Miami Fire-Rescue Department
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| City |  Miami |
| Agency overview[1] | |
| Established | July 17, 1898 |
| Annual calls | 102,364 (2023) |
| Employees | 907 (2023) |
| Annual budget | $183,314,000 (2023) |
| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | Robert Hevia |
| EMS level | ALS |
| IAFF | 587 |
| Motto | "Excellence through Service" |
| Facilities and equipment[2] | |
| Divisions | 3 |
| Stations | 16 |
| Engines | 13 |
| Trucks | 4 |
| Quints | 2 |
| Rescues | 26 |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
| USAR | 1 |
| Fireboats | 2 |
| 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
[edit]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
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| Fire Station Number | Station address | Engine Company or Foam Company | EMS Rescue Unit | Aerial Company or Quint Company | Other units |
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| 1 | 144 N.E. 5th St | Foam 1 | Rescue 1 Rescue 21 |
Aerial 1 | District Chief 1, HazMat 1 |
| 2 | 1901 N. Miami Ave | Engine 2 | Rescue 2 Rescue 22 |
Decon 2
Airbag 2 | |
| 3 | 1103 N.W. 7th St | Engine 3 | Rescue 3 Rescue 23 |
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| 4 | 1105 S.W. 2nd Ave | Engine 4 | Rescue 4 Rescue 24 |
Aerial 4 | Car 94 (EMS Battalion Captain) |
| 5 | 1200 N.W. 20th St | Engine 5 | Rescue 5 Rescue 25 |
Aerial 5 | Dive Team 5 |
| 6 | 701 N.W. 36th St | Engine 6 | Rescue 6 Rescue 26 |
Heavy Rescue 6 (TRT), District Chief 2, Car 95 (EMS Captain) | |
| 7 | 314 Beacom Blvd | Engine 7 | Rescue 7 Rescue 27 |
District Chief 3
MedCat, Decon 7 | |
| 8 | 2975 Oak Ave | Engine 8 | Rescue 8 Rescue 28 |
Quint 8 | Rehab 8 |
| 9 | 69 N.E. 62 St | Engine 9 | Rescue 9 Rescue 29 |
Aerial 9 | |
| 10 | 4101 N.W. 7th St | Rescue 10 Rescue 20 |
Quint 10 | ||
| 11 | 5920 W. Flagler St | Engine 11 | Rescue 11 Rescue 31 | ||
| 12 | 1455 N.W. 46th St | Engine 12 | Rescue 12 Rescue 30 |
Decon 12 | |
| 13 | 990 NE 79th St | Engine 13 | Rescue 13 | ||
| 14 | 2111 S.W. 19th St | Rescue 14 | |||
| 15 | Bayside Market Place | Marine Operations, Fireboat 1, Fireboat 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2013-14" (PDF). City of Miami. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics" (PDF). Miami Fire-Rescue Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "A few firsts". Miami Fire-Rescue Department. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "About Us". FL-TF2. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Deployment History". FL-TF2. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
