ENGINE
16
is located
on 704 Hudson Ave in Rochester, New York, responding
with a 2006 Rosenbauer Pumper with a 1250 gpm
Rosenbauer pump and a 500 gallon tank. Engine 16 is the busiest
company in the City of Rochester Fire Department, responding to
over 3400 emergency calls in 2006. Engine 16 covers a large
densely populated residential district located in
the northeast quadrant of the Rochester Fire
Department's 1st
Battalion. The first
and second in districts stretch as far North as to
Lakeshore Blvd (supporting Quint 1 at Kings Highway)
to Downtown Rochester, and from St. Paul Blvd to
Culver Road. The firehouse itself is the oldest
firehouse in the city that has retained its original
company from when it first opened in 1905. The Rochester New York Fire Department Line
Division is equipped and manned 24 hours daily with
a 4 group work system with 8 Engines, 9 Quints, 9
Midis (2 crew hose tender/pumper), 1 Heavy Rescue, 2
Haz-Mat Units, 1 Salvage-Ventilation-Lighting Unit,
1 Health and Safety Unit, Fire Arson Investigation
Units, 3 Battalion Chiefs, and 1 Line Deputy Chief,
all responding from 15 firehouse's throughout the
city, along with a host of other Support Equipment & and
Non-Line Staff units such as Rescue Boats, Academy
Staff, Executive Staff, Inspectors, RFD Apparatus
Maintenance, RFD Supply Depot, etc. Pictures of many
of the Line Apparatus can be found at our Union
Website, Rochester Firefighter's Local 1071,
www.iaff1071.org,
located on the "Firehouse
Locations"Page.
TOTAL RUNS
Monday, April 20, 2007 11:00 am
New All Time Run Record
The unofficial total runs Engine 16
did in 2008 was 3881 which is a new
all time high!
Firehouse Is About To Be Redone
You may of heard, but Engine 16 is
slated to be redone. Nut not only
that, but once we move back in, a
new resident (or old you could say)
will be back.....TRUCK 6!
Reconstruction of the new firehouse
is due to start in May. Engine 16
will be relocated once again to Q/M
6 for approximately 18 months.
Updates and pictures of the progress
will be coming to this site, along
with a site reconstruction too!
UPDATES
Saturday, February 7, 2009 11:00
am
Not Many UpdatesSorry for the lack
of updates. We will be reorganizing the
site soon!
Total Runs
For E16 2008
Approximate total runs for 2008 was over
3800 runs. 2009 is projected to be more.
Established 1905
ENGINE
16