2007 National Run Survey - Part 1

June 1, 2008
For the 27th year, the career fire service takes to the pages of the Firehouse Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department activity levels, funding, staffing and pay. A total of 270 fire departments took part in this year's survey, representing 45 states, the District of Columbia and seven Canadian provinces.
Fire Department Profiles
2007 Part 1DEPARTMENTPOPULATIONBUDGET IN MILLIONSNUMBER OF ENGINESNUMBER OF LADDERSNUMBER OF AMBULANCESNUMBER OF MEDICSNUMBER OF CHIEFSTOTAL STRENGHTAnniston, AL 25,000 4.9 5 2 0 3 1 88 Birmingham, AL 242,820 50.2 30 2 16 17 4 710 Decatur, AL 53,500 7.4 6 2 0 0 1 110 Dothan, AL 67,000 12.0 8 2 0 8 2 170 Florence, AL 36,264 5.8 5 1 0 0 1 92 Minor Heights, AL 4,600 0.3 2 0 0 2 1 29 Tuscaloosa, AL 79,300 15.8 12 3 3 4 6 236 Chandler, AZ 241,757 24.0 10 2 4 16 2 227 Gilbert, AZ 204,000 33.6 8 3 0 11 2 184 Glendale, AZ 247,987 38.6 10 2 0 16 2 282 Maricopa, AZ 30,000 12.0 3 1 0 4 1 78 Mesa, AZ 460,155 71.3 19 5 0 26 3 478 Phoenix, AZ 1,551,009 269.7 62 14 33 53 11 2,060 Scottsdale, AZ 238,000 26.7 13 3 2 18 2 260 Surprise, AZ 110,000 13.4 5 1 0 6 1 132 Tempe, AZ 166,000 22.4 7 2 0 7 1 160 Tucson, AZ 553,425 84.0 22 10 18 29 4 762 Anaheim, CA 350,000 58.0 12 5 6 13 2 277 Apple Valley, CA 78,000 7.6 4 1 0 5 1 54 Auburn, CA 12,942 1.4 1 0 0 0 1 13 Bakersfield, CA 323,213 31.5 13 3 0 3 4 183 Camp Roberts, CA 25,000 1.1 6 0 0 0 0 16 Compton, CA 99,563 15.0 4 1 2 2 1 90 Contra Costa County, CA 600,000 101.0 28 7 0 28 4 406 El Cajon, CA 97,255 13.1 4 1 3 6 1 66 Fresno, CA 481,000 42.8 22 6 0 0 4 379 Hemet, CA 70,000 10.5 5 1 0 0 1 64 Long Beach, CA 491,564 56.0 21 5 14 19 3 569 Los Angeles City, CA 4,018,080 534.5 101 49 129 137 19 3,594 Los Angeles County, CA 4,040,392 910.7 157 32 0 105 34 4,780 Modesto, CA 215,000 28.0 11 3 0 2 2 189 Mountain Ranch, CA 5,000 0.4 1 0 0 0 1 NA Ontario, CA 170,373 32.8 8 2 0 8 2 153 Orange County, CA 1,300,000 218.2 75 13 3 0 24 792 Pasadena, CA 146,166 38.2 8 2 5 10 1 169 Redding, CA 97,000 14.5 8 1 0 0 1 95 Salinas, CA 151,060 14.5 6 1 0 6 1 97 San Francisco, CA 800,000 240.0 42 19 19 40 11 1,658 San Luis Obispo, CA 45,000 9.7 3 1 0 3 2 53 Santa Cruz City, CA 56,500 11.9 3 1 0 4 2 55 Santa Rosa, CA 162,000 NA 10 2 0 10 2 155 Seaside, CA 33,450 4.5 1 1 0 0 1 28 Somerset, CA 8,000 1.3 3 0 0 1 1 38 Stockton, CA 360,000 56.8 13 4 0 13 2 276 Vacaville, CA 96,735 16.4 3 