Pasco County Fire Rescue

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Pasco County Fire Rescue
Operational area
Country United States
State Florida
County Pasco County
Agency overview
Established1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Annual calls93,642 (2023) [1]
Employees815 total
755 sworn
Annual budget$110,967,392 (2024)[2]
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefAnthony Perez [3] [4]
EMS levelALS
IAFF4420
Motto"Committed to Excellence" [5]
Facilities and equipment
Battalions6
Stations30
Engines26
Platforms1
Ladders5
Squads1
Ambulances36
Tenders13
HAZMAT1
Wildland14
Light and air2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

Pasco County Fire Rescue (PCFR) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to Pasco County, Florida. The department is responsible for covering 764 square miles (1,980 km2) of Pasco County serving a population of over 600,000 citizens.

Pasco County Fire Rescue has 30 stations placed around Pasco County. Their headquarters, located in Land o' Lakes holds the administration, staff chief, public information, community risk reduction, and ambulance billing departments.[6] The ambulance billing department oversees all ambulance billing for Pasco County, Citrus County, and Hernando County fire rescue.[7] Pasco County Fire Rescue also has a mobile integrated health program to help those after an overdose. The program can help patients with medical and dental needs, mental health and therapy, transportation to medical appointments, withdrawal management, counseling, and shelter/housing.[8] The agency has two arson investigators and three fire investigators that determine the origin and cause of fires throughout unincorporated Pasco County. Pasco County Fire Rescue conducts all fire inspections within unincorporated Pasco County.[9]

History[edit]

Pasco County Emergency Services was the initial name of the department, which was later renamed to Pasco County Fire Rescue in 1974 when it became a career fire department. In 1977, the Hudson Volunteer Fire Department was integrated into Pasco County Fire Rescue, followed by the Highway 52 Volunteer Fire Department in 1988. Then in 2002, the Magnolia Valley Volunteer Fire Department merged into a Pasco County Fire Rescue Station.[10][11][12] Pasco County Fire Rescue established their union "IAFF 4420" short for International Association of Fire Fighters on January 5, 2005, with 88 members, in 2024 the union now has more than 700 members.[13][11] In September 2020, Pasco County Fire Rescue ended up taking over all fire service responsibilities for the city of Zephyrhills. All Zephyrhills stations were then formed into PCFR stations.[14]

Stations and apparatus[edit]

Pasco County Fire Rescue on-scene decontamination apparatus (Decon 1)
Pasco County Fire Rescue performing a on-scene decontamination of a firefighter
Photo of Pasco County Fire Rescue – Station 9 located at 11425 Silver Palm Blvd in Land O' Lakes

Pasco County Fire Rescue has a total of 30 fire rescue stations throughout the county. In 2017, Pasco County Fire Rescue formed a committee to research a way to have an on-scene fire decontamination process to help reduce harmful carcinogens that pose a cancer risk. Then in 2020, Pasco County Fire Rescue launched its first of its kind, on-scene decontamination apparatus called Decon 1 that fights against harmful carcinogens and holds 160 sets of gear with a complete variety of sizes.[15][16] As of 2024, the agency has two decon units to cover Pasco County. The department has two volunteer fire stations within the county, both Station 35 in Port Richey, and Station 33 in Dade City. In February of 2024, Pasco County Fire Rescue upgraded the volunteer fire station 28 in Land o' Lakes, into a full-time career fire station due to high demand of calls in the area.[16] The training center located directly behind fire station 21 holds the two ambulance buses that are used for mass casualty incidents. The ambulance buses were previously school buses that were later repurposed.[17] The headquarters located in Land o' Lakes, holds the staff chief, public information officer, fire prevention, and community paramedic units.

