Station 3
Motto – “Southside Express” “All Hands”
The tremendous growth and increase in alarm activities, and the need for timely response to the furthest southern area of the department’s district identified the need for an additional fire station. Forover thirty years, the department operated as a two station department; this changed with the construction and apparatus assignments to Fire Station 3. Established in 1980 on Henry Clay Boulevard, between West Taft Road and the intersection of Vine Street, Station 3 was constructed as a fully operational four bay fire station with a full complement of facilities. As the station was under construction in the late 1970s, new personnel were recruited to man this fire station. These new firefighters reported to Station 2 for an extended period of time prior to the completion of Station 3, in order to receive the appropriate training and gain operational experience. These personnel, as well as the existing Station 2 personnel who lived in the newly established Station Three response area, would eventually compromise the station’s membership. Station Three has seen the establishment and designation of its response area as the Third Battalion. With a mixed occupancy response area, the station sees extensive box alarm assignments for mutual aid with the Liverpool and North Syracuse Fire Departments. Presently at Station 3 there are a 1999 Pierce Quantum (Engine Company 31), 1997 Pierce Quantum (Engine Company 32), 2001 Saulsbury Heavy Rescue (Rescue Company 3), 1980 International (HazMat 3), and a 2004 Ford Expedition (Squad Company 3).
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