City of Largo, Florida
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Fire Rescue
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Fire Rescue
Largo Fire Rescue was formed in the early 1900s and operated as an all-volunteer department until 1921. In 1970, the department became fully career-staffed. Today the department has 133 sworn firefighters and 13 civilian employees. Professionally trained personnel provide fire protection, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response and mitigation, technical rescue operations, fire prevention and inspection, community education, and disaster planning service. Pinellas County is the fifth most populated county in the state with 921,500 residents and is the most densely populated with 3,289 persons per square mile. Largo Fire Rescue provides fire suppression and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) services to more than 100,000 residents in a service area of approximately 30.5 square miles. Largo Fire Rescue's Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating is a Class 2. Fire Accreditation: Largo Fire Rescue received accreditation by the Commission on Fire Accreditation (CFAI) for the third time and is accredited until 2014. Call Volume and statistics:
In 2009 the Largo Fire Rescue responded to 20,302 emergency calls. 4,206 Non-Medical Calls ( Including: Structure Fires, Vehicle Fires, False Alarms, HazMat, Tech Rescue, etc.) 14,527 Medical Emergency's Calls 1,569 Vehicle Incidents
These numbers represent more than 55 calls for service every 24 hours. To find out more about Largo Fire Rescue, send e-mail to firerescue@largo.com To find out more information about AFG-SCBA |
Department News
- Largo Fire Rescue Hosts Annual Vechicle Extrication Conference
Published: Friday, August 20, 2010
The City of Largo Fire Rescue Department hosted a two day seminar on vehicle rescue this week. The conference, instructed by the North American Vehicle Rescue Association, focused on techniques and ... - Chief Wallace Nominated for Career Fire Chief of the Year Award
Published: Monday, August 16, 2010
Fire Administration is please to report that Fire Chief Wallace has been nominated by the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) to represent their organization for consideration for the 2010 Ca... - Largo Fire Rescue's Jeanine Green named Educator of the Year
Published: Friday, August 06, 2010
Largo Fire Rescue's Jeanine Green named "Educator of the Year" The City of Largo is pleased to announce that Jeanine Green, Fire Education Specialist, was awarded the Florida Association of Fire and...
Services
| CPR Class | Emergency Preparedness Presentations | Fire Station Tours |
| Home Safety Inspections | In-School Presentations | Largo Code of Ordinances/City Charter |

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Michael Wallace
PO Box 296
Largo, FL 33779-0296
- Telephone Number: 727-587-6714
- Facsimile Number: 727-587-6798
- Staff Directory
- Department Hours: Administration Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 to 5:00

