The Fire-Rescue Department, operating from 11 strategically located fire stations with more than 400 total employees, is ideally situated to deliver comprehensive emergency services to the citizens and visitors of the City of Fort Lauderdale and contract service areas. Operations Division services are provided through the 24/7 deployment of twelve Advance Life Support (ALS) engine companies, 13 rescue ambulance units, one Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) company, two 105-foot aerial ladder/quint companies, one 95’ tower ladder, one Hazardous Materials Response
Team (HazMat), one Fire-Rescue boat and one Heavy Rescue Squad. Daily staffing provides one EMS supervisor, three battalion chiefs, one division chief and a minimum staffing level of 80 Fire-Rescue personnel.
The deployment of Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue resources is predicated upon achieving pre-established response time benchmarks. In order to measure our performance regarding identified goals and objectives, specific response time benchmarks have been established.
From a customer perspective, one of the most important benchmarks is the "First Unit Arrival" time. The "First Unit Arrival" benchmark established by the City of Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department is to provide the first unit (fire or EMS) in six minutes or less, 90% of the time.
The Operations Division also participates in the following
community and business services in conjunction with the
programs offered by other department bureaus:
- Testing and building life-safety systems and pre-planning
building response
- Disaster preparedness, damage assessment and post-event
recovery services
- Community relations with engine and rescue companies
at homeowner association meetings and community events
- Assistance with Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) training of community leaders
- Provision of off-duty detail units for special events
and local sport activities
Operations Division
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John B. Molenda
Assistant Fire Chief |
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Della DiGiorgio
Secretary/Operations Division |
Division Chiefs
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Lois Bowman
Division Chief
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Robert Bacic
Division Chief
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Battalion Chiefs
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