1 4 4 1 214 Watsonville, CA 51,528 4.6 2 1 0 0 1 35 Adams County, CO 40,000 3.9 3 1 2 2 0 41 Arvada, CO 105,000 14.9 6 2 0 0 1 NA Aurora, CO 309,416 31.8 14 4 0 15 3 329 Boulder, CO 103,000 12.5 7 1 0 0 1 111 Colorado Springs, CO 402,000 54.1 20 6 0 21 3 510 Denver, CO 550,000 NA 30 15 0 0 7 914 Grand Junction, CO 81,193 12.2 4 1 7 9 1 119 Jefferson County, CO 265,000 44.4 15 2 9 27 2 323 Longmont, CO 84,636 9.3 5 1 0 5 1 86 Union Colony, Greeley, CO 87,596 11.5 6 1 0 6 1 110 Westminster, CO 108,710 10.6 6 1 4 6 1 135 Bridgeport, CT 140,000 21.9 8 4 0 0 3 314 Danbury, CT 80,000 9.6 6 2 0 0 1 125 Fairfield, CT 58,170 10.9 5 1 0 0 1 99 Hartford, CT 125,000 30.0 11 5 0 0 2 326 Meriden, CT 58,698 7.4 5 1 0 0 1 99 New Britain, CT 70,746 12.2 6 2 0 0 1 166 New Haven, CT 128,000 28.0 10 4 2 2 3 320 Norwalk, CT 83,000 13.7 5 2 0 0 1 137 Stamford, CT 127,900 30.3 7 3 0 0 1 243 Waterbury, CT 110,000 18.5 9 1 0 0 2 240 Washington, DC 588,000 178.0 33 16 21 42 8 2,071 Wilmington, DE 75,000 16.5 6 2 1 0 1 175 Clearwater, FL 140,000 21.4 8 2 6 10 2 212 Deltona, FL 86,000 9.1 4 1 1 6 1 90 Estero, FL 43,000 12.9 3 1 0 6 1 68 Fort Lauderdale, FL 200,004 62.0 12 3 13 25 4 464 Fort Walton Beach, FL 20,000 3.0 1 1 0 3 1 39 Gainesville, FL 122,671 13.1 5 3 0 9 2 154 Hollywood, FL 140,000 38.2 6 3 8 8 1 238 Melbourne, FL 78,386 14.7 8 1 0 8 1 170 Miami-Dade County, FL 1,715,574 421.9 50 6 55 91 22 2,541 Naples, FL 23,000 7.0 3 1 0 2 1 61 Orange County, FL 710,000 139.4 41 4 29 57 7 1,180 Panama City, FL 37,540 6.0 5 1 0 0 1 80 Pensacola, FL 59,000 10.9 6 2 0 0 1 138 St. Lucie County, FL 271,961 123.1 17 5 17 21 3 438 Sanford, FL 51,000 8.0 3 1 3 3 1 90 Sarasota County, FL 340,000 74.4 21 3 25 33 4 454 Tarpon Springs, FL 38,253 3.9 2 1 0 2 1 38 Tavares, FL 283,738 21 16 1 0 10 2 182 Titusville, FL 44,506 5.5 2 2 2 7 1 63 Winter Park, FL 28,000 9.2 3 1 2 6 1 73 Albany, GA 96,000 13.0 11 2 0 0 1 156 Athens-Clarke County, GA 110,000 11.9 9 3 0 0 2 185 Atlanta, GA 420,000 88.8 36 15 3 13 8 1,038 Columbus, GA 186,291 22.8 13 5 9 13 3 377 DeKalb County, GA 726,900 72.0 26 7 21 37 6 860 Honolulu, HI 371,657 76.0 42 13 0 0 8 1,054 Cedar Rapids, IA 122,000 14.0 7 3 0 5 2 132 Des Moines, IA 201,785 31.4 10 6 7 10 2 311 Newton, IA 16,000 2.5 4 1 3 5 2 32 Sioux City, IA 85,013 11.8 7 2 0 0 1 115 Coeur D'Alene, ID 44,073 5.9 2 1 2 3 0 53 Aurora, IL 175,000 31.6 9 3 6 9 2 214 Chicago, IL 2,800,000 449.6 96 61 75 119 30 