Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department
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Agency overview | |
Established | 1935 |
Annual calls | 283,572 (2017) |
Employees | 2837 |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | Raied S. Jadallah |
EMS level | ALS |
IAFF | 1403 |
Motto | "Always Ready, Proud To Serve" |
Facilities and equipment[1] | |
Divisions | 20 |
Battalions | 14 |
Stations | 71 |
Engines | 41 |
Trucks | 11 |
Platforms | 8 |
Squads | 1 |
Rescues | 63 |
HAZMAT | 7 |
USAR | 1 |
Airport crash | 6 |
Helicopters | 4 |
Fireboats | 2 |
Light and air | 1 |
Website | |
Official website | |
IAFF website |
The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the unincorporated parts of Miami-Dade County, Florida, along with 30 municipalities located within the county.[2] In all the department is responsible for 1,883 square miles (4,880 km2) of land.
The R. David Paulison Fire Rescue Headquarters is located in Doral.[3][4]
Air Rescue[5]
All four helicopters are housed at MDFR fire stations located at both Miami Executive Airport and Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.[6]
The AW139 in support of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue missions
Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Task Force 1
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The Miami-Dade Fire Department is the founding member of one of Florida's two FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.[7] Florida Task Force 1 (FL-TF1) is available to respond to natural or man-made disasters around the county and world and assist with search and rescue, medical support, damage assessment and communications.[8]
Stations and Apparatus
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The MDFR has 71 stations split up in 14 battalions. There are 2 additional stations under construction and one in a location To Be Determined [1]
Fire Station # | City | Engine Company | Ladder Company | EMS Rescue Unit | Other units | |
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1 | Miami Lakes | Engine 1 | Rescue 1 | Battalion 14 | ||
2 | Miami | Engine 2 | Rescue 2
Rescue 202 |
Battalion 5 | ||
3 | Miami | Engine 3 | Rescue 3 | *Red units for 9/11 tribute* | ||
4 | Coral Reef | Engine 4 | Rescue 4 | Battalion 9 | ||
5 | Princeton | Engine 5 | Rescue 5 | |||
6 | Modello | Engine 6 | Rescue 6
Rescue 71 |
EMS 6 | ||
7 | West Little River | Engine 7 | Rescue 7 | |||
8 | Aventura | Engine 8 | Rescue 8 | Battalion 2 | ||
9 | Kendall | Engine 9 | Rescue 9 | |||
10 | Sunny Isles Beach | Engine 10 | Rescue 10 | |||
11 | Miami Gardens | Engine 11 | Rescue 11 | Battalion 4 | ||
12 | Miami International Airport | Engine 12 | Rescue 12 | Battalion 6,
ARFF Foam 1, 2, & 3 Terminal EMS Carts | ||
13 | Miami | Ladder 13 | Rescue 13 | Air Truck 13
South Maintenance Yard Coms/Ops support vehicles | ||
14 | South Miami | Engine 14 | Rescue 14 | Battalion 8 | ||
15 | Key Biscayne | Rescue 15 | RHIB 15 | |||
16 | Homestead | Engine 16 | Rescue 16
Rescue 72 |
Battalion 10
Tanker 13 | ||
17 | Virginia Gardens | Engine 17 | Rescue 17 | HazMat Support 17 | ||
18 | North Miami-West | Rescue 18 | ||||
19 | North Miami | TRT Ladder 19 | Rescue 19 | |||
20 | North Miami | Engine 20 | Rescue 20 | Battalion 3 | ||
21 | Miami | Platform 21 | Rescue 21 | Battalion 1
Fire Boat 21 | ||
22 | North Miami | Platform 22 | ||||
23 | Pinecrest | Engine 23 | Rescue 23 | Venom 1 Unit | ||
