2008 National Run Survey

For the 28th 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 270 fire departments took part in this year's survey, representing 48 states, the District of Columbia and six Canadian provinces. The departments represented in this latest survey protect 84,291,279 people, and they have budgets totaling $14 billion (budgets are listed in millions of dollars). They provide this service with 3,983 engine companies, 1,405 ladder companies, 2,056 ambulances and numerous other specialized units. They responded to 2,173,886 fire calls, 7,346,682 EMS calls and 10,876,152 total calls last year.

In Part 2, the total-run listing provided by Colorado Springs, CO, for Busiest Engine was incorrect. The runs for E8 totaled 4,497.

Part 3

DEPARTMENTSTATIONTOTAL RUNSUNITS1. Baltimore City, MD Steadman 29,464 11 2. Clark County, NV 18 24,634 7 3. Los Angeles City, CA 9 20,881 5 4. Las Vegas, NV 1 20,669 7 5. Washington, DC E16/TW3 19,349 5 6. Columbus, OH 2 18,954 8 7. San Diego, CA 12 18,761 4 8. Los Angeles County, CA 33 18,631 7 9. Houston, TX 46 18,204 6 10. Chicago, IL E95 18,032 4 11. Prince George's County, MD 829 17,318 3 12. Montgomery County, MD 8 16,429 8 13. Providence, RI Downtown 15,626 5 14. Philadelphia, PA E50 15,429 4 15. New York, NY E54/L4/B9 14,165 3 16. Miami-Dade County, FL 16 14,002 3 17. Orlando, FL 2 13,821 4 18. Jacksonville, FL 28 13,081 5 19. San Francisco, CA 1 12,336 3 20. Anne Arundel County, MD 33 12,277 7 21. Phoenix, AZ 18 12,186 3 22. Seattle, WA 2 12,002 3 23. Cincinnati, OH E3 11,995 4 24. DeKalb County, GA 20 11,565 4 25. St. Louis, MO 2 11,331 4 26. Schenectady, NY 1 11,235 5 27. Norfolk, VA 14 11,226 5 28. Ocala, FL 1 11,217 5 29. Orange County, FL 51 11,098 4 30. Albuquerque, NM 5 11,059 4 31. Hollywood, FL 5 10,700 4 32. Long Beach, CA 1 10,494 4 33. Dayton, OH 11 10,282 6 34. South Bend, IN 1 10,150 6 35. Baltimore County, MD 1 9,637 7 36. Portsmouth, VA 1 9,610 8 37. Lansing, MI 41 9,520 8 38. Memphis, TN 16 9,519 5 39. New Haven, CT Hill Station 9,403 3 40. Worcester, MA South Division 9,095 4 41. Charleston, WV 1 9,021 4 42. Shreveport, LA 9 8,998 4 43. Little Rock, AR 1 8,992 7 44. Lexington, KY 2 8,939 4 45. Brockton, MA 1 8,791 4 46. Albany, NY Arbor Hill 8,773 4 46. Corpus Christi, TX 10 8,773 2 48. Compton, CA 2 8,703 2 49. Tacoma, WA 8 8,583 3 50. Hartford, CT E2/L3/D2 8,430 3 51. El Paso, TX 18 8,426 3 52. Reno, NV 1 8,355 3 53. Spokane, WA 1 8,344 7 54. Plano, TX 1 8,200 3 55. Clearwater, FL 45 8,066 4 56. Rio Rancho, NM 1 8,063 4 57. Deltona, FL 61 8,041 4 58. Miami, FL 4 8,020 4 59. El Cajon, CA 6 7,989 4 60. Manchester, NH Central 7,951 5 61. Salisbury, MD 16 7,822 9 62. Durham, NC 1 7,820 6 63. Scottsdale, AZ 601 7,805 4 64. Framingham, MA 5 7,802 3 65. Portland, ME Central 7,785 3 66. Utica, NY 6 7,779 4 67. Salem, NH Central 7,649 6 68. Lewisville, TX 1 7,636 4 69. Niles, IL 2 7,559 4 70. St. Lucie County, FL 1 7,532 4 71. Palm Beach County, FL 41 7,415 3 72. Newark, OH 1 7,392 4 73. Milwaukee, WI E36 7,386 2 74. Boston, MA E37/L26 7,384 2 75. Akron, OH 4 7,355 5 76. Seminole County, FL 12 7,347 3 77. St. Paul, MN 