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== Infrastructure == === Transportation === ==== Public transit ==== Syracuse is served by the [[Central New York Regional Transportation Authority]], or Centro. Centro operates bus service in Syracuse and its suburbs, as well as to outlying metropolitan area cities such as [[Auburn, New York|Auburn]], [[Fulton, Oswego County, New York|Fulton]], and [[Oswego, New York|Oswego]]. '''Proposed public transit projects''' In 2005, local millionaire Tom McDonald proposed an [[aerial tramway]] system, called Salt City Aerial Transit (S.C.A.T.), to link the university to the transportation center. The first segment from Syracuse University to downtown was estimated to cost $5 million, which McDonald planned to raise himself. Due to perceived low operating costs, the system was envisioned as running continuously.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rick |last=Moriarty |title=High flying idea stuck |work=[[The Post-Standard]] |date=September 26, 2006 }}</ref> ==== Rail ==== Syracuse ([[Amtrak station code|station stop code]] SYR) is served by [[Amtrak]]'s [[Empire Service (transport)|Empire Service]], [[Lake Shore Limited]], and [[Maple Leaf (Amtrak)|Maple Leaf]] lines. Amtrak's station is part of the [[William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center]]. The Empire Service runs twice daily in each direction between [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls, NY]] and [[New York Penn Station]], with major stops in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], Syracuse, [[Utica, New York|Utica]], and [[Albany, New York|Albany]] along the way. The Maple Leaf runs once daily in each direction, and follows the same route as the Empire Service, however instead of terminating in Niagara Falls, it continues on to Toronto. [[Empire Service]] and [[Maple Leaf (train)|Maple Leaf]] trains stop at the seasonal [[New York State Fair station|New York State Fair – NYF station]] during the [[New York State Fair]]'s annual run each August. The NYF Station is located along the southern part of the fairgrounds, near the historic train car display of the Central New York Chapter, of the [[National Railway Historical Society]]. The Lake Shore Limited runs once daily in each direction between [[Chicago Union Station|Chicago]] and [[South Station|Boston]] or New York City (via two sections splitting [[Albany–Rensselaer station|Albany-Rensselaer]]). It follows the same route as the Empire Service and Maple Leaf between New York City and [[Buffalo–Depew station|Buffalo-Depew]], where it diverges and continues on through [[Cleveland]] and [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] to Chicago. A regional commuter rail service, [[OnTrack]], was active from 1994 until it was discontinued in 2007 due to low ridership. Its sole route connected the [[Carousel Center]] to southern Syracuse, often extending to [[Jamesville, New York|Jamesville]] in the summer. ==== Bus ==== [[Greyhound Lines]], [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], [[OurBus]], and [[Trailways]] provide long-distance bus service to destinations including New York City, Boston, Buffalo, Albany, and Toronto. Greyhound, Megabus, and Trailways use the [[William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center]] in the northern area of the city, while OurBus stops near the campus of Syracuse University. ==== Air service ==== Syracuse is served by the [[Syracuse Hancock International Airport]] in nearby [[Salina, New York|Salina]], near [[Mattydale, New York|Mattydale]]. The airport is named after [[Clarence E. Hancock]], a former US Congressman representing Syracuse. The airport is served by 8 major airlines, which provide non-stop flights to important airline hubs and business centers such as [[Atlanta]], [[Boston]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], Chicago, Detroit, [[Denver]], [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Ft. Lauderdale]], [[New York, New York|New York City]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Tampa Bay, Florida|Tampa]], Washington, DC, as well as connecting service to 147 foreign cities in 87 countries. Cargo carriers [[FedEx]] and [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] also serve the airport. [[New York, New York|New York City]] can be reached in under an hour flight. The City of Syracuse owns the airport and property, while a public for-benefit corporation runs the airport, the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority. The airport is protected by the 174th Attack Wing's Fire Department, and patrolled by Syracuse Airport Police Department Officers. ==== Major highways and roads ==== * [[File:I-81.svg|22px]] [[Interstate 81 in New York|Interstate 81]] runs north–south through Syracuse, and provides access to Canada, [[Pennsylvania]] and points south. Its [[Downtown Syracuse|downtown]] portion is extremely narrow, only consisting of four lanes and few onramps. The highway was known as the Penn-Can Expressway when first built, leading to the [[Penn-Can Mall]] and other similarly named developments. It will soon be rerouted to follow I-481's route around the city instead of going through downtown. The current route will be designated as Interstate 81 Business.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=US Route Number Applications, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Accessed September 8, 2021 |url=https://route.