundel County, MD SQ23 64 65. Las Vegas, NV HM3 62 66. Hampton, VA HM9 61 67. St. Lucie County, FL SO10 56 68. Tacoma, WA HM44 47 68. Dayton, OH HM1 42 68. Dothan, AL H2 42 71. New Haven, CT HM1 42 72. Plano, TX E182 41 72. Spokane, WA SHM 41 74. Corpus Christi, TX HM12 40 74. Seattle, WA HAZ1 40 76. Arlington, TX HM6 39 76. South Bend, IN HM1 39 78. Aurora, CO HM1 35 78. Des Moines, IA HM1 35 80. Decatur, AL HM2 33 81. Kansas City, KS HM3 32 81. St. Paul, MN HM1 32 83. Arvada, CO HM4 31 83. Fort Walton Beach, FL SPECOPS 31 83. Portsmouth, VA HM1 31 86. Bakersfield, CA HM15 30 86. Cambridge, MA HM1 30 86. Wheeling, WV R1 30 89. Henrico County, VA HM3 28 89. Rochester, NY HM1 28 91. Allentown, PA H55 27 91. Franklin Park, IL R1 27 93. Chesterfield County, VA HM15 25 93. Newport News, VA HM2 25 93. San Francisco, CA HM1 25 96. Chesapeake, VA HM5 24 96. Olathe, KS H52 24 98. Columbus, OH HM4 23 99. Stamford, CT HM1 22 100. Asheville, NC HM11 21 100. Hemet, CA HM4 21 100. Kingsport, TN HM5 21 100. Lawrence, KS HM5 21 100. Tuscaloosa, AL HM1 21 105. Springfield, OH HM1 18 106. Cleveland, OH C700 17 106. Durham, NC HM13 17 106. Santa Rosa, CA HM5 17 109. Sioux City, IA HAMER13 16 110. Hebron, KY H373 14 111. Las Cruces, NM HM4 12 111. Oshkosh, WI HM116 12 113. Brockton, MA H1 11 113. Grand Junction, CO HM12 11 113. Modesto, CA HM4 11 113. Waco, TX HM 11 117. Athens-Clarke County, GA HM1 10 117. Billings, MT HAM4 10 117. Birmingham, AL HM301 10 117. Providence, RI SH1 10 117. Rapid City, SD HM6 10 117. Springfield, MO HM3 10 123. Atlantic City, NJ FS2 9 123. Carmel, IN HM45 9 123. Flint, MI HZ1 9 123. Longmont, CO HM2125 9 123. Newton, IA HM5055 9 123. Royal Oak, MI HMT 9 129. Toledo, OH HM7 8 130. Albany, GA T41 7 130. Jefferson County, CO HM5 7 132. Beaumont, TX HM68 6 132. Columbia, MO HM 6 132. Redding, CA HM24 6 132. Salinas, CA HM5360 6 136. Glens Falls, NY HM1 5 136. Jackson Township, Grove City, OH H203 5 136. Newark, OH HM5 5 136. Pontiac, MI HM1 5 140. Aurora, IL R22 4 140. Burlington, VT C11 4 140. Reading, PA HM1 4 140. Upper Arlington, OH Decon72 4 140. Watertown, NY CC70 4 140. Westminster, CO H1 4 146. Anniston, AL HM1 3 147. Bryan, TX SO1 2 147. Decatur, IL HM1 2 147. Grand Forks, ND HM512 2 147. Joliet, IL HM102 2 147. Union Colony, Greeley, CO HM4157 2 152. Duluth, MN CAT31 1 152. Medford, OR HM81 1 152. Westfield, IN Ops80 1 CANADA 1. Toronto, ON HX332 1,071 2. Edmonton, AB HZ1 798 3. Montreal, QC HM1729 220 4. Saskatoon, SK T40 165 5. Surrey, BC HAZ18 91 6. Halifax Regional, NS TACT1 61 7. Brampton, ON HM204 31 8. Burnaby, BC HM1 12 Busiest Heavy RescueDEPARTMENTHEAVY RESCUETOTAL RUNS 1. Newark, NJ R1 4,286 2. Brockton, MA SQ-A 3,865 3. Cleveland, OH RS1 3,530 4. New York, NY R2 3,319 5. Washington, DC R1 3,186 6. Shreveport, LA R9 3,081 7. Chicago, IL SQ5 2,816 8. Jersey City, NJ R1 2,760 9. Elizabeth, NJ R1 2,694 10. Hackensack, NJ R1 2,639 11. Prince George's County, MD SQ827 2,540 12. Cambridge, MA R1 2,308 13. San Francisco, CA RS1 2,255 14. Corpus Christi, TX R3 2,164 14. Duluth, MN R1 2,164 16. New Haven, CT SQ2 2,158 17. Overland Park, KS R44 2,127 18. Watertown, NY R1 2,122 19. Albany, NY RS 2,074 20. Fairfield, CT R1 2,073 21. Phoenix, AZ SQ44 2,072 22. Portland, OR S1 2,054 23. New Orleans, LA Flying Squad 2,042 24. Wilmington, DE RS1 1,906 25. Paterson, NJ R2 1,885 26. Denver, CO