18 7,247 3 78. Fitchburg, MA HQ 7,127 4 79. Alexandria, VA 208 7,071 3 80. Stockton, CA 2 7,028 4 81. Grand Prairie, TX 1 6,967 4 82. Tampa, FL 11 6,951 2 83. Sarasota County, FL 1 6,891 5 84. Mesa, AZ 201 6,806 3 85. Charlotte, NC 23 6,706 2 86. Overland Park, KS 44 6,670 4 87. Colorado Springs, CO 8 6,668 3 88. Tuscaloosa, AL 1 6,612 6 89. Rockford, IL 3 6,580 2 90. Hemet, CA 1 6,572 2 91. Santa Rosa, CA 1 6,536 3 92. Montgomery, AL 6 6,533 3 93. North Las Vegas, NV 51 6,471 2 94. Gainesville, FL 1 6,341 4 95. New Britain, CT 1 6,289 4 96. Tulsa, OK 22 6,277 4 97. Salt Lake City, UT 2 6,271 3 98. Fairfax County, VA 8 6,257 4 99. Kansas City, MO 17 6,244 3 100. San Antonio, TX 32 6,214 3 101. Kenosha, WI 3 6,121 3 102. Oakland, CA 1 6,103 4 103. Kansas City, KS 9 6,019 4 104. Oklahoma City, OK 25 5,885 4 105. Newport News, VA 2 5,847 4 106. Buffalo, NY E37/L4/4BC 5,811 3 107. Arlington, TX 6 5,765 3 108. Clayton County, GA 4 5,753 2 109. Plainfield, IN 121 5,697 6 110. Rochester, NY Broad & Allen 5,541 4 111. Marysville, WA 61 5,500 3 112. Jersey City, NJ B2/E19/L8 5,496 3 113. Chula Vista, CA 1 5,414 3 114. Modesto, CA 1 5,371 5 115. Marion County, FL 21 5,356 6 116. Pontiac, MI 1 5,348 4 117. Fort Worth, TX 2 5,303 4 118. Lowell, MA Civic Center 5,289 3 119. Mansfield, OH 1 5,285 4 120. Sterling Heights, MI 1 5,178 3 121. Oshkosh, WI 15 5,066 9 122. Myrtle Beach, SC 1 5,061 4 123. Richmond, VA Q10/R2 5,023 2 124. New Orleans, LA E27 4,984 4 125. Olympia, WA 3 4,894 2 126. Pittsburgh, PA 4 4,747 2 127. Springfield, OH 8 4,604 4 128. Aurora, IL 1 4,589 3 129. Tempe, AZ 276 4,578 3 129. Virginia Beach, VA 9 4,578 2 131. Mount Prospect, IL 13 4,573 4 132. Chandler, AZ 286 4,541 3 133. Fort Wayne, IN 1 4,505 6 134. Taunton, MA Central 4,475 3 135. Kokomo, IN 1 4,338 4 136. Gwinnett County, GA 15 4,325 3 137. Renton, WA 12 4,217 3 138. Boise, ID 6 4,123 3 139. Chesterfield County, VA 3 4,118 4 140. Fresno, CA 3 4,084 3 141. Hampton, VA 1 4,065 4 142. Greenville, SC 2 4,025 3 143. Everett, MA Central 3,999 3 144. Huntsville, AL 1 3,979 2 145. Greeley, CO 2 3,906 2 146. Decatur, IL 1 3,897 4 147. Polk County, FL 7 3,859 4 148. Bedford, TX 1 3,827 4 149. Palm Springs, CA 441 3,797 2 150. Sandy Springs, GA 2 3,785 4 151. Farmers Branch, TX 1 3,730 3 152. Vista, CA VT1 3,697 6 153. Passaic, NJ Westside 3,680 3 154. Cherry Hill, NJ 1322/1392 3,635 2 155. Bristol, TN 1 3,620 4 156. Longmont, CO 3 3,607 2 157. Honolulu, HI 2 3,538 3 158. Hanford, CA 1 3,512 4 159. Casper, WY 1 3,447 3 160. Norwich Township, OH 81 3,429 3 161. Medford, OR 3 3,411 4 162. Sioux City, IA 1 3,348 3 163. Irving, TX 2 3,335 5 164. Waukesha, WI 1 3,333 3.5 165. Fort Walton Beach, FL 6 3,238 4 166. Muskegon, MI 3 3,229 3 167. Salinas, CA 1 3,227 4 168. Elgin, IL 4 3,214 2 169. Niagara Falls, NY 4 3,183 2 169. Syracuse, NY 1 3,183 3 171. Lodi, CA 1 3,182 4 172. Reading, PA 8th & Court 3,149 3 173. Loma Linda, CA 1 3,138 6 174. Boulder, CO 1 3,078 3 175. Tarpon Springs, FL 69 3,024 4 176. Port Arthur, TX 1 3,020 4 177. Waterbury, CT HQ 2,982 3 178. Pittsfield, MA HQ 2,958 4 179. Adams County, CO 11 2,950 4 180. Casa