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2021/08/USRN-Applications_Compiled_2021.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908231157/https://route.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2021/08/USRN-Applications_Compiled_2021.pdf |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> * [[File:I-90.svg|22px]] [[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]], signed as the [[New York State Thruway]] within New York State, runs east–west, just north of the city. It is a [[toll road|toll highway]] that provides access to [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Albany, New York|Albany]], and the north–south ([[Interstate 87 (New York)|Interstate 87]]) part of the Thruway leads to [[New York, New York|New York City]]. * [[File:I-690.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 690]] runs east–west through the city, and provides access to Interstate 90, as well as to Syracuse's northwestern and eastern suburbs. A spur off I-690 directly west of the city, [[New York State Route 695|NY 695]], provides freeway access to the southwestern suburbs. It meets Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse in a highly complex and incomplete intersection. Most of its routing through the city directly replaced the former elevated rail lines of the [[New York Central Railroad|New York Central]] four-track [[Main line (railway)|mainline]], a fact quite notable by the city's former main rail terminal, where the freeway spans the width between the terminal and its outermost platform. In 1981, artist Duke Epolito erected sculptures of "passengers" on the single remaining passenger platform. The piece is entitled "Waiting for the Night Train."<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/mystery_santas_helper_each_yea.html|title = Mystery Santa's helper each year puts the red scarves on statues along I-690|last = Case|first = Dick|date = December 20, 2009|work = The Post-Standard|access-date = November 13, 2015|publisher = Syracuse Media Group|archive-date = November 17, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025912/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/mystery_santas_helper_each_yea.html|url-status = live}}</ref> * [[File:I-481.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 481]] forms an eastern loop around the city and continues to the northwest as [[New York State Route 481|NY 481]] to [[Fulton, Oswego County, New York|Fulton]] and [[Oswego, New York|Oswego]], on the shore of [[Lake Ontario]]. The highway was built to provide rapid access to eastern suburbs after the affluent community members in [[Manlius, New York|Manlius]] and [[Fayetteville, New York|Fayetteville]] squashed the original design to extend [[Interstate 690]] to serve the eastern suburbs. The highway is soon to be replaced in designation by Interstate 81.<ref name=":3" /> '''Community Grid''' In late May, 2023, The Community Grid project was officially approved for construction in the Syracuse. The highly controversial plan consists of removing the I-81 viaduct that runs through the downtown of the city, and replacing it with the [[Boulevard]] style Business Loop-81. The heavily congested [[Interstate 81 in New York|Interstate-81]] will be re-routed around the city onto the already existing [[Interstate 481|Interstate-481]]. This project is estimated to cost around 2.25 billion dollars, and will be completed over a multi-year process.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 31, 2022 |title=I-81 Community Grid Gets Final Approval From Feds |work=CNYCentral |url=https://cnycentral.com/news/local/i-81-community-grid-gets-final-approval-from-feds-construction-begins-this-fall}}</ref> Construction has already begun in portions of North Syracuse at the I-81 and I-481 interchange.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Here's what the first part of Syracuse's community grid will look like. |work=CNYCentral |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/06/heres-what-the-first-part-of-syracuses-i-81-construction-will-look-like-maps.html?outputType=amp}}</ref> '''Two [[United States Highway System|US Highways]] run through the Syracuse area:''' * [[File:US 11.svg|22px]] [[U.S. Route 11 in New York|U.S. Highway 11]] ([[Quebec Route 223|Route 223]] in Quebec to [[New Orleans]]) runs north–south through Syracuse, including downtown, and it follows Salina, State, and Wolf Streets. * [[File:US 20.svg|22px]] [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|U.S. Highway 20]] (Boston to [[Newport, Oregon]]) passes south of Syracuse. '''[[New York State Highways|New York State Route]] Expressways:''' * [[File:NY-481.svg|25px]] [[New York State Route 481]] travels from [[NY 104]] in Oswego to the terminus of Interstate 481 north of Syracuse. * [[File:NY-690.svg|25px]] [[New York State Route 690]] was built as an extension of Interstate 690 to serve the northwest suburbs of Syracuse. The route is a four-lane divided highway from its southern end at I-690, where it meets Interstate 90 (NYS Thruway), to its end northwest of Baldwinsville in Lysander at [[NY 48]] and [[NY 631]]. * [[File:NY-695.svg|25px]] [[New York State Route 695]] is a short state highway west of Syracuse in the village of [[Solvay, New York|Solvay]] in [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]]. The number of the highway was derived from the two highways that NY 695 links, Interstate 690 and NY 5. '''[[New York State Highways|New York State Routes]]''' * [[File:NY-5.