Municipal fire department · Alaska · United States

Anchorage Fire Department

The Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) protects the Municipality of Anchorage — approximately 290,000 residents across roughly 1,700 square miles, an unusual combination of a consolidated municipality covering both urban Anchorage and a substantial surrounding area of Chugach mountain terrain and Cook Inlet coastline. AFD fields about 360 uniformed members from 14 fire stations and provides structural fire suppression, advanced life support emergency medical service with paramedic ambulance transport, technical rescue (including mountain and wilderness rescue capability that few US fire departments share), hazardous materials response, marine firefighting on Cook Inlet, and aircraft rescue and firefighting at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport — one of the largest air-cargo hubs in the world by tonnage. Sub-Arctic operations (extreme cold, frozen hydrants, low daylight in winter) are a defining feature of the operational picture and shape training, equipment, and station design. Firefighter recruitment is administered by the Municipality of Anchorage Human Resources Department. The process typically includes an online application, written examination (minimum 70%), Candidate Physical Ability Test, oral interview, medical and psychological evaluation, polygraph and background investigation. New hires must obtain Alaska Firefighter II certification within 90 days and AFD Journeyman Firefighter certification within 48 months. Bluewatch is a directory.

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