Miami Fire-Rescue Department Explained

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

City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue
Moto:"Excellence through Service"
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2: Miami
Established:July 17, 1898
Annual Calls:102,364
Employees:907
Annual Budget:$183,314,000
Staffing:Career
Chief:Robert Hevia
Firstresponderblsorals:ALS
Iaff:587
Reference1:[1]
Divisions:3
Stations:16
Engines:13
Ladders:4
Quints:2
Rescues:26
Hazmat:1
Usar:1
Fireboats:2
Reference2:[2]

The Miami Fire-Rescue Department, also referred to as the City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue, provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Miami, Florida. The department is notable for being the first in the nation to equip all apparatus with two-way radios, as well as being the first to use fog nozzles.[3]

USAR Task Force 2

See main article: Urban Search and Rescue Florida Task Force 2.

The Miami Fire-Rescue Department is the sponsoring agency for USAR Task Force 2, one of the two FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces in the state of Florida.[4] The task force is a 210-member organization deploying teams of seventy rescue workers, search dogs, physicians and structural engineers who travel with of equipment to assist in major disasters.[5] Some of their notable deployments include Hurricane Opal (1995), September 11 attacks at the WTC (2001), Hurricane Katrina (2005) and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[6]

Stations & Apparatus

Fire Station NumberStation addressEngine Company or Foam Company EMS Rescue Unit Aerial Company or Quint CompanyOther units
1144 N.E. 5th StFoam 1Rescue 1
Rescue 21
Aerial 1 District Chief 1, HazMat 1
21901 N. Miami Ave Engine 2Rescue 2
Rescue 22
Decon 2

Airbag 2

31103 N.W. 7th St Engine 3Rescue 3
Rescue 23
41105 S.W. 2nd Ave Engine 4Rescue 4
Rescue 24
Aerial 4Car 94 (EMS Battalion Captain)
51200 N.W. 20th St Engine 5Rescue 5
Rescue 25
Aerial 5Dive Team 5
6701 N.W. 36th St Engine 6Rescue 6
Rescue 26
Heavy Rescue 6 (TRT), District Chief 2, Car 95 (EMS Captain)
7314 Beacom BlvdEngine 7Rescue 7
Rescue 27
District Chief 3MedCat, Decon 7
82975 Oak Ave Engine 8Rescue 8
Rescue 28
Quint 8Rehab 8
969 N.E. 62 StEngine 9Rescue 9
Rescue 29
Aerial 9
104101 N.W. 7th St Rescue 10
Rescue 20
Quint 10
115920 W. Flagler St Engine 11Rescue 11 Rescue 31
121455 N.W. 46th StEngine 12Rescue 12
Rescue 30
Decon 12
13990 NE 79th St Engine 13Rescue 13
142111 S.W. 19th StRescue 14
15Bayside Market PlaceMarine Operations, Fireboat 1, Fireboat 2

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2013-14. City of Miami. 23 February 2015. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129161923/http://www.miamigov.com/Budget/pages/budget_books/FY14/FY14_Book_Adopted.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: Statistics. Miami Fire-Rescue Department. 23 February 2015. 23 October 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061023201719/http://www.miamigov.com/Fire/pages/Stations/2005Statistics.pdf. live.
  3. Web site: A few firsts.. Miami Fire-Rescue Department. 23 February 2015. 3 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203025620/http://www.miamigov.com/Fire/pages/AboutUs/OurHistory.asp. live.
  4. Web site: Task Force Locations. FEMA. 23 February 2015. 21 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221010723/http://www.fema.gov/task-force-locations. live.
  5. Web site: About Us. FL-TF2. 23 February 2015. 23 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223110748/http://www.fltf2.us/aboutus.html. live.
  6. Web site: Deployment History. FL-TF2. 23 February 2015. 23 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223110957/http://www.fltf2.us/history.html. live.