Seminole County Fire Department

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]

Seminole County Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Seminole
Agency overview[1]
Established	1974
Annual calls	30,272 (2011)
Employees	384
Annual budget	$46,264,590 (2011)
Staffing	Career
EMS level	ALS
IAFF	3254
Facilities and equipment[1]
Divisions	1
Battalions	4
Stations	20
Engines	18
Platforms	3
Squads	1
Ambulances	21
Tenders	3
Wildland	9 - Type 6
Website
Official website
IAFF website

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.

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 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 Rescue 28		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	Woods 27	EMS 1	2
29	Jamestown (Oviedo)	Engine 29	Rescue 29			Woods 29		2
34	Paola (Sanford)	Engine 34	Rescue 34			Woods 34	Boat 34 ATV 34 Tanker 34	3
35	Five Points	Engine 35	Rescue 35		Division 1	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	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	4
65	UCF	Engine 65 (OCFR)	Rescue 65					2

References

1. "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Seminole County Fire Department. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
2. "Battalions" (PDF). Seminole County Fire Department. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
3. "Seminole County Fire Department History" (PDF). Seminole County Fire. Retrieved 28 January 2015.