The Fire Service provides emergency response from three stations located strategically throughout the City. The operations staff totals 70 members under the leadership and management of a Chief, Deputy Chief and a Division Chief Training Officer. Four platoons staff the three stations and maintain a minimum of 14 on duty in the City at all times. The competency standards for fire and rescue are in accordance with the NFPA/IFSAC certifications.

The Fire Service has a fleet of 26 vehicles. The fleet includes aquatic rescue crafts and an array of specialized equipment for hazardous materials incident management, technical rescue, wild land fires and command vehicles. The mainline equipment represents state of the art technology and carries all the contemporary equipment for efficient management of fire and rescue incidents.

Integral within the department are various specialty teams that both augment initial response units and provide an advanced level of capability to manage more technical demands associated with the various rescue and containment incidents. The teams attract members from the general fire fighter population with a requirement that they serve a minimum of 5 years as a specialty team member.