Fire - Rescue Divisions

Operations Division

The Operations Division of the Rutherford County Fire Rescue Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue operations, and hazardous materials response throughout unincorporated Rutherford County.

The Operations Division consists of 97 uniformed personnel divided among three shifts working out of Stations 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, & 60 on a 24/7/365 basis.  Other stations listed are staffed by volunteer personnel when possible. Operations Division personnel work a 48-hour on-duty/96-hour off-duty shift schedule.  Each shift is led by a Shift Commander.  Each crew or "Company" is led by a Captain.

Training Division

The Training Division is responsible for facilitating and providing annual and specialized training for all divisions of the Rutherford County Fire Rescue Department.  The Training Division also provides initial fire and rescue training for all recruit and lateral hires through its in-house recruit training academy.  
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Special Operations Division

The Rutherford County Fire Rescue Department Special Operations Division is a multi-faceted group of FD personnel trained in Hazardous Materials, Swift Water Rescue, Boat operations, Dive Rescue & Recovery, Collapse Rescue, Trench Rescue, High/Low Angle Rescue, and Tactical Medical Operations (SWAT).  These teams are highly skilled and dedicated to handling a wide variety of emergency situations.  Personnel assigned to Fire Rescue Station 60 make up a concentrated group of these personnel on each shift; however, all RCFR companies/stations are staffed with personnel that are trained and equipped to conduct these special operations allowing life saving efforts to begin immediately on arrival.

 

The Special Operations Division, in conjunction with the Training Division and other inter-agency partners, are responsible to training and preparing for a variety of circumstances.  RCFR is equipped with state-of-the-art tools and equipment to perform these tasks.