R1 1,801 27. Philadelphia, PA R1 1,798 28. DeKalb County, GA HR24 1,761 29. Wheeling, WV R1 1,746 30. St. Paul, MN RS2 1,696 31. Portland, ME R1 1,678 32. Providence, RI SH1 1,666 33. Fairfax City, VA RE433 1,654 34. Ocala, FL SQ1 1,649 35. Asheville, NC R3 1,634 36. Union Colony, Greeley, CO HR4122 1,594 37. Orange County, FL SQ3 1,562 38. Dayton, OH R1 1,542 39. Manchester, NH R1 1,503 40. New Britain, CT R1 1,496 41. Rochester, NY R11 1,473 42. Las Vegas, NV HR44 1,471 43. Cincinnati, OH SQ14 1,448 44. Spokane, WA SR1 1,432 45. South Bend, IN R1 1,427 46. Charlotte, NC R10 1,407 47. Columbia, SC R3 1,399 48. Stamford, CT R1 1,392 49. Buffalo, NY R1 1,351 50. Fairfax County, VA R426 1,350 51. Anniston, AL R1 1,340 52. Myrtle Beach, SC HR616 1,330 53. Clark County, NV HR21 1,319 54. Albuquerque, NM SQ2 1,290 55. Glendale, AZ SQ159 1,277 56. Sarasota County, FL SQ8 1,259 57. Pensacola, FL R31 1,258 58. Norfolk, VA R2 1,251 59. Bridgeport, CT SQ5 1,224 60. Kansas City, MO R1 1,200 61. Atlanta, GA SQ4 1,193 62. Reading, PA R1 1,162 63. Norwalk, CT R2 1,140 64. Clearwater, FL SQ49 1,114 65. Springfield, MO SQ1 1,063 66. Lawton, OK R4 1,061 67. Decatur, IL S1 1,036 68. Texarkana, TX R745 1,028 69. San Antonio, TX RU11 1,006 70. Rapid City, SD FR5 964 71. Waterbury, CT RE9 959 72. St. Louis, MO SQ2 955 73. Flint, MI SQ1 930 74. Minneapolis, MN R1 927 75. Henrico County, VA SQ13 916 76. Athens-Clarke County, GA R1 877 77. Raleigh, NC R7 874 78. Spartanburg, SC SQ1 867 79. Memphis, TN R3 794 80. Oklahoma City, OK R8 793 81. Fayetteville, NC SR14 774 82. Houston, TX RE42 735 83. Colorado Springs, CO HR17 697 84. Newport News, VA R2 600 85. Jefferson County, CO R10 591 86. Columbia, MO SQ3 580 87. Los Angeles City, CA HR56 576 88. Wichita, KS HR4 566 89. Baltimore County, MD S322 549 90. Carmel, IN R45 538 91. Brownsville, TX HR1 537 92. Fort Worth, TX R14 491 93. Meridian, MS RES1 349 94. Honolulu, HI R1 334 95. Hollywood, FL HM31 330 96. Florence, AL R2 313 97. Chesapeake, VA SQ15 283 98. Olathe, KS R51 235 99. Chesterfield County, VA R14 222 100. Watertown, WI SQ1 202 101. Frankfort, IL HR716 198 102. Mesa, AZ SQ204 160 103. Indianapolis, IN HR7 158 104. Akron, OH HM/R4 140 105. Tulsa, OK R4 139 106. Long Beach, CA USAR6 134 107. Milwaukee, WI R1 122 108. Seattle, WA R1 111 109. Jackson Township, Grove City, OH R202 87 110. Canton, OH T1 74 111. Tucson, AZ HV10 73 112. St. Lucie County, FL HR10 64 113. Birmingham, AL HR1 63 113. Jerome Township, OH R212 63 115. Kansas City, KS HR1 62 116. Salt Lake County, UT HR110 59 117. Hebron, KY R374 57 118. Grand Junction, CO R11 48 119. Longmont, CO HR2121 45 120. McHenry, IL S24 40 121. Pasadena, CA USAR32 30 122. Franklin Park, IL R1 27 123. Aurora, IL SQ2 21 124. Bryan, TX R1 17 125. Fulton, MO SQ9 16 126. Aurora, CO HR8 15 127. Newton, IA HR5055 9 128. Dothan, AL R4 8 129. Tacoma, WA TR48 6 130. Santa Rosa, CA RS1 1 CANADA 1. Toronto, ON S313 2,990 2. Surrey, BC R2 2,753 3. Edmonton, AB HR1 2,731 4. Burnaby, BC R1 1,954 Busiest AmbulanceDEPARTMENTAMBULANCETOTAL RUNS 1. Philadelphia, PA M2 9,351 2. Chicago, IL A10 7,769 3. Paterson, NJ A93 6,725 4. Cincinnati, OH A12 6,256 5. Corpus Christi, TX M10 5,954 6. North Las Vegas, NV R51 5,898 7. Columbus, OH M2 5,729 8. St. Louis, MO M10 5,678 9. Washington, DC A16 5,671 10. Wilmington, DE PA1 5,649 11. Los Angeles City, CA