Station No.[18] Fire rescue station address Engine company Rescue units Brush units Ladder company Tanker units Specialized units Battalion units
9 [19] 11425 Silver Palm Blvd, Land O' Lakes Rescue 9, Rescue 609 Ladder 9 Hazmat 9, Decon 1, Rehab 1, Shift Commander 1
10 7918 Rhodes Road, Hudson Engine 10 Rescue 10, Rescue 610 Brush 10 Tanker 10 UTV 10
11 6700 Rielly Court, Port Richey Engine 11 Rescue 11, Rescue 211 EMS 1
12 [20] 4602 Mile Stretch Drive, Holiday Engine 12 Rescue 12, Rescue 212 Brush 12
13 27329 Dayflower Boulevard, Zephyrhills Engine 13 Rescue 13 Brush 13 Tanker 13 Battalion 3
14 7800 River Ridge Boulevard, New Port Richey Engine 14 Rescue 14 Brush 14 Tanker 14 Mule 14, UTV 14, LMTV 14, Utility 14
15 11538 Trinity Boulevard, New Port Richey Engine 15 Rescue 15 Brush 15 Tanker 15
16 [21] 35801 State Road 54, Zephyrhills Engine 16 Rescue 16, Rescue 616
17 [22] 2951 Seven Springs Boulevard, New Port Richey Engine 17 Rescue 17 Brush 17 Battalion 2
18 [23] 39731 Bay Avenue, Crystal Springs Engine 18 Rescue 18 Brush 18 Tanker 18
19 5025 Cross Bayou Boulevard, New Port Richey Engine 19 Rescue 19, Rescue 219 Ladder 19
20 [24] 15900 Little Ranch Road, Spring Hill Engine 20 Rescue 20 Brush 20 Tanker 20
21 10417 Frierson Lake Drive, Hudson Engine 21 Rescue 21 Tanker 21 Battalion 1
22 9930 Land O' Lakes Boulevard, Land O' Lakes Engine 22 Rescue 22 Brush 22 Tanker 22
23 21300 State Road 54, Lutz Engine 23 Rescue 23
24 14317 4th Street, Dade City Engine 24 Rescue 24 Air Truck 2 Battalion 4
25 38410 6th Avenue, Zephyrhills Engine 25 Rescue 25 Battalion 6
26 28229 Aronwood Boulevard, Wesley Chapel Engine 26 Rescue 26, Rescue 226
27 12221 Curley Street, San Antonio Engine 27 Rescue 27 Brush 27 Tanker 27
28 [25] 21709 Hale Road, Land O' Lakes Engine 28 Rescue 617 EMS 3, Utility 28
29 6907 Dairy Road, Zephyrhills Engine 29 Rescue 29 Mini Pumper 29
30 [26] 7951 Massachusetts Avenue, New Port Richey Engine 30 Rescue 30, Rescue 230 Air Truck 1, Truck 1
32 38223 Centennial Road, Dade City Rescue 32 Brush 32 Ladder 32 Tanker 32
33 29129 Johnson Road, Dade City Engine 33 Utility 33, Medical 33
34 38316 County Road 575, Lacoochee Engine 34 Rescue 34 Brush 34 Tanker 34 Utility 34, UTV 34
35 9506 Crabtree Drive, Port Richey Engine 35 Utility 35
36 34516 Blanton Road, Dade City Engine 36 Rescue 36 Brush 36 Tanker 36
37 18015 State Road 54, Lutz Rescue 37 Brush 37 Ladder 37 Heavy Rescue 1
38 [26] 7541 Paramount Drive, Wesley Chapel Rescue 38 Ladder 38 Investigator 1, EMS 2, Decon 2
39 11630 County Line Road, Hudson Engine 39 Rescue 39 Tanker 39

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IAFF 4420". IAFF 4420. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue 2024 Budget". Open Gov. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue names new Fire Chief". Fox 13 Tampa Bay. July 11, 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Pasco County appoints its new fire chief". 10 Tampa Bay. July 11, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Awarded 'Chief Fire Officer'". Tampa Free Press. December 15, 2020. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue OpenGov stories". OpenGov. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue ambulance billing agreement". Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue, Mobile Integrated Health". Pasco County. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue, Fire Inspections And Investigations". Pasco County. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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  11. ^ a b "History of Pasco County Fire Departments in Pasco County". fivay.org. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Pasco Fire Rescue lays bricks for Fire Station #3". Suncoast News. November 6, 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "About Us". IAFF 4420. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "Pasco County agrees to take over fire and rescue services for Zephyrhills". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  15. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue Announces The Rollout of the DECON 1 program". 1st Responder News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "'New' fire station volunteers to step up in Central Pasco". Tampa Beacon. February 26, 2024. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Tampa Bay area fire crews take school buses-turned-ambulances to Fort Myers". 10 Tampa Bay. September 30, 2022. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue Stations". Pasco County. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  19. ^ "New fire station in Pasco County will reduce cancer risks". Pasco News. January 27, 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  20. ^ Horchy, Eric (April 4, 2018). "Pasco Fire Rescue celebrates opening of Station 12 replacement". Suncoast News. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  21. ^ Rathman, Mary (March 26, 2024). "Pasco County opens new Fire Rescue station". The Laker. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  22. ^ Lawrence White, D'Ann (June 9, 2021). "New Fire Station To Protect Firefighters From Carcinogens". Patch. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  23. ^ Farrow, Bryan (April 6, 2023). "Pasco County breaks ground on new Zephyrhills fire station". Pasco News. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  24. ^ "Pasco County Fire Rescue holds groundbreaking for new fire station". 10 Tampa Bay. January 3, 2023. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  25. ^ Camunas, Mike (February 26, 2024). "'New' fire station volunteers to step up in Central Pasco". Tampa Beacon. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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