Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Volusia County at (386) 257-6000 ext. 5926.

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Contact Volusia County at (386) 257-6000 ext. 5926.

Fire stations are strategically located to provide rapid response to all kinds of emergencies. All fire fighters are trained as either Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedics. Every fire engine and rescue truck is Advanced Life Support equipped with lifesaving equipment and at least one Paramedic. It is the best use of our resources.

The motorcycle is an efficient means of response for our Paramedics (Motor-Medics) who can reach patients with advance lifesaving care even when traffic is gridlocked on race days, bike week, Black College Reunion, Biketoberfest and other special events.

In 2014 we answered 19,781 emergency calls.

With homeland security issues as they currently stand, we can no longer fulfill any requests for our uniform patch.

About 4 minutes.

Our rating is Class 2; class 1 is the best, class 10 the worst.

We serve 62 square-miles with 65,000 permanent residents. On race days or other special events we may have up to 400,000 people inside our city limits.

The Daytona Beach Fire Department has seven stations.

A minimum of three and a maximum of four, including a lieutenant, an engineer and one or two fire fighters.

Firefighters work 24 hours on duty and 48 hours off duty, year round including weekends and holidays.

Call the community education officer at (386) 671-4000.

Call the State EMS Office at (850) 487-1911 for information.