miami-dade fire rescue department miami-dade fire rescue department the miami-dade fire rescue department (mdfr) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the unincorporated parts of miami-dade county, florida, along with 30 municipalities located within the county. in all the department is responsible for 1,883 square miles (4,880 km2) of land. not to be confused with miami fire-rescue department. miami-dade fire rescue department"always ready, proud to serve"operational areacountry united statesstate floridacounty miami-dadeagency overviewestablished1935annual calls283,572 (2017)employees2837staffingcareerfire chiefraied s. jadallahems levelalsiaff1403facilities and equipmentdivisions20battalions14stations71engines41trucks11platforms8squads1rescues63hazmat6usar1airport crash6helicopters4fireboats2light and air1websiteofficial websiteiaff website the r. david paulison fire rescue headquarters is located in doral. air rescue all four helicopters are housed at mdfr fire stations located at both miami executive airport and miami-opa locka executive airport. https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/news-and-stories-detail/-/detail/the-aw139-in-support-of-the-miami-dade-fire-rescue-missions urban search and rescue (usar) mdfr fltf-1 the miami-dade fire department is the founding member of one of florida's two fema urban search and rescue task force. florida task force 1 (fl-tf1) is available to respond to natural or man-made disasters around the county and world and assist with search and rescue, medical support, damage assessment and communications. stations and apparatus mdfr aerial 39platform fire truck the mdfr has 71 stations split up in 14 battalions. there are 2 additional stations under construction and one in a location to be determined fire station # city engine company ladder company ems rescue unit other units 1 miami lakesengine 1rescue 1battalion 14 2 miamiengine 2 rescue 2 rescue 202 battalion 5 3 miamiengine 3rescue 3*red units for 9/11 tribute* 4 coral reefengine 4rescue 4battalion 9 5 princetonengine 5rescue 5 6 modelloengine 6 rescue 6ems 6 7 west little riverengine 7rescue 7 8 aventuraengine 8rescue 8battalion 2 9 kendallengine 9rescue 9 10 sunny isles beachengine 10rescue 10 11 miami gardensengine 11rescue 11battalion 4 12 miami international airportengine 12rescue 12battalion 6, arff foam 1, 2, & 3 terminal ems carts 13 miami ladder 13rescue 13air truck 13 south maintenance yard coms/ops support vehicles 14 south miamiengine 14rescue 14battalion 8 15 key biscaynerescue 15rhib 15 16 homesteadengine 16rescue 16 rescue 72 battalion 10 tanker 13 17 virginia gardensengine 17hazmat support 17 venom 1 unit 18 north miami-westrescue 18 19 north miamitrt aerial 19rescue 19 20 north miamiengine 20rescue 20battalion 3 21 miamiplatform 21rescue 21battalion 1 fire boat 21 22 north miamiplatform 22 23 pinecrestengine 23rescue 23 24 miami executive airportfoam 24 air rescue south 25 miami-opa locka executive airportfoam 25 air rescue north 26 opa-lockaplatform 26rescue 26 27 north bay villageengine 27rescue 27 28 hialeah gardenshazmat rescue 28 29 sweetwaterladder 29rescue 29battalion 12 30 miami shoresengine 30rescue 30 31 north miami beachladder 31rescue 31 32 north miami beachengine 32rescue 32 33 aventurarescue 33ems 33 34 cutler ridge platform 34 rescue 34 rescue 71south operations division chief rehab canteen 35 miami springsengine 35rescue 35 36 hammocksladder 36rescue 36 37 miamiengine 37rescue 37 38 miami gardensplatform 38rescue 38 39 port of miamiplatform 39rescue 391 rhibs 40 west miamiengine 40rescue 40 41 miamirescue 41 42 fisher island aerial 42rescue 42 43 richmond heightstrt engine 43rescue 43ems 43 rhib 44 palm springs northengine 44rescue 44 45 doralengine 45 46 medleytrt ladder 46collapse truck 47 westchesterengine 47rescue 47 48 fontainebleauengine 48rescue 48trt battalion 12 ems 48 north operations division chief 49 pinecrestrescue 49 50 perrineengine 50rescue 50 51 miami gardens engine 51rescue 51ems 51 52 south miami heightstanker 52 rescue 52 53 miamiplatform 53rescue 53 54 opa locka / bunche parkengine 54rescue 54ems captain 54 55 saga bayengine 55rescue 74rhib 55 56 west kendallhazmat engine 56rescue 56 57 west kendallengine 57rescue 57battalion 13 58 tamiamiengine 58rescue 58 59 miami international airporthazmat platform 59arff foam 4, quick response vehicle(qrv) 59, airport operations division chief 60 redlandtanker 60 airboat 1 61 miamiengine 61airboat 62 palmetto bay engine 62 63 miamihazmat engine 63 64 miami lakesplatform 64rescue 64 65 homesteadengine 65rescue 65 66 homesteadladder 66rescue 77 67 arcola *in construction* 68 dolphin mall *in construction* 69 doralrescue 69squad 69 hazmat 69 “heavy 1” (rotator) hazmat battalion 11 70 coconut palmrescue 70battalion 7 72 tbd 73 port of miamifireboat 73 76 bay harborengine 76rescue 76 78 eastern shoresrescue 78