Responsibilities
Fire and Rescue Operations includes emergency response operations and non-emergency response services from the county's seven fire stations. The delivery of these operations and services include: incident management, fire suppression/firefighting, emergency medical care and transportation, and rescue and hazardous materials response.
The Fire and Rescue Operations Division comprises the largest portion of the department. This division is made up of 3 shifts, each working 24 hours on duty and then 24 hours off over a 15 day period. Each shift is comprised of fire and rescue operational members who respond from seven neighborhood fire stations. These stations are located in the Grafton, Tabb, Bruton, Yorktown, Lightfoot/Skimino, Seaford, and Mooretown communities of York County.