| The Airport Fire Rescue Division provides and coordinates all Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) protection activities in Miami-Dade County. Fire stations are situated on a runway at Miami International Airport, and adjacent to the air fields of Kendall-Tamiami Airport and Opa-Locka Airport. The Division activities include mitigation of and response to structural and aircraft fires, as well as response to medical emergencies, fuel spills, incidents of terrorism, hazardous materials spills, bio-chemical threats, radiological exposures and natural disasters. The Division also oversees fire inspections, plans reviews and fire protection systems code compliance for the airport facilities. The Division is responsible to both the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department and the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. The Airport Fire Rescue Division responds to an average of 30 calls per day. This includes calls answered inside the terminal at Miami International Airport. These calls are attended by a specially designed Basic Life Support (BLS) rescue cart stationed inside. This cart is equipped with a mounted stretcher and medical equipment for on-the-spot treatment, including a state-of-the-art automatic external defibrillator (AED) for heart attack victims. |
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