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We protect people, property and the environment by providing proactive responsive professional and humanitarian fire rescue services essential to public health, safety and well-being.

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The active calls list shows real-time fire and emergency incident responses.

Active Fire Calls
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Apply to be a firefighter or apply for a different position at Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Fire Rescue Jobs

The EEAP provides evacuation assistance to residents who need specialized transportation or whose medical needs prevent them from evacuating on their own.

Emergency & Evacuation Assistance Program (EEAP)

Find all of the fire stations and units in Miami-Dade County.

Fire Stations & Units
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Fire Rescue has numerous programs and events to educate the community.

Fire Rescue Community Outreach
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Permits & Inspections

Request an inspection, apply for a permit, view inspection history, cancel inspections and pay inspection fees online.

Read about how new construction projects can receive a Certificate of Occupancy inspection.

Learn how your business can receive an annual inspection and a Life Safety Operating Permit.

Forms, applications and checklists related to permits, fire alarms and more.

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kitchen oven fire

Fire safety items are essential life-saving devices that you should have in your home. They will come in handy in case of accidental fires.

person grabbing heart during cardiac arrest or heart attack

People often use these terms interchangeably, but they are not synonyms. A heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is blocked, and sudden cardiac arrest is when the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating unexpectedly.

Safety Tips

Fire extinguisher

Read all about preventing and preparing for a fire, as well as what to do if you have a fire in your home.

Home

Protect your home and keep your family safe by following these home safety guidelines.

Plane

Stay safe during various holidays throughout the year by following our holiday safety tips.

Bicycle

Be sure to stay safe whole enjoying the great outdoors, traveling, heading to the beach or taking a dip into the pool.

Car

Hit the road, but do it safely. Read information to help you stay safe while behind the wheel.

Heartbeat

Learn how to handle medical emergencies and apply first aid assistance.

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About Us

We have 71 fire-rescue stations within unincorporated Miami-Dade County and serve 29 municipalities. We have response units dedicated to air rescue service, ocean rescue, fire and rescue operations, marine, hazardous materials (HazMat), urban search and rescue (US&R), technical rescue, and venom response.

Our rescue services include aero-medical transport to trauma centers and other medical facilities. Our air rescue helicopters are also used to perform search and rescue missions, and firefighting and reconnaissance operations involving large incidents, such as wildfires and major fires.

We also have full-time and part-time professional lifeguards protecting Haulover and Crandon beaches.

We support disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation needs. We operate the County's Emergency Operation Center (EOC) which coordinates emergency response and recovery plans, decisions, and operations in order to maximize the use of resources within Miami-Dade County.