Harrisburg Bureau of Fire

Operations

Specialty units

• HAZMAT unit; the HBF is the home station for Hazmat 77 which is housed at Station 1. Hazmat 77 is a part of the Dauphin County Hazmat team.
• Urban search and rescue unit; Harrisburg is mostly urban with small patches of wooded areas and parks throughout. In 1983 the HBF formed an urban search and rescue unit with two Ford F-350 marked trucks. This team is made up of numerous department employees as well as dozens of civilian volunteers.
• Marine rescue unit; the marine rescue unit is make up of one fireboat and three smaller rescue boats. Due to Harrisburg's proximity to the Susquehanna River the HBF often respond to emergencies in the water. Majority of which include missing swimmers/sportmen and vehicles which entered the water. This unit is made up of department volunteers and is located at station 8 due to its proximity to the waterfront. The marine unit can respond anywhere along the cities waterfront within 15 minutes of a call.

  Stations and apparatus

• Station 1: 1820 N. 6th Street
• Station 2: 140 N. 16th Street
• Station 8: 9 S. 13th Street
• Department HQ/de facto Station 4: 123 Walnut Street

Fallen firefighters