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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.
Operational area | |
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Country | United States |
State | Florida |
City | Jacksonville |
Agency overview | |
Established | April 20, 1886 |
Annual calls | 123,368 in 2013 |
Employees | 1,271 |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | Martin Senterfitt |
Facilities and equipment | |
Divisions | 6 |
Stations | 58 |
Engines | 53 |
Trucks | 12 |
Squads | 3 |
Rescues | 1 |
Ambulances | 47 |
Tenders | 13 |
Website | |
http://www.coj.net/Departments/Fire-and-Rescue.aspx |
According to a list of the thirty largest fire departments in the United States, based on staff size, JFRD is number eighteen.[1]
The 2012 National Fire Department Census, revealed that Florida has four hundred and seventy-seven registered fire departments.[2] Duval County has the fifth largest fire department in the state based on the number of fire stations.[3] JFRD is among the largest departments in the state and the nation. The department is made up of six division, fifty-eight fire and rescue locations, a professional career force of roughly thirteen-hundred diverse individuals, from all walks of life, and a number of teams, specially trained to handle any type of emergency call.[4][5][6] All of which, provide around the clock emergency response services to an eight hundred and forty square mile territory within the City of Jacksonville and the unincorporated areas of Duval County.[7]