Divisions
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Administration
The administration division provides overall direction, leadership and vision for the fire district. Divisional responsibilities, include; providing administrative support for the fire district in budget preparation, policies, public information, payroll, logistics, human resources, information technology and fleet maintenance.
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Ambulance Billing
The ambulance billing department processes billing for emergency ambulance transports in St. Lucie County (SLC). They work with both operations and training & safety to ensure compliance with state and federal statutes. They assist with the collection of documents for the Public Emergency Medical Transportation (PEMT) cost report, which has brought the fire district additional funding from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for Medicaid patients. They secure and maintain patient files in accordance with the Office of Inspector General (OIG).
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Building and Grounds
Building & Grounds is responsible for maintenance and repairs at 17 fire stations and the administrative offices.
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Community Risk Reduction Division
The Community Risk Reduction (CRR) division is responsible for identifying and prioritizing local risks, followed by the integrated and strategic investment of resources to reduce their occurrence and impact. In other words, community risk reduction is a process to help communities find out what their risks are and develop a plan to reduce the risks. The CRR division is responsible for the development and delivery of the following public safety programs: plan review, fire code enforcement, fire & explosion investigations, public education, and water supply.
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Finance
The finance department is responsible for; accounting and investing all district funds, monitoring and approving all expenditures, issuing checks, developing operating and capital budgets, compiling annual financial statements, maintaining fixed asset records, performing special analysis/management studies and maintaining the official records of the fire district.
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Fire Operations
The operations chief is responsible for emergency service delivery to the community; including emergency medical response, fire suppression, aeromedical responses, special operations responses, and overall personnel and safety management for all shifts.
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Fleet Maintenance
Fleet maintenance is responsible for spec’ing & outfitting, preventive maintenance, and repair of 131 fire district vehicles and apparatus that, as a fleet, exceed 1-million miles annually. These vehicles range from UTV rescues, staff vehicles, rescues, pumpers, aerial apparatus, brush trucks, water tankers, special operations apparatus and an Oshkosh Stryker 1500 Airport Rescue Firefighting unit. In addition, fleet maintenance is responsible for maintaining nineteen station generators, nineteen “jaws of life” extrication tools, and all of the small engines the fire district uses in its day to day operations. All equipment is maintained to manufacture and NFPA standards.
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Human Resources
The primary responsibility of the human resources department is to support the employer–employee relationship performing a variety of functions that both assist and manage the organization’s biggest asset, its workforce.
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Information Technology
The IT department provides the fire district data and voice communications services. This includes, but is not limited to, software and hardware support, installations, tower climbing, 24/7 support, administering email and phones, maintaining the microwave infrastructure which supports CAD alerting, AVL, and data links to EOC, and researching new techniques and devices.
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Logistics
The logistics department is responsible for the complete procurement of the fire district; including the research, purchases, warehousing, and distributing of medical, office and janitorial supplies, uniforms and bunker gear for all active firefighters.
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Public Information
The Public Information Officer (PIO) is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the fire district to assist in community outreach programs.
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Risk Management
The Risk Management Division provides a safe environment for employees and the public by working to prevent incidents and minimizing financial losses to the St Lucie County Fire District.
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Training & Safety
The training & safety division is responsible for fire and EMS training of all St. Lucie County Fire District firefighters. This division is also directly involved with health, safety and exposure risk management for the fire district.