The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire (PBF) provides fire suppression and prevention for the City of Pittsburgh, as well as BLS response on medical details.

[3] In all, the bureau is responsible for 55.5 square miles (144 km2) with a population of 305,841 as of the 2013 Census estimation.

[5] Over 30 years later in 1903 a group of Pittsburgh firefighters sought to improve working and living conditions of those serving in the department.

By September 1903, the first International Association of Fire Fighters union was organized, IAFF Local No.

[5] Below is a complete listing of all fire station and apparatus locations in the city of Pittsburgh according to Battalion.