5,101 Crystal Lake, IL 60,000 6.7 3 0 3 6 1 73 Decatur, IL 81,860 14.1 5 3 0 0 1 116 Elgin, IL 103,252 15.4 6 2 5 5 1 129 Frankfort, IL 45,342 13.0 4 2 4 8 0 54 Franklin Park, IL 20,000 3.3 3 1 2 2 1 60 Joliet, IL 145,000 22.0 9 3 9 0 2 212 McHenry, IL 52,000 7.6 4 1 4 4 1 160 Niles, IL 30,100 8.2 2 1 2 2 1 55 Bloomington, IN 75,000 9.0 5 1 0 0 1 110 Carmel, IN 68,677 17.0 6 1 3 11 1 150 Indianapolis, IN 536,809 131.0 34 18 8 46 8 949 Muncie, IN 65,287 8.6 7 1 0 0 1 110 South Bend, IN 107,789 25.6 11 4 4 4 2 248 Westfield, IN 40,000 4.8 2 1 2 2 1 56 Kansas City, KS 146,000 40.5 16 6 12 19 3 461 Lawrence, KS 90,000 12.7 5 1 6 6 1 132 Olathe, KS 123,000 13.1 4 4 0 8 2 131 Overland Park, KS 170,000 17.9 4 4 5 10 2 144 Wichita, KS 357,698 35.5 21 4 0 0 10 415 Hebron, KY 25,000 3.4 2 1 2 4 1 52 Lafayette, LA 119,485 17.1 13 4 0 0 4 257 New Orleans, LA 300,000 63.0 32 10 0 0 7 675 St. George FPD, LA 90,000 11.0 8 2 0 0 1 151 Shreveport, LA 204,000 45.3 21 7 9 14 7 625 Brockton, MA 97,000 17.8 5 3 0 4 1 199 Cambridge, MA 110,000 34.0 8 4 0 3 2 280 Fitchburg, MA 40,000 6.0 3 1 1 0 1 84 Kingston, MA 12,194 1.7 2 1 2 3 0 22 Pittsfield, MA 45,793 5.7 5 1 0 0 1 87 Somerville, MA 77,478 10.5 5 3 0 0 2 138 Anne Arundel County, MD 512,000 95.3 29 11 12 25 4 823 Baltimore County, MD 809,300 86.0 55 13 52 NA 3 1,082 Hagerstown, MD 35,800 6.2 5 2 0 0 1 74 Prince George's County, MD 828,770 122.1 43 NA 42 17 12 2,037 Portland, ME 65,000 14.1 6 4 4 5 1 242 Flint, MI 125,000 13.1 6 1 0 1 1 120 Lansing, MI 114,000 29.0 9 4 4 0 2 220 Pontiac, MI 66,000 13.1 5 2 3 3 1 110 Royal Oak, MI 60,000 7.6 3 1 3 3 0 61 Saginaw, MI 57,523 10.5 4 2 0 0 1 64 Sterling Heights, MI 131,000 15.7 5 1 0 5 1 101 Duluth, MN 85,300 16.5 10 2 0 0 1 129 Minneapolis, MN 382,618 48.4 19 5 0 0 5 432 St. Paul, MN 287,151 47.2 16 7 0 11 4 456 Columbia, MO 96,093 13.4 8 2 0 0 2 135 Fulton, MO 12,324 1.4 3 1 0 0 0 23 Kansas City, MO 500,000 95.0 33 12 0 0 8 1,013 St. Joseph, MO 79,000 10.1 7 2 0 0 1 134 St. Louis, MO 345,000 51.0 30 4 13 13 8 830 Springfield, MO 162,000 14.8 10 4 0 0 5 216 Meridian, MS 39,968 5.8 7 1 0 0 1 111 Billings, MT 103,000 13.5 7 1 0 0 1 124 Helena, MT 30,000 3.2 NA NA NA NA NA 37 Missoula, MT 65,000 8.3 4 2 0 0 1 87 Asheville, NC 74,307 15.6 10 4 0 0 3 227 Charlotte, NC 658,848 81.6 39 14 0 0 7 1,083 Durham, NC 215,287 20.0 15 4 0 0 3 301 Fayetteville, NC 174,000 19.2 14 5 0 0 3 302 High Point, NC 96,867 17.0 13 