Seminole County Fire Department

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Seminole County Fire Department
SeminoleCountyFireDepartmentLogo.JPG
Operational area
Country United States
State Florida
CountySeminole
Agency overview[1]
Established1974
Annual calls30,272 (2011)
Employees384
Annual budget$46,264,590 (2011)
StaffingCareer
EMS levelALS
IAFF3254
Facilities and equipment[1]
Divisions1
Battalions4
Stations20
Engines18
Platforms3
Quints1
Squads1
Ambulances21
Tenders4
Wildland9 - Type 6
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Seminole County Fire Department (SCFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the unincorporated parts of Seminole County, Florida along with the cities of Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, and Winter Springs.[2]

History[]

The Seminole County Department of Public Safety first created an EMS/Fire/Rescue Division in 1974.[3] This department, which was created from numerous volunteer departments that were already established across the county, was designed to serve the unincorporated areas of Seminole County. By 2000 the department had grown to over 13 stations and in 2002 merged with the City of Altamonte Springs' Fire Department to make one of the largest fire departments in Central Florida.[3] In October 2008, Winter Springs Fire Department also merged into Seminole County bringing the number of county stations to 18. On October 1, 2015 Casselberry Fire/Rescue was assimilated into Seminole County.[citation needed]

Stations and Apparatus[]

The SCFD has 20 stations spread out in 4 separate battalions.[2] Due to the first response structure of SCFD, a city BC or apparatus may respond as first in to a call. The first response structure was slightly altered in September 2019 with the introduction of a new GPS based AVL and CAD system allowing for the physically closest available unit to the incident to respond automatically. Station 65 at the University of Central Florida is jointly run by the Orange County Fire Rescue.[1]

Fire Station # Community Engine Company EMS Rescue Unit Tower or Quint Company Command Unit Woods Unit Other units Battalion
11 Altamonte Springs (east) Engine 11 Rescue 11 Woods 11 Boat 11 1
12 Altamonte Springs (west) Engine 12 Rescue 12 Tower 12 Battalion 1 1
13 Forest City Engine 13 Rescue 13
Rescue 14 (9-5 M-F and special events)
1
14 Altamonte Springs (central) Engine 14 Rescue 14 1
16 Wekiva Springs Engine 16 Rescue 16 Woods 16 3
21 Casselberry Engine 21 Rescue 21
Rescue 28 (9-5 M-F and special events)
Battalion 5 (Spare) Boat 21 2
22 Fern Park Engine 22 Rescue 22 (Bariatric) 1
23 Goldenrod Engine 23 Rescue 23 2
24 Winter Springs Engine 24 Rescue 24 Tech 1 Tanker 24
Rehab 1
4
25 Casselberry Rescue 25 Tower 25 2
26 Winter Springs Engine 26 Rescue 26 2
27 Winter Springs Engine 27 Rescue 27 Tower 27 Battalion 2 EMS 1 2
29 Jamestown (Oviedo) Engine 29 Rescue 29 Woods 29 2
34 Paola (Sanford) Rescue 34 Quint 34 Woods 34 ATV 34
Boat 39
Tanker 34
3
35 Five Points Engine 35 Rescue 35 Chief 5 Woods 35 Boat 35
Squad 2
Dive Unit 35
3
36 Heathrow Engine 36 Rescue 36 Battalion 3 3
41 Midway Engine 41 Rescue 41 Battalion 4 Woods 41 Boat 41
UTV 41
4
42 Geneva Engine 42 Rescue 42 Woods 42 Boat 42
ATV 42
Tanker 42
4
43 Chuluota Engine 43 Rescue 43 Woods 43 ATV 43
Tanker 43
4
65 UCF Engine 65 (OCFR) Rescue 65 2

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Seminole County Fire Department. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Battalions" (PDF). Seminole County Fire Department. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Seminole County Fire Department History" (PDF). Seminole County Fire. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

Coordinates: 28°42′36″N 81°13′48″W / 28.71000°N 81.23000°W / 28.71000; -81.23000

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