Miami Fire-Rescue Department
Operational area
Country United States
State Florida
City Miami
Agency overview[1]
EstablishedJuly 17, 1898
Annual calls100,008 (2015)
Employees783 (2014)
Annual budget$121,122,600 (2014)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefJoseph Zahralban
EMS levelALS
IAFF587
Motto"Excellence through Service"
Facilities and equipment[2]
Divisions3
Stations15
Engines12
Trucks3
Quints3
Rescues25
HAZMAT1
USAR1
Fireboats2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

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

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 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg) 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 truck
Fire boat
Fire Station Number Station address Engine Company or Foam Company EMS Rescue Unit Aerial Company or Quint Company Other units
1 144 N.E. 5th StFoam 1Rescue 1
Rescue 21		Aerial 1District Chief 1, HazMat 1
2 1901 N. Miami AveEngine 2Rescue 2
Rescue 22		Decon 2

Airbag 2

3 1103 N.W. 7th StEngine 3Rescue 3
Rescue 23
4 1105 S.W. 2nd AveEngine 4Rescue 4
Rescue 24

Rescue16

 Aerial 4Car 94 (EMS Battalion Captain)
5 1200 N.W. 20th StEngine 5Rescue 5
Rescue 25		Aerial 5Dive Team 5
6 701 N.W. 36th StEngine 6Rescue 6
Rescue 26		Heavy Rescue 6 (TRT), District Chief 2, Car 95 (EMS Captain)
7 314 Beacom BlvdEngine 7Rescue 7
Rescue 27		District Chief 3

MedCat, Decon 7

8 2975 Oak AveEngine 8Rescue 8
Rescue 28		Quint 8Rehab 8
9 69 N.E. 62 StEngine 9Rescue 9
Rescue 29		Aerial 9
10 4101 N.W. 7th StRescue 10
Rescue 20		Quint 10
11 5920 W. Flagler StEngine 11Rescue 11 Rescue 31
12 1455 N.W. 46th StEngine 12Rescue 12
Rescue 30		Decon 12
13 990 NE 79th StEngine 13 Rescue 13
14 2111 S.W. 19th St Rescue 14
15 Bayside Market Place Marine Operations, Fireboat 1, Fireboat 2

References

  1. ↑ "Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2013-14" (PDF). City of Miami. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Statistics" (PDF). Miami Fire-Rescue Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "A few firsts". Miami Fire-Rescue Department. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "About Us". FL-TF2. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Deployment History". FL-TF2. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

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