Response Breakdown
Fire Marshal’s Office
1036 E. Levee St.
Station 1
- 1000 E. Adams St.
- E-1 750 gal/1500gpm
- Ladder Truck- 1 100’ 250gal/2000gpm
- Medic-1 MICU
- Unit 103 – Asst. Chief/Battalion Chief
- Unit 113 – EMS Lieutenant/Field Supervisor
- Rescue Boat
- Unit 104 – Utility Truck
- Total Shift Compliment (9)
Station 2
- 500 W. St. Charles St.
- E-2 1000gal/1500gpm
- Total Shift Compliment (3)
Station 3
- 804 Hortencia Blvd.
- E-3 1000 gal/1500gpm
- M-3 MICU
- Total Shift Compliment (5)
Station 4
- 605 Old Alice Rd.
- E-4 1000gal/1500gpm
- M-4 MICU
- Total Shift Compliment (5)
Station 5
- 50 S. Vermillion Rd.
- Rescue-1 ARRF Crash Truck 500gal/500gpm 75gal AFFF/Purple K 450lbs.
- Rescue-1 ARRF Crash Truck 1500gal/1500gpm 200gal AFFF/Purple K 450lbs.
- Total Shift Compliment (4)
Station 6
- 1100 Old Port Isabel Rd.
- E-6 1000 gal/1500gpm
- M-6 MICU
- Total Shift Compliment (5)
Station 7
- 1863 US HWY 281
- E-7 750gal/1500gpm
- M-7 MICU
- Booster-1 Brush/Wildland Off Road Truck 250gal/300gpm
- Total Shift Compliment (5)
Station 8
- 1855 Capt. Foust Rd.
- E-8 1000gal/1500gpm
- Booster-2 Brush/Wildland Off Road Truck 500gal/300gpm
- Zodiac- 25hp Semi-Rigged/Inflatable Rescue Boat
- USAR Trailer- Urban Search & Rescue Trailer
- Dive-1 Utility Dive Response Truck
- Dive-2 Dive-Rescue-Recovery Unit
- Total Shift Compliment (3)
Station 9
- 62 E. Alton Gloor Blvd.
- E-9 500gal/1500gpm
- M-9 MICU
- HR-1 Heavy Rescue Response Truck
- Ladder Truck-2 100’ 250gal/2000gpm
- T-1 Non-Emergency Transfer Unit Mon.-Fri. 0800-1700hrs
- T-2 Non-Emergency Transfer Unit Mon.-Fri. 0800-1700hrs
- EMS Trailer- Mullti-Patient Response Trailer
- Haz-Mat Trailer & Truck- Hazardous Materials Response Units
- Total Shift Compliment (6) 24hrs. (4) 9hrs.
Fire Prevention-Investigations-Permitting Division.
Total Division Compliment:
- (1) Fire Marshal
- (1) Division Lieutenant
- (3) Investigators/Inspectors
* Disclaimer All information is accurate and true to the best of the prepares knowledge. Some numbers are estimates based on the most current information, trends and forecasting models.
Population
- City of Brownsville 181,860
- (2013 census)
- +30.2% population increase since 2000
- *Estimated 2015 population 230,000
Response Demographics
252 square miles / 161,280 acres, 1054 Acres Boca Chica State Park (Beach Frontage), Port Of Brownsville, Three International Bridges, Brownsville I.S.D. 60 campuses, Multiple Private/Charter Campuses.
Response Demographics Continued
University of Texas Brownsville, Texas Southmost College, South Padre Island International Airport,
*Residential Housing Units 56,555, *Commercial Units 14,000.
BFD Response Map
Services Provided, Structural Firefighting, Airport Rescue Firefighting, Haz-Mat Response, Dive-Rescue-Recover Response, 911 & Non-emergency Ambulance Services, Fire Marshal’s Office – Fire Prevention, Members of Region 3 Texas Task Force.
BFD Demographics
20.9 Million Dollar Operating Budget, 187 Full-time Uniformed Personnel, 9 Fire Stations, 27,492 Fire & EMS Responses (2014), 65-105 Responses per 24 hr shift
In conclusion
*30,000 projected responses for 2015, *82% EMS related, *Continued population growth 8%- 15% projected over (3) Years, LNG Pipe Lines, Instability & violence along our border.