24 | Miami Executive Airport | Foam 24
Air Rescue South | ||||
25 | Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport | Foam 25
Air Rescue North | ||||
26 | Opa-Locka | Platform 26 | Rescue 26 | |||
27 | North Bay Village | Engine 27 | Rescue 27 | |||
28 | Hialeah Gardens | HazMat Rescue 28 | ||||
29 | Sweetwater | Ladder 29 | Rescue 29 | Battalion 12 | ||
30 | Miami Shores | Engine 30 | Rescue 30 | |||
31 | North Miami Beach | Ladder 31 | Rescue 31 | |||
32 | North Miami Beach | Engine 32 | Rescue 32 | |||
33 | Aventura | Rescue 33 | EMS 33 | |||
34 | Cutler Ridge |
Platform 34 |
Rescue 34 | South Operations Division Chief
Rehab Canteen | ||
35 | Miami Springs | Engine 35 | Rescue 35 | |||
36 | Hammocks | Ladder 36 | Rescue 36 | |||
37 | Miami | Engine 37 | Rescue 37 | |||
38 | Miami Gardens | Ladder 38 | Rescue 38 | |||
39 | Port of Miami | Ladder 39 | Rescue 39 | 1 RHIBs | ||
40 | West Miami | Engine 40 | Rescue 40 | |||
41 | Miami | Rescue 41 | ||||
42 | Fisher Island | Platform 42 | Rescue 42 | |||
43 | Richmond Heights | TRT Engine 43 | Rescue 43 | EMS 43
RHIB | ||
44 | Palm Springs North | Engine 44 | Rescue 44 | |||
45 | Doral | Engine 45 | ||||
46 | Medley | TRT Ladder 46 | Collapse Truck | |||
47 | Westchester | Engine 47 | Rescue 47 | |||
48 | Fontainebleau | Engine 48 | Rescue 48 | TRT Battalion 12
EMS 48 North Operations Division Chief | ||
49 | Pinecrest | Rescue 49 | ||||
50 | Perrine | Engine 50 | Rescue 50 | |||
51 | Miami
Gardens |
Engine 51 | Rescue 51 | EMS 51 | ||
52 | South Miami Heights | Tanker 52 | Rescue 52 | |||
53 | Miami | Ladder 53 | Rescue 53 | |||
54 | Opa Locka / Bunche Park | Engine 54 | Rescue 54 | EMS Captain 54 | ||
55 | Saga Bay | Engine 55 | Rescue 74 | RHIB 55 | ||
56 | West Kendall | HazMat Engine 56 | Rescue 56 | |||
57 | West Kendall | Engine 57 | Rescue 57 | Battalion 13 | ||
58 | Tamiami | Engine 58 | Rescue 58 | |||
59 | Miami International Airport | HazMat Platform 59 | ARFF Foam 4,
Quick Response Vehicle(QRV) 59, Airport Operations Division Chief | |||
60 | Redland | Tanker 60 | Airboat 1 | |||
61 | Miami | Engine 61 | Rescue 61 | Airboat | ||
62 | Palmetto Bay | Engine 62 | ||||
63 | Miami | HazMat Engine 63 | Rescue 63 | |||
64 | Miami Lakes | Ladder 64 | Rescue 64 | |||
65 | Homestead | Engine 65 | Rescue 65 | |||
66 | Homestead | Ladder 66 | Rescue 77 | |||
67 | Arcola | *In Construction* | ||||
68 | Dolphin Mall | *In Construction* | ||||
69 | Doral | Rescue 69 | Squad 69
HazMat 69 “Heavy 1” (Rotator) HazMat Battalion 11 | |||
70 | Coconut Palm | Hazmat Engine 70 | Rescue 70 | Battalion 7 | ||
72 | TBD | |||||
73 | Port of Miami | FireBoat 73 | ||||
76 | Bay Harbor | Engine 76 | Rescue 76 | |||
78 | Eastern Shores | Rescue 78 |
References
- ^ a b "Stations & Units". MDFD. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Emergency Response". Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Home page". Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
9300 NW 41st Street, Miami, FL 33178-2414. The address states 'Miami, FL' but the location is physically in Doral.
- ^ "Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map" (PDF). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Services, Miami-Dade County Online. "Air Rescue - Miami-Dade County". www.miamidade.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ "Air Rescue". Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)". Miami-Dade Fire Department. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.