The Burbank Fire Department has been added to MABAS Division 21. They have two stations and a fleet of suppression units on Spartan chassis. Two were built by Crimson (an engine and quint), two by General Safety (an engine and the squad), and one engine by Ferrara.
Burbank covers four square miles from two stations. They also have three ambulances, one of which is a reserve.
#1 by Mike K on September 9, 2014 - 11:00 AM
You have their primary radio frequency wrong. It USED to be 154.430. They are dispatched by Oak Lawn Central and they switched their main dispatch frequency to 155.5575 a few years back for all of the MABAS 21 departments they dispatch for.
#2 by behind the mic on September 8, 2014 - 7:08 AM
JB, if everyone is working they’ll have 5 at the 79th Street station and 6 (including the BC) on Mayfield. But that never happens. So yes, typical manning is 4+4.
#3 by Crabby Milton on September 7, 2014 - 5:58 PM
In the words of the late great Johnny Carson…”Beautiful Downtown Burbank.”
Sharp looking eye candy.
#4 by JB on September 7, 2014 - 2:59 PM
So they have 4 at each station????
#5 by jim kelly on September 7, 2014 - 1:06 PM
there was a period in time i believe they used ” Jump Companies” they would only send out an engine or ambulance on the nature of the call
#6 by behind the mic on September 7, 2014 - 8:35 AM
They run two on the suppression company & two on the ambulance. When someone is off, the BC will ride in the officer’s seat on the engine. The squad is a jump company (engine/squad). The paid-on-call staff augments when & where they can.
#7 by Mike on September 7, 2014 - 7:15 AM
What is their staffing there