The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the unincorporated parts of Miami-Dade County, Florida, along with 30 municipalities located within the county. In all the department is responsible for of land.
The R. David Paulison Fire Rescue Headquarters is located in Doral.
Four helicopters are housed at MDFR fire stations located at Miami Executive Airport and Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.
The Miami-Dade Fire Department is the founding member of one of Florida's two FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force. Florida Task Force 1 (FL-TF1) works in disaster response.
The MDFR has 72 stations split up in 14 battalions. There are 3 additional stations under construction and one in a location to be determined.