3 0 0 2 274 Raleigh, NC 353,604 38.7 27 7 0 0 5 504 Rocky Mount, NC 57,057 9.1 7 2 0 0 1 150 Salisbury, NC 27,172 6.3 4 2 5 7 2 66 Winston-Salem, NC 221,014 25.0 18 5 0 0 3 340 Grand Forks, ND 49,366 4.7 3 1 0 0 1 63 Manchester, NH 110,000 20.6 11 6 0 11 1 258 Portsmouth, NH 20,674 6.1 2 1 2 2 1 61 Atlantic City, NJ 41,000 19.4 7 3 0 0 1 NA Collingswood, NJ 14,326 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 17 Elizabeth, NJ 120,568 24.0 7 3 0 0 2 268 Englewood, NJ 28,000 6.3 2 1 0 0 0 65 Hackensack, NJ 43,671 NA 4 1 2 2 1 162 Jersey City, NJ 250,000 66.4 16 9 0 0 2 612 Newark, NJ 281,402 67.0 17 9 0 0 5 700 Passaic, NJ 70,000 10.9 4 2 0 0 1 115 Paterson, NJ 150,000 NA 7 3 5 0 1 326 Albuquerque, NM 507,789 68.0 23 6 17 18 4 681 Espanola, NM 10,000 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 13 Las Cruces, NM 87,000 10.2 6 2 0 3 1 112 Clark County, NV 877,233 217.0 26 6 23 50 3 632 Las Vegas, NV 603,093 114.1 19 6 19 36 3 685 North Las Vegas, NV 214,971 36.9 6 2 6 14 2 211 Albany, NY 98,000 26.9 8 4 0 4 2 260 Buffalo, NY 292,000 51.5 19 9 0 0 6 700 Eastchester, NY 40,000 12.0 4 2 0 0 1 75 Glens Falls, NY 15,000 3.1 3 1 0 1 2 38 New York, NY 8,000,000 1300.0 198 143 233 70 66 15,600 Niagara Falls, NY 52,000 11.8 5 2 0 0 1 133 Rochester, NY 210,000 41.9 8 9 0 0 4 515 Schenectady, NY 61,000 7.8 4 2 0 5 1 117 Watertown, NY 26,705 7.6 3 1 0 0 1 82 Akron, OH 217,074 39.0 13 5 13 13 1 353 Canton, OH 80,806 15.1 7 2 4 4 3 166 Cincinnati, OH 368,000 64.3 26 12 6 18 4 834 Cleveland, OH 444,313 88.0 24 13 0 0 6 892 Columbus, OH 769,934 184.8 34 15 32 71 8 1,549 Dayton, OH 166,179 36.1 7 5 7 9 2 378 Jackson Township, Grove City, OH 39,174 10.2 4 1 5 5 2 100 Jerome Township, OH 4,500 1.0 2 0 2 4 1 33 Newark, OH 50,000 9.1 3 2 3 8 1 78 Norwich Township, OH 32,000 10.5 4 1 3 7 1 86 Springfield, OH 65,358 12.0 7 3 8 8 1 130 Toledo, OH 298,446 55.0 17 4 5 5 3 492 Upper Arlington, OH 34,000 8.1 1 1 2 4 1 61 Worthington. OH 15,000 5.2 1 1 2 3 1 50 Lawton, OK 95,000 10.4 7 2 0 3 1 128 Oklahoma City, OK 555,000 107.6 38 13 0 22 6 954 Tulsa, OK 382,457 63.3 29 13 0 9 6 714 Medford, OR 98,000 9.5 5 0 0 0 2 77 Portland, OR 563,916 84.4 30 9 0 33 5 722 Allentown, PA 106,000 12.0 7 2 0 0 1 140 Erie, PA 103,000 14.6 4 2 0 0 1 135 Greenville, PA 6,500 0.5 2 1 0 0 1 7 Philadelphia, PA 1,448,394 189.0 59 30 45 45 13 2,400 Reading, PA 82,135 13.8 7 3 3 3 2 148 Providence, RI 190,000 40.3 14 8 5 0 