FORT LAUDERDALE FIRE RESCUE

What This Data Tells You About FORT LAUDERDALE FIRE RESCUE

FORT LAUDERDALE FIRE RESCUE operates as a Career (Paid) department in Fort Lauderdale, within Broward County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 412 total personnel, 13 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active, which directly affects how medical calls in the service area are routed and how quickly an advanced life support unit can reach a patient. Department type matters because career, volunteer, and combination organizations carry very different response-time profiles and funding sources.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Florida has 758 registered fire departments and 21,048 total personnel, averaging roughly 28 staff per department. FORT LAUDERDALE FIRE RESCUE runs 1371% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 106,000 fires, 206 fire deaths, and 24% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: FORT LAUDERDALE FIRE RESCUE has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $15,289,523.63 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff. Residents, insurers, and mutual-aid partners use these data points to judge whether coverage is adequate for the built environment, whether ISO ratings are defensible, and where future capital investment should flow. All figures on this page come from the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) public dataset, USFA published statistics, and USAspending.gov, and are presented without editing so the underlying federal record remains transparent and verifiable.