Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department

Not to be confused with Miami Fire-Rescue Department.

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.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Miami-Dade
Agency overview
Established	1935
Annual calls	303,000 (2024)
Employees	3001
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	72
Engines	42
Trucks	18
Platforms	4
Squads	1
Rescues	63
Ambulances	2
HAZMAT	7
USAR	1
Airport crash	6
Helicopters	4
Fireboats	2
Light and air	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The R. David Paulison Fire Rescue Headquarters is located in Doral.^[3][4]

Air Rescue

Four helicopters are housed at MDFR fire stations located at Miami Executive Airport and Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.^[5][6][7]

Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Task Force 1

Main article: Urban Search and Rescue Florida Task Force 1

MDFR FLTF-1

The Miami-Dade Fire Department is the founding member of one of Florida's two FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.^[8] 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.^[9]

Stations and Apparatus

MDFR Aerial 39

Platform Fire Truck

The MDFR has 72 stations split up in 14 battalions. There are 3 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
1	Miami Lakes	Engine 1		Rescue 1
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		Ladder 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 Water Tender 1
17	Virginia Gardens	HazMat Engine 17		Rescue 17	HazMat Support 17
18	North Miami-Central	Ladder 18		Rescue 18
19	North Miami-West		TRT Engine 19	Rescue 19
20	North Miami-East	Engine 20		Rescue 20	Battalion 3
21	Miami		Platform 21	Rescue 21	Battalion 1 Fire Boat 21
22	North Miami	Rescue 22	Ladder 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 Engine 71	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
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	EMS 48
49	Pinecrest			Rescue 49
50	Perrine	Engine 50		Rescue 50
51	Miami Gardens		Ladder 51	Rescue 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	Battalion 14
65	Homestead	Engine 65		Rescue 65
66	Homestead		Ladder 66	Rescue 77
68	Sweetwater		Engine 68		TRT Squad 1 and Heavy Rotator 1
69	Doral		Engine 69	Rescue 69		HazMat 1 HazMat Battalion 11
70	Coconut Palm	Hazmat Engine 70 and TRT Engine 77		Rescue 70	Battalion 7
72	SW 154 AVE and Eureka Dr			under construction
73	Port of Miami				FireBoat 73
76	Bal Harbor	Engine 76		Rescue 76
78	Eastern Shores			Rescue 78
83	Medley East			under construction
87	Doral	NW 41 ST and 9300 BLK		under construction