Emergency Services


Department About Us Portlet

About Us 

 

 

Pasco County Fire Rescue began as a career fire department in 1974. At this time, we provide both fire protection and emergency medical services to a population of over 340,000 people and cover approximately 764 square miles out of 22 stations. We currently have approximately 370 paid professionals and over 180 volunteers, along with a support staff of approximately 50 people. We are a cross-trained department in which all of our paid fire fighters are required to be trained as EMT's and our emergency medical personnel are required to be trained as firefighters. Our ISO (Insurance Services Organization) rating has been recently improved from a 5/9 to a 4/9.


Combat Division

Pasco County Combat Division provides fire suppression and prevention as well as first responder Emergency Medical Services. We provide suppression services for all of the unincorporated areas of the county and Dade City.

 

        


Fire Prevention


Fire Prevention encompasses three areas:

1. Public Education

2. Fire Code Inspections

3. Investigation (fire cause and origin)


Our public education program consists of several areas.


1. Early Elementary school fire safety class.

2. Fire Prevention Week at the Mall.

3. Fire Starters (a fire safety program for juvenile first time offenders)

4. Fire Safety House

5. Fire Extinguisher Training


The Fire Inspections Division conducts building plans review and inspections of new businesses as well as annual fire safety inspections of existing businesses.


Fire Investigators determine fire cause and point of origin on all fires that are suspicious or without a definite cause.


Honor Guard


Pasco County's Honor Guard was created in 1995 to honor those who have passed on and left a unique family of men & women in the emergency services field. A family that has no boundaries, people that have dedicated their lives to saving others even if it means one of their own. Honor Guards were created to salute, remember and thank those brave men & women. In 1995 and again in 1996 Pasco County's Honor Guard took third place in the state of Florida's Honor Guards competition. Currently we are 16 members strong with arms and hearts wide open, we plan to keep the tradition for future Honor Guard members.


Rescue Division


Pasco County Fire Rescue Division provides advanced life support EMS coverage to the county from 21 career stations.  Each ALS Rescue Unit is staffed with a Paramedic and an EMT/Firefighter.  Rescue units are equipted with the ability to obtain 12-Lead EKGs.

                            

 

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