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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| City | Jacksonville |
| Agency overview[1] | |
| Established | April 20, 1886 |
| 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 | |
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.
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]
- ^ "Fast Facts". City of Jacksonville. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Operations Division". City of Jacksonville. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "On Scene Newsletter". City of Jacksonville. August 2014. p. 16. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Largest Fire Departments in the US". Fire Department. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Florida Fire Departments". Fire Departments. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "JFRD: Our Divisions". COJ.net. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "JFRD Fast Facts". City of Jacksonville.
- ^ Hinson, Don. "Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department". Fire Departments. Retrieved 21 June 2014.