Youngstown Fire Department

Youngstown Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Ohio
City	Youngstown
Agency overview
Established	1868 (1868)
Fire chief	John O'Neill, Jr.
IAFF	312
Facilities and equipment
Battalions	2
Stations	9
Engines	6
Platforms	2
Quints	1
Squads	1
Rescue boats	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Youngstown Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Youngstown, Ohio. The department is responsible for 34 square miles (88 km²) with an estimated population of over 65,000 people as of the 2010 United States Census.

History

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The Youngstown Fire Department fighting an arson fire on the city's North Side.

Established in 1868 as the all-volunteer Governor Tod Engine Company, the department has grown over the years. In 1891, the volunteer department was disbanded as the city grew and the need for a full-time force of career firefighters became evident. By 1955, the department had grown to operate from 15 Fire Stations, but this would last only 15 years. By the early 1970s, with the steel industry on its way out of Youngstown, the department began to close companies. First were Fire Station's #4 and #11. Others would follow including several on the city's North and South Sides.

The Youngstown Fire Department led all cities in its size in Arson Fires in 2012. Youngstown has had problems with vacant structure fires for a couple of decades. Youngstown has remained a strong, growing fire department over the past many years.

Stations and apparatus

As of June 2015 below is a list of all stations and apparatus used by the Youngstown Fire Department.

	Neighborhood	Engine	Truck	Special	Chief
1	Downtown		Platform Ladder 22	Squad 33, Boat 1	Battalion 1
2	South Side	Engine 2	Platform Ladder 24	Rope Rescue Truck	Battalion 2
3	West Side	Engine 3 (Quint)
6	East Side	Engine 6
7	Wick Park	Engine 7
9	Brownlee Woods	Engine 9
12	Scienceville	Engine 12
14	Flint Hill			Arson Unit
15	West Side	Engine 15