Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department
Operational area
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CityJacksonville
Agency overview
EstablishedApril 20, 1886 (1886-04-20)
Annual calls151,237 (2018)
Employees1470 (2019)
Annual budget$234 million (2019)
Fire chiefKeith Powers
EMS levelALS
IAFF122
Facilities and equipment
Divisions5
Stations70
Engines65
Trucks15
Squads5
Ambulances63
HAZMAT2
USAR12
Airport crash8
Fireboats5
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.

Duval County has the fifth largest fire department in the state based on the number of fire stations. 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.