Grande, AZ 501 2,948 2 181. Gastonia, NC 3 2,940 2 182. Fredericksburg, VA 1 2,847 3 183. Harrisburg, PA 2 2,788 2 184. Oceanside, CA 4 2,746 2 185. Concord, NC 3 2,709 3 186. Great Falls, MT 1 2,675 5 187. Morrow, GA 1 2,644 3 188. St. Joseph, MO HQ 2,630 8 189. Rocky Mount, NC 2 2,564 1 190. Fargo, ND HQ 2,498 3 191. College Station, TX 1 2,434 3 192. Winter Park, FL 61 2,421 5 193. Dothan, AL 1 2,382 3 194. Billings, MT 1 2,366 5 195. Seaside, CA 1 2,364 4 196. Burlington FPD, KY HQ 2,362 12 197. Temple, TX 1 2,350 5 198. Apple Valley, CA 334 2,306 2 199. Titusville, FL 13 2,274 2 200. Poughkeepsie, NY 1 2,229 2 201. Waco, TX 1 2,220 3 202. Royal Oak, MI 1 2,204 3 203. Mansfield, TX 2 2,186 2 204. Colleton County, SC 27 2,166 5 205. Carpentersville, IL 2 2,165 3 206. Zephyrhills, FL 1 2,157 3 207. Arvada, CO 1 2,146 1 208. Ormond Beach, FL 92 2,145 2 209. Watsonville, CA 1 2,133 3 210. Lemont, IL 1 2,127 4 211. Texarkana, TX 5 2,095 2 212. Grand Forks, ND Central 2,036 3 213. Canby, OR 62 2,035 10 214. St. George FPD, LA 62 2,027 2 215. Enka-Candler, NC 1 1,937 8 216. Lawton, OK 4 1,919 2 217. Pawley's Island, Midway Fire Rescue, SC 81 1,875 3 218. Cheyenne, WY 3 1,870 1 219. Auburn, CA 2 1,824 1 220. Cedar Rapids, IA 8 1,810 1 221. St. Cloud, MN 1 1,800 5 222. Lafayette, LA 2 1,785 2 223. Sumter, SC HQ 1,700 4 224. Hays, KS 1 1,696 5 225. Lackawanna, NY 3 1,670 1 226. Mount Pleasant, WI 1 1,667 3 227. Carmel, IN 41 1,665 4 228. Elizabeth City, NC 1 1,661 3 229. Erie, PA E13 1,622 1 230. Franklin, TN 1 1,561 3 230. Oneida, NY Central 1,561 5 232. Saginaw, MI 1 1,555 5 233. Gaffney, SC 10 1,492 4 234. Burlington, NC 1 1,437 4 235. Glens Falls, NY Ridge Street 1,414 4 236. Estero, FL 43 1,400 3 237. Pooler, GA 61 1,374 5 238. Spartanburg, SC 1 1,370 4 239. Florence, AL 1 1,368 3 240. Lake County, FL 52 1,352 2 241. Altoona, PA 310 1,349 3 242. Elyria, OH 1 1,296 3 243. Bath Township, OH 1 1,223 8 244. Meridian, MS 1 1,220 3 245. Lake Charles, LA 1 1,140 2 246. Eaton, OH 2 1,021 1 247. Greenfield, LA 1 945 3 248. Panama City, FL 1 848 3 249. Hagerstown, MD 4 841 2 250. Nicholasville, KY 1 764 1 251. Albany, GA 1 704 5 252. Somerset, CA 38 667 2 253. Anderson City, SC 1 630 10 254. Harlingen, TX 1 609 5 255. Camp Roberts, CA 1 596 9 256. Thomas County, GA 8 459 3 CANADA 1. Winnipeg, MB 1 21,205 9 2. Toronto, ON 332 14,590 6 3. Calgary, AB 2 10,138 5 4. Laval, QC 2 7,238 3 5. Edmonton, AB 1 6,647 2 6. Brandon, MB 1 3,446 6 7. Markham, ON 95 3,316 3 8. St. John's, NL Central 2,857 7 9. Kaloops, BC 2 2,312 2 Some data was not available at deadline on previous parts. The information is listed below.Jacksonville, FL Population 897,597 Budget (in millions) 151.1 Engines 51 Ladders 12 Medics 34 Chiefs 36 Total Strength 1,419 Fire Calls 21,900 EMS Calls 92,615 False Alarms 3,200 Total Calls 117,503 Busiest Engine E-28/4,622 runs Busiest Ladder L-10/1,981 runs Stockton, CA Population 356,000 Budget (in millions) 56.5 Engines 13 Ladders 4 Medics 0 Chiefs 2 Total Strength 248 Fire Calls NA EMS Calls NA False Alarms NA Total Calls 37,834 Busiest Engine E9/5,003 runs Busiest Ladder T2/1,078 runs