Municipal fire department · Florida · United States

Orlando Fire Department

About OFD

The Orlando Fire Department (OFD) protects the City of Orlando — approximately 315,000 residents across roughly 110 square miles in Orange County, central Florida. While the major theme-park complexes (Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando) sit in unincorporated Orange County and are covered by Orange County Fire Rescue and the Reedy Creek Improvement District fire service, the City of Orlando itself contains the downtown core, Lake Eola, Camping World Stadium, the Amway Center, and a substantial convention and hospitality corridor that hosts well over 75 million visitors to the broader region each year. OFD fields about 430 uniformed members from 19 fire stations and provides structural fire suppression, advanced life support emergency medical service (Orlando Fire operates ALS rescue units providing primary 911 ambulance transport within the city), technical rescue, hazardous materials response, water rescue, and aircraft rescue and firefighting at Orlando Executive Airport (Orlando International Airport — MCO — has its own dedicated Greater Orlando Aviation Authority ARFF unit). Hurricane response is routine. Firefighter recruitment is administered by the City of Orlando Human Resources Department. The process typically includes an online application, written examination, CPAT, oral interview, medical and psychological evaluation, and background investigation. Florida State EMT certification is required. Bluewatch refers candidates to the official portal.

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Last updated 20 May 2026