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 5]] runs east–west through Syracuse, including downtown, and follows Erie Boulevard and West Genesee Street. * [[File:NY-80.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 80]]'s western terminus is at NY 175 on the south side. The route follows Valley Drive. * [[File:NY-92.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 92]]'s western terminus is in downtown Syracuse at US 11. The route follows East Genesee Street. * [[File:NY-173.svg|25px]] [[New York State Route 173]] runs east–west through Syracuse and follows the [[Seneca Turnpike]] through the South Valley neighborhood. * [[File:NY-175.svg|25px]] [[New York State Route 175]] follows South Avenue and West Kennedy Street to its eastern terminus at US 11. * [[File:NY-290.svg|25px]] [[New York State Route 290]]'s western terminus is at US 11 just north of I-81. The route follows James Street. * [[File:NY-298.svg|25px]] [[New York State Route 298]]'s western terminus is at exit 9 on I-690. The route follows Bear and Court Streets, Genant Drive and Sunset Avenue. * [[File:NY-370.svg|25px]] [[New York State Route 370]]'s eastern terminus is at US 11 in the Lakefront neighborhood. The route follows Park Street. * [[File:NY-598.svg|25px]] [[New York State Route 598]] is a short north–south highway following Midler Avenue to its southern terminus at NY 5. === Public works === Public services such as garbage pickup, street plowing, sewage, and street and traffic maintenance are provided by the Department of Public Works (DPW).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Dept_of_Public_Works.aspx|title=City of Syracuse|website=syracuse.ny.us|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014060705/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Dept_of_Public_Works.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> === Utilities === The Syracuse water system was one of the few water systems built and operated before federal funding. The water system was constructed mainly to support the industries around Syracuse, New York. Construction of Syracuse's water system began in 1868.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocwa.org/about/the-early-years/#o378|title=The Early Years {{!}} OCWA|website=www.ocwa.org|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012200647/http://www.ocwa.org/about/the-early-years/#o378|url-status=live}}</ref> The water is brought in on a [[Gravity feed|gravity fed system]] from [[Skaneateles Lake]], through an unfiltered system, and carried into the city. It is noted for having some of the best drinking water in the nation,<ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Syracuse|url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/water_faqs.aspx|access-date=September 29, 2021|website=syracuse.ny.us|archive-date=December 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203124357/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Water_FAQs.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> due to the quality of the lake. In 2015, the city experienced an average of at least one [[Water supply network|water main]] break per day. Between 2005 and 2015, the city suffered 2,000 water main breaks. Mayor Stephanie Miner estimated of the cost to fix the city's water infrastructure at $1 billion over a 10–15-year period.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://tinewsdaily.com/stories/510503886-mayor-syracuse-n-y-water-infrastructure-system-in-crisis|title = Mayor: Syracuse, N.Y., water infrastructure system in crisis|date = March 23, 2015|work = TI News Daily|access-date = April 17, 2015|archive-date = April 17, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417064123/http://tinewsdaily.com/stories/510503886-mayor-syracuse-n-y-water-infrastructure-system-in-crisis|url-status = live}}</ref> On February 25, 2015, Miner testified before a joint hearing of the state Assembly Ways and Means Committee and state Senate Finance Committee. Miner testified that the 2014 polar vortex contributed to the increase in Syracuse's water main break.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.syracuse.ny.us/uploadedFiles/Miner%20Joint%20Budget%20Hearing%202-25-2015.pdf|title = Testimony – City of Syracuse|date = February 25, 2015|access-date = April 17, 2015|website = City of Syracuse, New York|last = Miner|first = Stephanie|author-link = Stephanie Miner|archive-date = April 17, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417074517/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/uploadedFiles/Miner%20Joint%20Budget%20Hearing%202-25-2015.pdf|url-status = live}}</ref> On March 3, the 100th water main break in Syracuse in 2015 occurred on James Street.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/james_street_water_main_break_is_syracuses_100th_this_year.html|title = James Street water main break is Syracuse's 100th this year|last = Sturtz|first = Ken|date = March 4, 2015|work = The Post-Standard|access-date = April 17, 2015|publisher = Syracuse Media Group|archive-date = April 7, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150407055603/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/james_street_water_main_break_is_syracuses_100th_this_year.html|url-status = live}}</ref> Early in 2015, Miner lobbied the state for funding to fix the city's aging water system. