A Highly Accredited Agency

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue has achieved the highest level of professionalism and efficiency to assure standardized, quality service levels for the community and the neighboring municipalities it serves.  The agency has contracts with the Center for Public Safety Excellence Technical Advisory Program that facilitates the process to document the agency’s path via the Community-Driven Strategic Plan and Community Risk and Standards of Cover. The agency was originally accredited on August 26, 2015 and has since achieved re-accreditation across all agencies.  The agency continues reporting to the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) in its the pursuit of providing the highest and most excellent level of service.  

Community Risk and Standards of Cover: Risk Standards and Performance Benchmarks

The Standards of Cover (SOC) outlines the standards for risk and risk mitigation across the community and sets the stage for how our rescue and fire engine units respond to emergency calls. The SOC also sets the benchmarks to measure the performance of our units across the agency.

The 2019-2024 Strategic Plan for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue

The Strategic Plan outlines the goals and direction of the agency. Concerns of the community for internal and external stakeholders. The Plan is available here.

Accreditations:

1. CFAI CPSE 
2. ISO (Insurance Services Office) Rating 1
3. CAAS
4. EMAP
5. ISO 9001 (Citywide Certification Materials)