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Detroit Fire Department (DFD)
Operational area
CountryDetroit Fire Department United States
StateDetroit Fire Department Michigan
CityDetroit Fire Department Detroit [1]
Agency overview
Established1860
Annual calls2022:

Detroit EMS: 146,551

Detroit Fire: 23,184 Fire / 30,908 MFR
Employees1200+ (821 firefighters)
StaffingCareer
CommissionerCharles Simms
EMS levelALS/BLS/MFR
IAFFLocal 344
Facilities and equipment
Divisions7 (Fire,EMS,Fire Marshal,Fire Investigations,Training,Communications,Community Relations)
Battalions8
Stations36
Engines27
Trucks13
Squads6
Ambulances27
HAZMAT2
Airport crash2
Fireboats2
Website
IAFF Local 344
A DFD Captain overseeing a fire, c. 1978.
The quarters of Engine 17, Ladder 7, and Chief 5 at 6100 2nd Ave.
The former Fire Headquarters at 250 West Larned, in operation until 2013
Fireboat Curtis Randolph
DFD Ladder 19 and an American Red Cross Disaster Action Team van at the scene of a house fire in Detroit.

The Detroit Fire Department (DFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan.

The DFD operates 47 fire companies and 25 ambulances out of 36 fire stations located throughout the city, with a total sworn personnel complement of 1200 members. It is headquartered at the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters on Third Street, which also houses police and additional services.

The DFD responds to approximately 170,000 emergency calls annually, with over 80% being medical emergencies and approximately 2200 working structural fires. There were 4,741 structure fires in Detroit in 2014, compared with 2,736 in 2018, according to data. By the end of 2022, there were 2154 structure fires. As a result, the city is now fighting an average of six structure fires per day. As of 2021, all new members are trained as firefighter/EMT or firefighter/paramedic. [1]

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