Suwannee Fire Rescue

SUWANNEE FIRE RESCUE

To protect lives & property through fire suppression, emergency medical & transportation services, fire prevention, and public education.

Eddie Hand, Fire Chief

A MESSAGE FROM THE FIRE CHIEF

Eddie Hand, Fire Chief

It is my pleasure to welcome you to our website, a resource for operational information, historical insight, community outreach, employment opportunities, and health & safety information.


We are located in North Central Florida with a staff of 65 paid personnel and 20 volunteers/reservists. We provide fire and rescue services with five full-time stations and nine volunteer stations, covering all of Suwannee County.


We strive to provide excellent service through training, professionalism, efficiency, and dedication.


We are determined to run as efficiently as possible, being good stewards of the citizen’s tax money. This organization belongs to the citizens of Suwannee County and we are here to serve you.

Our Vision

To continue on the path of becoming the premier Fire Rescue Service in North Central Florida.

SUWANNEE FIRE RESCUE

Our Mission

To positively change lives within our community through teamwork.

Suwannee Fire Rescue

Our Values

  • Teamwork –  Working together to achieve common goals.
  • Integrity – Committed to the highest standard of moral and ethical conduct.
  • Excellence – Demanding the best from ourselves and others.
  • Courtesy – Treating our customers like family.
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Divisions & Services

We Serve the Best Service

Administrative Services

Also known as Fire Services, the Administrative Services provides support and logistical services to the front line personnel and county agencies, including facilities management, medical billing, records management and fleet management.

Fire Prevention Division

The Fire Prevention Division investigates the origin and cause of fires, provides safety inspections on commercial properties, issues fire permits, reviews building plans and offers fire safety education programs.

Operations Division

Operations, SCFR's largest division, saves lives and protects property 24 hours a day, seven days a week responding to fires, accidents, medical, transfers and other emergencies including hazardous materials and special operations teams.

Training Division

The Training Division provides training and education, safety/fitness management for all SCFR divisions and outside agencies. Training consists of Fire tactics, fire drills, medical and continuing education....

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Public Safety Education

Water Supply

The effectiveness of fire suppression is directly related to the proper installation and maintenance of a fire department water supply system. The following information details the installation and maintenance of a fire department water supply system. 

Preplans

Suwannee Fire Rescue uses plan review processes to collect building information from the engineers and architects at the time of construction when building characteristics and site features are best known.

Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings About 40 people die and 500,000 visit hospital emergency rooms in the United States each year as a result of insect stings. The deaths are caused by insect sting anaphylaxis, a severe reaction that requires immediate...

Brush Fire Safety

Brush Fire Safety Wildfires burned nearly 200,000 acres in Florida in the first six months of 2006. The state generally has about 4,000 wildfires and loses about 175,000 acres of woodlands a year. In 1998, the state’s worst wildfire season in more than a decade, wildfires burned about a half million acres and destroyed 342 homes and 34 businesses. Nearly 200,000 acres burned in neighboring St. Johns, Flagler and Volusia counties...