When the alarm sounded, members of the department would fetch their bucket and rush to the scene.

The rank of an officer in the St. Louis Fire Department is most commonly denoted by a number of speaking trumpets, a reference to a megaphone-like device used in the early days of the fire service, although typically called "bugle" in today's parlance.

The firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs of STLFD are featured in A&E Network's reality series Live Rescue.

[12] From May 17, 1849, to Jan 13th, 2022, the Supporting Heroes Page reported that 171 Firefighters in the St. Louis Fire Department died in the line of duty.

[17] A steamboat named "The White Cloud" sitting on Cherry Street was on fire.

The Fire Department, which, at that time, consisted of 9 hand engines and hose reels, responded to the scene.

In a last-ditch effort to save the city, six buildings were spread with explosive powder and blown up.

[17] Below is a complete listing of all Fire Station and Apparatus Locations in the city of St. Louis by Battalion District, as of October 2019.