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Dixie County Fire Rescue Services

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We are currently accepting applications for full-time positions of Paramedic and Firefighter/Paramedic. Please click the application link below to apply.

Fill in the form, print, and then sign in the correct places. Mail or deliver forms to: Dixie County Emergency Services Administration 17600 S.E. Highway 19 Cross City, FL 32628 Or by Email: Matt Ferguson

Dixie County Fire Rescue is located in the Big Bend area of Northern Florida. Currently we are in the process of expanding our department by adding 10 additional staff members and 2 additional stations to better serve the needs of our growing community.

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Dixie County Fire Rescue4 weeks ago
Our department sends its prayers and condolences to our brothers and sisters at LCFD during this time.
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Dixie County Fire Rescue4 weeks ago

Our department is excited to announce the arrival of a brand new apparatus to the fleet. In honor of this arrival, we will host a traditional "Push-In" ceremony tomorrow, Wednesday February 28th, at 9am. This event will be held at the Old Town Fire Rescue Station, and will allow anyone...

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Dixie County Fire Rescue1 month ago

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Dixie County Joint Dive Team

The Dixie County Dive Team is a joint and collaborative team of divers from the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office and Dixie County Emergency Services. The goal of the Dixie County Dive Team is to rapidly respond to any water-related operation and to safely affect any type of waterborne recovery, rescue operation or criminal investigation. The Team responds to calls and special community needs in all areas of Dixie County.

The members of the team are either Deputy Sheriffs or Emergency Services Personnel who volunteer for the duty, in addition to their regularly assigned duties, without extra compensation. The standards for the Team are high and require extensive training provided by the Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Services. Types of Diving Operations include drowning investigations, homicides involving water, weapon recovery, suicides involving water, auto crashes that involve water, auto thefts disposed of in water, boating crash investigations, suspicious sinking of vessels, recovery of stolen property. 

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Fire Rescue Locations

Dixie County Fire Rescue is located in the Big Bend area of Northern Florida and has a staff of approximately 50 paid employees and approximately 30 volunteer members operating out of 3 fulltime career stations and 6 volunteer stations. DCFR provides fire suppression, prevention, inspections, emergency medical care, Community Paramedic services, and Emergency Management to a resident population base of approximately 17,000 over 700 square miles.

We are also supported locally by the Cross City Fire Department, located in the Town of Cross City. Our Department responds to all types of hazards including fires, vehicle accidents, Hazardous Materials events, and all-natural and man-made disasters within our county. Our department responds to approximately 4000 calls annually, with approximately 40% of these being fires.

The Dixie County Fire Services Department is committed to providing a superior level of emergency service that continually improves the quality of life, health, and safety of the people we serve, the residents of Dixie. The Dixie County Fire Services Department is a professional organization continually seeking opportunities to serve our community through fire prevention, emergency operations, patient care, and excellent customer service.

Our department has approximately 80 members, with approximately 60% of them being trained at a minimum to the state-required level of Firefighter I and first responder. Dixie County is always looking for persons who are interested in serving their community. Currently the required training for volunteers consists of Firefighter I training (230 hours) and First Responder Medical Training (40 Hours). These classes are routinely taught locally through our department and are offered at no cost to our members. If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer Fire Fighter, please use the Contact Us Box to send an email to the Fire Chief.

Fire stations are located at:

  • Station 21 – 71 NE 84 Ave, Old Town
  • Station 22 – 227 NE 211 Ave, Old Town
  • Station 31 – 9333 NE 349 Hwy, Old Town
  • Station 41 – 176 NE 210 Ave, Cross City
  • Station 51 – 66 SE 812 St, Jena
  • Station 61 – 83 5th Ave East, Horseshoe Beach
  • Station 71 – 21354 SE 349 Hwy, Suwannee

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