More Than Our Mission

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (FLFR), established in 1912, provides fire rescue and emergency management services to the neighbors and visitors of the City of Fort Lauderdale, the City of Wilton Manors, and the Town of Lazy Lake.

Fire Rescue operates 12 fire stations, and is the busiest city in Broward County, responding to over 46,000 calls for service annually. FLFR utilizes highly trained special operations teams, including Hazardous Materials, Technical Response, Dive Rescue, Marine Rescue, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Medical, and Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF). It partners with neighboring agencies to provide closest unit response (CUR). FLFR utilizes its own advanced medical protocols, such as induced hypothermia (ICE alert) and a STEMI (cardiac arrhythmia/irregular heartbeat) program.

Fire Rescue conducts fire prevention inspections on new and existing commercial properties and multifamily occupancies, reviews commercial building plans for fire code compliance, and investigates fire origin and cause.

Ocean Rescue staffs 20 lifeguard towers seven days a week protecting over 3.5 million neighbors annually. FLFR leads emergency management planning, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the Community Emergency Response Teams. Fire Rescue has two divisions: the Office of the Chief and Fire Rescue.

Both divisions are supported by four functional areas. Each area has unique duties assigned to a Deputy Fire Chief.  Each Functional Area is also organized in smaller bureaus, that support both divisions. The Financial Management Bureau oversees the budget and reports directly to the Fire Chief.

Fire Rescue is the lead for emergency management planning and manages the City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The agency supervises the City’s Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) to ensure prompt and effective response and recovery efforts in the event of major city emergencies and disasters.