3 475 Columbia, SC 327,000 31.8 30 4 0 0 5 545 Florence, SC 30,000 4.2 4 0 0 0 1 NA Myrtle Beach, SC 105,000 10.0 6 2 2 2 1 136 Spartanburg, SC 39,400 4.1 5 2 0 0 1 75 Rapid City, SD 57,000 9.6 6 1 3 4 1 130 Sioux Falls, SD 151,300 17.9 10 1 0 0 2 193 Bristol, TN 25,435 NA 3 2 2 3 1 51 Kingsport, TN 44,905 6.8 7 1 0 7 1 103 Memphis, TN 646,356 130.5 56 27 33 72 16 1,892 Springfield, TN 15,500 2.3 3 0 0 0 2 41 Arlington, TX 364,300 34.0 16 5 0 0 3 302 Beaumont, TX 114,000 19.0 12 3 0 0 4 227 Bedford, TX 49,500 6.4 2 1 3 7 1 63 Brownsville, TX 168,000 17.2 8 1 6 8 1 189 Bryan, TX 67,000 10.5 4 1 3 8 1 113 Corpus Christi, TX 279,000 38.0 15 5 9 21 3 400 Fort Worth, TX 686,850 97.5 36 4 0 0 6 926 Grand Prairie, TX 161,500 20.7 9 3 8 17 1 209 Harlingen, TX 67,300 6.4 6 2 0 0 2 109 Houston, TX 2,016,582 388.0 86 37 57 43 21 4,025 Mesquite, TX 136,750 21.6 7 2 6 13 1 199 Plano, TX 255,700 42.3 12 4 7 19 3 319 San Antonio, TX 1,322,900 206.5 49 19 37 37 8 1,622 Texarkana, TX 37,000 NA 5 2 0 0 1 79 Waco, TX 121,400 16.9 12 3 0 0 1 191 Salt Lake County, UT 330,000 42.0 14 5 4 19 3 552 Chesapeake, VA 216,000 35.4 17 3 10 30 3 446 Chesterfield County, VA 311,000 39.3 21 5 11 30 4 461 Fairfax City, VA 22,500 12.1 2 1 2 5 1 75 Fairfax County, VA 1,077,000 NA 37 14 42 68 8 NA Hampton, VA 147,000 16.2 10 2 9 21 2 259 Henrico County, VA 300,000 42.5 20 5 12 14 3 534 Newport News, VA 180,150 30.4 11 7 11 0 2 373 Norfolk, VA 238,832 35.5 14 7 11 11 4 508 Portsmouth, VA 99,617 24.0 10 3 5 9 2 263 Burlington, VT 42,000 4.7 5 1 2 0 1 79 Marysville, WA 65,000 10.0 3 1 2 2 1 100 Olympia, WA 44,000 9.6 3 1 0 2 1 83 Spokane, WA 202,900 34.7 14 3 0 7 2 318 Tacoma, WA 220,730 50.8 16 4 5 9 2 412 Green Bay, WI 102,313 18.6 7 3 4 4 2 198 Milwaukee, WI 600,000 79.0 37 16 0 12 6 1,015 Oshkosh, WI 65,810 10.0 4 2 9 15 1 108 Watertown, WI 23,155 2.2 3 1 3 3 2 40 Waukesha, WI 68,000 10.2 4 1 3 3 1 97 Wheeling, WV 32,429 6.7 6 2 3 3 3 96 CANADA Edmonton, AB 730,372 104.1 24 8 0 0 5 944 Burnaby, BC 190,000 26.4 7 4 0 11 1 274 Surrey, BC 395,000 40.3 13 6 0 0 1 369 St. John's, NL 138,816 19.1 7 0 0 0 4 216 Halifax Regional, NS 382,200 48.8 18 NA 0 0 1 1,129 Brampton, ON 450,000 41.0 11 2 0 0 2 374 Toronto, ON 2,700,000 338.5 88 31 0 0 20 3,144 Laval, QC 375,759 24.3 9 3 0 0 1 236 Montreal, QC 1,854,442 286.5 68 50 0 0 13 2,671 Saskatoon, SK 207,700 28.7 11 2 0 0 4 308

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