Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department
Fire department in Jacksonville, Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Jacksonville, Florida, as well as all unincorporated areas of Duval County.
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Operational area | |
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Country | United States |
State | Florida |
City | Jacksonville |
Agency overview[1] | |
Established | April 20, 1886 (1886-04-20) |
Annual calls | 151,237 (2018) |
Employees | 1470 (2019) |
Annual budget | $234 million (2019) |
Fire chief | Keith Powers |
EMS level | ALS |
IAFF | 122 |
Facilities and equipment[2][3] | |
Stations | 70 |
Engines | 65 |
Trucks | 15 |
Squads | 5 |
Ambulances | 63 |
HAZMAT | 2 |
USAR | 12 |
Airport crash | 8 |
Website | |
Official website | |
IAFF website |
According to a list of the thirty largest fire departments in the United States, based on staff size, JFRD is number eighteen.[4]
Duval County has the fifth largest fire department in the state based on the number of fire stations.[5] JFRD is among the largest departments in the state and the nation. The department is made up of six divisions, sixty-three fire and rescue station locations, a professional career force of roughly thirteen-hundred individuals.[6][7][8]