Sarasota County Fire Department operates 21 Fire-Rescue stations and 7 EMS only stations that protect 350,000 residents over 412 square miles. The Department handles over 5,653 fire incidents annually and over 44,652 total incidents. The department employs over 236 Firefighter/Paramedics and over 264 Firefighter/EMT’s. The Operations Division of the Fire Department operates :