Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire (PBF) provides fire suppression and prevention for the City of Pittsburgh, as well as BLS response on medical details. In all, the bureau is responsible for 55.5 square miles (144 km2) with a population of 305,841 as of the 2013 Census estimation. The Bureau was the first fire department in the United States to unionize and thus has the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) local number of 1.
The quarters of Engine 3 in the Strip District
Uptown or The Bluff is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and located across the Monongahela River from South Side. The predominant area zip code is 15219.
Uptown (visible on the left side of the image) overlooking the Monongahela River.
A panoramic view of Pittsburgh's Bluff or Uptown neighborhood from the top of a parking garage at Duquesne University from January 2008
Fifth Avenue High School, built in 1894, at 1800 5th Avenue.
Reymer Brothers Candy Factory, built circa 1910, at 1425 Forbes Avenue.