RA864 5,646 12. Long Beach, CA BLS3 5,493 13. San Antonio, TX U807 5,399 14. Miami-Dade County, FL R2 5,369 15. Las Vegas, NV R10 5,353 16. Clark County, NV R22 5,263 17. Hollywood, FL R5 5,214 18. Prince George's County, MD A829 5,210 19. Anaheim, CA A6 4,964 20. Providence, RI R4 4,947 21. Houston, TX A68 4,922 22. Compton, CA SQ441 4,751 23. Reading, PA A601 4,719 24. Memphis, TN EM16 4,672 25. Dayton, OH M11 4,631 26. San Francisco, CA M38 4,392 27. Baltimore County, MD M1 4,360 28. Portsmouth, VA M7 4,309 29. Anne Arundel County, MD PM33 4,244 30. Ocala, FL R1 4,189 31. Shreveport, LA M14 4,110 32. Milwaukee, WI MED5 4,097 33. Tuscaloosa, AL R21 3,975 34. Fort Lauderdale, FL R2 3,964 35. Akron, OH M4 3,908 36. Norfolk, VA M2 3,849 37. St. Lucie County, FL A1 3,768 38. Clearwater, FL R45 3,760 39. Pontiac, MI R1 3,710 40. Albuquerque, NM R13 3,703 41. Tucson, AZ PM9 3,660 42. South Bend, IN M2 3,623 43. Lansing, MI M41 3,607 44. Phoenix, AZ R7 3,529 45. Rapid City, SD M2 3,513 46. Hackensack, NJ A317 3,445 47. Tacoma, WA M4 3,438 48. Orange County, FL R81 3,402 49. DeKalb County, GA R7 3,383 50. Sanford, FL R31 3,360 51. Jefferson County, CO M1 3,345 52. Portland, ME M5 3,343 53. Glendale, AZ W152 3,310 54. Kansas City, KS EMS9 3,284 55. Newport News, VA M2 3,237 56. Newark, OH M1 3,229 57. El Cajon, CA M6 3,222 58. Brownsville, TX M1 3,213 59. Coeur D'Alene, ID A28 3,202 60. Birmingham, AL R206 3,176 61. Fairfax County, VA M418 3,173 62. Aurora, IL M1 3,154 63. Hampton, VA M1 3,067 64. Grand Junction, CO A12 3,012 65. Columbus, GA M2 2,998 66. Mesquite, TX A5 2,994 67. Grand Prairie, TX M73 2,988 68. Pasadena, CA RA33 2,972 69. Canton, OH M4 2,965 70. Des Moines, IA M4 2,952 71. Henrico County, VA FM9 2,919 72. Sarasota County, FL R1 2,908 73. Worthington. OH M101 2,892 74. Plano, TX M171 2,834 75. Overland Park, KS A1142 2,781 76. St. Paul, MN M6 2,769 77. Chesapeake, VA M4 2,765 78. Orange County, CA ET64 2,742 79. Salisbury, NC P16 2,685 80. Niles, IL A2 2,649 81. Joliet, IL A5 2,636 82. Marysville, WA A61 2,617 83. Bryan, TX M1 2,592 84. Green Bay, WI AM421 2,542 85. Fairfax City, VA M403 2,530 86. Myrtle Beach, SC M61 2,500 87. Burlington, VT R1 2,438 88. Wheeling, WV SQ1 2,394 89. Jackson Twp, Grove City, OH M202 2,390 90. Oshkosh, WI O16M 2,380 91. Vacaville, CA M72 2,261 92. New York, NY 07B3 2,219 93. McHenry, IL A51 2,213 94. Bristol, TN R25 2,196 95. Indianapolis, IN A21 2,177 96. Elgin, IL A4 2,091 97. Waukesha, WI A1553 1,991 98. Springfield, OH M8 1,982 99. Upper Arlington, OH M71 1,939 100. Chesterfield County, VA M11 1,929 101. Atlanta, GA M1 1,871 102. Lawrence, KS M1 1,867 103. Norwich Township, OH M81 1,852 104. Westminster, CO A1 1,819 105. Bedford, TX M151 1,724 106. Winter Park, FL R61 1,685 107. Crystal Lake, IL A351 1,621 108. Royal Oak, MI A351 1,616 109. Carmel, IN A41 1,553 110. Espanola, NM R1 1,488 111. Salt Lake County, UT A105 1,459 112. Franklin Park, IL A1 1,411 113. Fitchburg, MA R3 1,277 114. Scottsdale, AZ R611 1,270 115. Portsmouth, NH A3 1,250 116. Watertown, WI R2 1,034 117. Kingston, MA A1 1,007 118. Hebron, KY A364 996 119. Westfield, IN A82 869 120. Frankfort, IL A715 821 121. Harlingen, TX R1 776 122. Newton, IA ALS169 744 123. Chandler, AZ R281 721 124. Adams County, CO M11 689 125. Jerome Township, OH M210 538 CANADA 1. St. John's, NL Kent's Pond 1,140