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declined to help, stating that the city should improve its economy and increase tax revenues, which would enable the city to fund their own water pipe repairs.<ref name=Cuomo_pipe>{{cite web |url=http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/02/cuomo_to_syracuse_bring_a_job_to_attract_jobs_then_fix_your_own_pipes.html |title=Cuomo to Syracuse: 'You are not sustainable. You need jobs, an economy, business' |newspaper=The Post-Standard |date=February 4, 2015 |author=Weaver, Teri |access-date=November 20, 2016 |archive-date=February 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213093826/http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/02/cuomo_to_syracuse_bring_a_job_to_attract_jobs_then_fix_your_own_pipes.html |url-status=live }}</ref> === Police department === The Syracuse Police Department (SPD) is the principal [[law enforcement agency]] of the city of Syracuse, New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syracusepolice.org/index.asp|title=Syracuse Police Department – Syracuse, NY 13202|publisher=syracusepolice.org|access-date=August 1, 2015|archive-date=August 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821064327/http://www.syracusepolice.org/index.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> For 2017–18, the police department budget was $48.5 million (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=48500000|start_year=2017}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).<ref>[http://www.syracusepolice.org/document/2515.pdf "Syracuse Police Department Annual Report 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226143952/http://www.syracusepolice.org/document/2515.pdf |date=February 26, 2021 }}. Retrieved December 1, 2018.</ref> Effective April 22, 2022, longtime Deputy Chief Joe Cecile is Chief of the SPD, following his predecessor Kenton Buckner's retirement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=syracuse.com |first=James McClendon {{!}} |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Joe Cecile, longtime member of Syracuse Police Department, takes over as chief |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/04/joe-cecile-longtime-member-of-syracuse-police-department-to-take-over-as-chief.html |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=syracuse |language=en}}</ref> Police headquarters is in the John C. Dillon Public Safety Building at 511 South State Street.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url = http://www.ongov.net/facilities/BuildingInformation.html|title = Building Information|access-date = November 26, 2021|archive-date = April 18, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210418181914/http://www.ongov.net/facilities/BuildingInformation.html|url-status = live}}</ref> The SPD is divided into three patrol zones North (Lakefront, Northside, Eastwood, Tip Hill), South West (Strathmore, Valley, Southside, Near-Westside), and Southeast (University Area, Downtown, Meadowbrook, Eastside).<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2019 |title=Syracuse police divide city into three patrol zones |url=https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2019/05/syracuse-police-divide-city-into-three-patrol-zones.html |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=syracuse |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, a jury awarded Elijah Johnson $35,000 ({{Inflation|index=US|value=35000|start_year=2019|r=2|fmt=eq}}) after he was beaten with unreasonable force by three police officers while being arrested. In addition, the city was forced to pay attorneys fees, at a total cost to taxpayers of $213,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/11/city-of-syracuse-gets-total-bill-for-police-brutality-case-it-quintuples-the-verdict.html |date=November 12, 2019 |work=[[The Post-Standard]] |title=City of Syracuse gets total bill for police brutality case. It quintuples the verdict |first=Julie |last=McMahon |access-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022230836/https://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/11/city-of-syracuse-gets-total-bill-for-police-brutality-case-it-quintuples-the-verdict.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, Officer John Tassini was Syracuse’s top paid employee earning a total of $282,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.syracuse.com/data/2025/04/highest-paid-syracuse-city-employees-ranked-for-2024-search-pay-for-more-than-2100-workers.html | title=Highest-paid Syracuse city employees ranked: Search pay for all }}</ref> ==== Surveillance ==== Established in 2011, SPD operates a network of 521<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2021/09/walsh-proposes-500000-to-fix-police-cameras-in-syracuse-neighborhoods.html|title=Walsh proposes $500,000 to fix police cameras in Syracuse neighborhoods|publisher=Syracuse Media Group|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2021|archive-date=September 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903154810/https://www.syracuse.com/news/2021/09/walsh-proposes-500000-to-fix-police-cameras-in-syracuse-neighborhoods.html|url-status=live}}</ref> surveillance cameras called the Criminal Observation and Protection System (COPS).