Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department Explained

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department should not be confused with Miami Fire-Rescue Department.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department
Motto:"Always Ready, Proud To Serve"
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Miami-Dade
Established:1935
Annual Calls:283,572 (2017)
Employees:2837
Staffing:Career
Chief:Raied S. Jadallah
Iaff:1403
Reference2:[1]
Divisions:20
Battalions:14
Stations:71
Engines:41
Ladders:11
Tower Ladders:8
Squads:1
Rescues:63
Hazmat:7
Crash:6
Firstresponderblsorals:ALS
Usar:1
Helicopters:4
Fireboats:2
Light And Air:1

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 1883sqmi 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

See main article: Urban Search and Rescue Florida Task Force 1. 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

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 #CityEngine CompanyLadder CompanyEMS Rescue Unit Other units
1Miami LakesEngine 1 Rescue 1Battalion 14
2MiamiEngine 2Rescue 2 Rescue 202Battalion 5
3MiamiEngine 3 Rescue 3
  • Red units for 9/11 tribute*
4Coral ReefEngine 4 Rescue 4Battalion 9
5PrincetonEngine 5 Rescue 5
6ModelloEngine 6Rescue 6Rescue 71EMS 6
7West Little RiverEngine 7 Rescue 7
8AventuraEngine 8 Rescue 8Battalion 2
9KendallEngine 9 Rescue 9
10Sunny Isles BeachEngine 10 Rescue 10
11Miami GardensEngine 11 Rescue 11 Battalion 4
12Miami International AirportEngine 12 Rescue 12 Battalion 6, ARFF Foam 1, 2, & 3

Terminal EMS Carts

13MiamiLadder 13 Rescue 13 Air Truck 13South Maintenance Yard

Coms/Ops support vehicles

14South MiamiEngine 14 Rescue 14Battalion 8
15Key BiscayneRescue 15 RHIB 15
16HomesteadEngine 16 Rescue 16 Rescue 72 Battalion 10 Tanker 13
17Virginia GardensEngine 17 Rescue 17HazMat Support 17
18North Miami-WestRescue 18
19North MiamiTRT Ladder 19 Rescue 19
20North MiamiEngine 20 Rescue 20 Battalion 3
21MiamiPlatform 21 Rescue 21 Battalion 1Fire Boat 21
22North MiamiPlatform 22
23PinecrestEngine 23 Rescue 23 Venom 1 Unit
24Miami Executive AirportFoam 24 Air Rescue South
25Miami-Opa Locka Executive AirportFoam 25 Air Rescue North
26Opa-LockaPlatform 26 Rescue 26
27North Bay VillageEngine 27 Rescue 27
28Hialeah GardensHazMat Rescue 28
29SweetwaterLadder 29 Rescue 29Battalion 12
30Miami ShoresEngine 30Rescue 30
31North Miami BeachLadder 31 Rescue 31
32North Miami BeachEngine 32 Rescue 32
33AventuraRescue 33EMS 33
34Cutler RidgePlatform 34 Rescue 34 South Operations Division ChiefRehab Canteen
35Miami SpringsEngine 35 Rescue 35
36HammocksLadder 36 Rescue 36
37MiamiEngine 37 Rescue 37
38Miami GardensLadder 38 Rescue 38
39Port of MiamiLadder 39 Rescue 391 RHIBs
40West MiamiEngine 40Rescue 40
41MiamiRescue 41
42Fisher IslandPlatform 42 Rescue 42
43Richmond HeightsTRT Engine 43 Rescue 43 EMS 43 RHIB
44Palm Springs NorthEngine 44 Rescue 44
45DoralEngine 45
46MedleyTRT Ladder 46 Collapse Truck
47WestchesterEngine 47 Rescue 47
48FontainebleauEngine 48Rescue 48TRT Battalion 12EMS 48

North Operations Division Chief

49PinecrestRescue 49
50PerrineEngine 50 Rescue 50
51Miami GardensEngine 51 Rescue 51EMS 51
52South Miami HeightsTanker 52Rescue 52
53MiamiLadder 53 Rescue 53
54Opa Locka / Bunche ParkEngine 54Rescue 54EMS Captain 54
55Saga BayEngine 55Rescue 74 RHIB 55
56West KendallHazMat Engine 56Rescue 56
57West KendallEngine 57 Rescue 57 Battalion 13
58TamiamiEngine 58Rescue 58
59Miami International AirportHazMat Platform 59 ARFF Foam 4, Quick Response Vehicle(QRV) 59, Airport Operations Division Chief
60RedlandTanker 60Airboat 1
61MiamiEngine 61 Rescue 61Airboat
62Palmetto BayEngine 62
63MiamiHazMat Engine 63 Rescue 63
64Miami LakesLadder 64 Rescue 64
65HomesteadEngine 65 Rescue 65
66HomesteadLadder 66 Rescue 77
67Arcola
  • In Construction*
68Dolphin Mall
  • In Construction*
69DoralRescue 69Squad 69HazMat 69

“Heavy 1” (Rotator)

HazMat Battalion 11

70Coconut PalmHazmat Engine 70Rescue 70Battalion 7
72TBD
73Port of MiamiFireBoat 73
76Bay HarborEngine 76 Rescue 76
78Eastern ShoresRescue 78

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stations & Units. MDFD. 29 January 2015. 9 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150209100153/http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/stations-units.asp. live.
  2. Web site: Emergency Response. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. 29 January 2015. 15 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215012127/http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/emergency-response.asp. live.
  3. Web site: Home page. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. 2023-01-09. 9300 NW 41st Street, Miami, FL 33178-2414. The address states 'Miami, FL' but the location is physically in Doral.. 2022-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220711181821/https://www.miamidade.gov/global/fire/home.page. live.
  4. Web site: Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map . 10 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Air Rescue - Miami-Dade County. www.miamidade.gov. 2016-02-21. Miami-Dade County Online. Services. 2013-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501070500/http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/about-special-air-rescue.asp. live.
  6. Web site: Air Rescue. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. 29 January 2015. 1 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501070500/http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/about-special-air-rescue.asp. live.
  7. Web site: Task Force Locations. FEMA. 29 January 2015. 21 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221010723/http://www.fema.gov/task-force-locations. live.
  8. Web site: Urban Search and Rescue (USAR). Miami-Dade Fire Department. 29 January 2015. 20 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150220052747/http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/about-special-urban-search.asp. live.

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