Englewood Fire Department
Address Information: Englewood Fire Department Headquarters FL 516 Paul Morris Drive, Venice, FL 34223
Contact Information:
Phone: 941-474-3311
The Englewood Fire Department protects 83 square miles of Sarasota and Charlotte Counties from six fire stations using 57 Firefighter/EMT’s. The Englewood Area Fire Control District has a year round population of over 50,000 expanding to over 80,000 “in-season”. They average 8 calls per day and protect the citizens they serve 24 hours/day, 7 days per week.
The Englewood Area Fire Control District is a self governing “special fire district” established by the Florida Legislature in 1983. It is an independent governmental unit funded by a non-advalorem assessment.
Firefighters are cross trained as emergency medical technicians and provide medical first response for Sarasota and Charlotte counties.