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.syracusepolice.org/listing.asp?orgId=154|title = COPS Platform Cameras|access-date = December 24, 2014|archive-date = November 24, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141124232411/http://www.syracusepolice.org/listing.asp?orgId=154|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="Syracuse Media Group">{{cite web|url = https://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/syracuse_police_to_spend_400000_on_more_surveillance_cameras.html|title = Syracuse police to spend $400,000 on more surveillance cameras|publisher = Syracuse Media Group|date = October 13, 2015|access-date = December 16, 2015|archive-date = December 22, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222121857/https://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/syracuse_police_to_spend_400000_on_more_surveillance_cameras.html|url-status = live}}</ref> Between 2011 and 2014 more than 40 utility pole mounted cameras were installed, mainly in the Southwest and Northeast neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/where_cops_watch_a_map_of_syracuse_police_surveillance_cameras.html|title = Where the cop cameras are: A map of Syracuse police video surveillance|date = June 7, 2014|access-date = December 24, 2014|publisher = Syracuse Media Group|archive-date = December 28, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141228214708/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/where_cops_watch_a_map_of_syracuse_police_surveillance_cameras.html|url-status = live}}</ref> The cameras were funded by federal, state, and private grants. In Summer 2014, 10 cameras were approved for installation in [[Downtown Syracuse]], the first area not targeted because of high levels of violent crime.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://wrvo.org/post/syracuse-residents-ask-city-more-security-cameras|title = Syracuse residents ask city for more security cameras|publisher = WRVO Public Media|date = May 20, 2014|access-date = November 26, 2021|archive-date = March 7, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210307224153/https://www.wrvo.org/post/syracuse-residents-ask-city-more-security-cameras|url-status = live}}</ref> Live monitoring of [[Clinton Square]] for suspicious people during events and festivals was planned, although police agreed to a prohibition on the use of cameras to monitor protests.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 24, 2013|title=Syracuse Police plan live camera monitoring of Clinton Square|url=http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=950846|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141224205559/http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=950846|archive-date=December 24, 2014|access-date=December 24, 2014|publisher=CNY Central}}</ref> Twenty-five additional cameras were planned to be installed in 2016.<ref name="Syracuse Media Group" /> In spring 2017, the surveillance system was augmented with the installation of [[ShotSpotter]] gunshot detection sensors. Syracuse Mayor [[Stephanie Miner]] cited increasing public acceptance of police cameras and lower technology costs as factors in the decision.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2017/01/syracuse_police_will_soon_be_able_to_pinpoint_the_exact_location_of_any_gunshot.html |title = Syracuse cops will soon be able to pinpoint the exact location of gunshots |date = January 12, 2017 |access-date = January 12, 2017 |publisher = Syracuse Media Group |archive-date = September 22, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170922000038/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2017/01/syracuse_police_will_soon_be_able_to_pinpoint_the_exact_location_of_any_gunshot.html |url-status = live }}</ref> === Fire department === The Syracuse Fire Department (SFD) has the responsibility of protecting the City of Syracuse from fires and other dangers. The department provides multiple services in addition to fire related calls: multi-county regional HAZ-MAT response, first response to medical and trauma calls, unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) capabilities, and teams experienced in high-angle rope, swift water, and confined space rescue operations. The Chief of Fire is Michael J. Monds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/fire_department.aspx|title=City of Syracuse|website=syracuse.ny.us|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620021846/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Fire_Department.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> SFD headquarters is in the John C. Dillon Public Safety Building at 511 South State Street.<ref name="auto" /> The department has a Class 1 rating from the [[Insurance Services Office]], which is the best rating obtainable. This rating has a direct effect on the fire insurance of properties within the city. The SFD operates out of 11 fire stations, organized into three districts (akin to battalions), located throughout the city. The SFD currently maintains nine engine companies (operating with nine corresponding "mini" units), five truck companies, one heavy rescue company, a manpower-squad company, and several special and support units. The department also provides Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting [[ARFF]] coverage and specialized fire, rescue, medical, and hazardous materials coverage to the [[Syracuse Hancock International Airport]] (station 4).
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