Fire and EMS

Mission: Ensuring the health and safety of our community by delivering exceptional Fire & EMS services.

Vision: Community focused, excellence driven.

Values:

Professionalism
Integrity
Leadership
Accountability
Respect

Charlotte County Fire & EMS is a full-service career department that provides fire suppression and rescue operations and pre-hospital emergency medical care and transport. Specialty units within our department include special operations (HAZMAT and technical rescue), marine operations, tactical medic, and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF).

Certified out of state or through the military? Click below to explore equivalency requirements

Firefighter Certificate of Compliance from the Florida State Fire Marshal
State of Florida Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic certification
Dependent upon position applied for
Current American Heart Association BLS provider, Course C or ACLS provider
Dependent upon position applied for
Be at least 18 years of age
Complete FIRETeam and CPAT Testing
Via the National Testing Network. Please visit www.nationaltestingnetwork.com for details and to apply
Last but not least, we need YOU!