Internationally Accredited Agency Since 2000

1,164 full-time positions, 1,044 are fire suppression personnel

41 Engine Companies, 15 Ladder Companies

Responded to over 93,000 calls for service in 2010

Special Operations: 2 Heavy Rescues Companies, 4 Haz-Mat Companies, 6 Aircraft Fire & Rescue Vehicles, Dive Rescue Team, 3 Urban Search And Rescue Teams, 1 Fire Boat, 1 Dive Rescue Boat 

Fire Communications Division answered more than 250,000 calls in 2010 

Training Division accounted for more than 60,000 hours of training for operations personnel in 2010 

Fire Prevention Bureau completed approximately 35,000 inspections in 2010 

Fire Investigation Task Force responded to more than 600 incidents to determine origin and cause in 2010 

The Charlotte Fire Department operates out of 41 Fire Stations and provides fire protection for approximately 300 square miles. (Station 42 under construction)