Broward County Uniform Station Numbering

The Broward County Uniform Station Numbering system is a system by which all fire stations and fire apparatus in Broward County are numbered. The numbering system was developed by the Fire Chief's Association of Broward County in order to minimize confusion and create efficient radio communications at large fires or emergency scenes, where multiple departments were working together. The system went into effect on October 1, 1990 after a large fire at GLS Fiberglass in Port Everglades in 1988. Prior to 1990, each fire department had its own numbering system, usually starting at 1 and proceeding to number each station that department operated from. At this large fire in Port Everglades, Dania Beach Fire Department, Hollywood Fire Department, Port Everglades Public Safety, and Fort Lauderdale Fire Department all were on scene with their own Engine 1s. As a result, every time a person called for "Engine 1" on fireground radios, confusion would ensue.

After this fire, the Fire Chief's Association realized there had to be a way in which to standardize all fire apparatus identifiers throughout the county. They developed a system by which each fire department's station was assigned a countywide station number based on the order in which it was built in the county. For example, Dania Beach built the first fire station in the county in the early 1900s, so they are given the rights to station number 1. Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue built the second station in Broward County, so they have the rights to the number station 2. This pattern continues for all stations throughout the county. If a station should close, the department to which the station belonged will keep the rights to that station number, should the department re-open that station, or build another one.

All units that respond from a fire station are identified over the radio by their type (Engine Company, Ladder Company, Quint Company, Rescue Unit, Battalion Chief, Division Chief, etc.) followed by the station number (1, 2, 3, etc.). This allows any person to identify the type of unit, and its department of origin based on the unit identifier. For example, Engine 88 is a fire engine (apparatus type) and is from station 88, which belongs to Fort Lauderdale. If a station has more than one of the same type of apparatus responding from it, such as two rescues from one station, or two engines from one station, the apparatus type remains the same, but the number 2 precedes the station number. For example, the second rescue at station 46 is numbered Rescue 246. The second rescue at station 102 is identified as Rescue 2102. This numbering pattern continues for third, and fourth units respectively such as at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (Station 10) with Trucks 210, 310, and 410.

By using this system, it simplifies all radio communications at large scale emergency incidents that occur in Broward County, Florida, and prevents duplication of unit identifiers, and confusion at an emergency scene.

Numbering Template

Station Number	Location	Department	Notes
1	Dania Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
2	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department
3	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department
4	Deerfield Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
5	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
6	Sea Port	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
7	Hallandale Beach	Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue
8	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department
9	Oakland Park	Oakland Park Fire-Rescue
10	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue	Aircraft rescue and firefighting
11	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue	Also responsible for serving Sea Ranch Lakes
12	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Lauderdale By The Sea Fire Department	American Medical Response provides ambulance services
13	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department
14	Unincorporated Central Broward	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
15	Tamarac	Tamarac Fire-Rescue
16	Wilton Manors	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department provides fire services for Wilton Manors
17	Dania Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue	Regional Haz-Mat ; Responds county wide
18	Margate	Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue
19	Miramar	Miramar Fire-Rescue
20	Oakland Park	Oakland Park Fire-Rescue
21	Weston	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
22	Lighthouse Point	Lighthouse Point Fire-Rescue
23	Unincorporated Broward Broadview Park	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue	HAZMAT
24	Pompano Beach]	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
25	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department 1
26	Canteen Station	South Florida Rehab Emergency Support Team	http://www.southfloridarest.org
27	Pembroke Park & West Park	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
28	Cooper City	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
29	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department	Technical rescue Team
30	Lauderhill	Lauderhill Fire-Rescue
31	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
32	Broward County, FL	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue	Technical rescue Responds countywide ; BSO's Technical Rescue Team is summoned in dangerous situations such as structural collapses and entrapments.
33	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue
34	North Lauderdale	North Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
35	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
36	Tamarac	Tamarac Fire Rescue	Station 36 used to belong to Southwest Ranches (serviced by Broward Sheriff's Office FR), then was serviced by Pembroke Pines FR, then was serviced by Davie FR. Station closed (moved to station 112). Station number 36 now belongs to City Of Tamarac Fire Rescue
37	Lauderdale Lakes	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
38	Davie	Davie Fire Rescue
39	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
40	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
41	Tamarac	Tamarac Fire-Rescue
42	Parkland	Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue	Used to be serviced by Broward Sheriff's Fire Rescue (BSOFR), now serviced by Coral Springs Fire Rescue (being changed to Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue (CS/PFR)
43	Coral Springs	Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue
44	North Lauderdale	North Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
45	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
46	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department
47	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department
48	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire Rescue	Stationed at 72 In service as of 01/13/20
49	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department	Marine rescue team
50	Coconut Creek	Coconut Creek Fire-Rescue
51	Deerfield Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue	In service as of 10-1-11
52	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
53	Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department	Aircraft rescue and firefighting & HazMat Team
54	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire Department
55	Weston	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
56	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department 2
57	Lauderhill	Lauderhill Fire-Rescue
58	Margate	Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue
59	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
60	Hallandale Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
61	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
62	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department 3
63	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
64	Coral Springs	Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue
65	Davie	Davie Fire-Rescue
66	Deerfield Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
67	Weston	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
68	Davie	Davie Fire-Rescue
69	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
70	Miramar	Miramar Fire-Rescue
71	Coral Springs	Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue
72	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
73	Lauderhill	Lauderhill Fire Rescue
74	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
75	Deerfield Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue	Also responsible for serving Hillsboro Beach
76	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department 4
77	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department 5
78	Tamarac	Tamarac Fire-Rescue
79	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
80	Coral Springs	Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue
81	Weston	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
82	Southwest Ranches	Southwest Ranches Volunteer Fire Department	Serves alongside Davie Fire Rescue
83	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
84	Miramar	Miramar Fire-Rescue
85	Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport	Broward County Sheriff's Office	Air Rescue
86	Davie	Davie Fire-Rescue
87	Oakland Park	Oakland Park Fire-Rescue
88	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue	HAZMAT
89	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
90	Hallandale Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
91	Davie	Davie Fire-Rescue
92	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
93	Broward County, FL	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue	Station not open yet, reserved for BSOFR
94	Coconut Creek	Coconut Creek Fire-Rescue
95	Coral Springs	Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue
96	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department 6
97	Parkland	Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue	Used to be serviced by Broward Sheriff's Fire Rescue (BSOFR), now serviced by Coral Springs Fire Rescue (being changed to Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue (CS/PFR)
98	Margate	Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue
99	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
100	Miramar	Miramar Fire-Rescue
101	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
102	Deerfield Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
103	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
104	Davie	Davie Fire-Rescue
105	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
106	I-75 @ MM 35/Alligator Alley (Florida Everglades)	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
107	Miramar	Miramar Fire Rescue
108	Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation	Seminole Tribe Fire-Rescue
109	Parkland	Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Rescue	Used to be serviced by BSOFR
110	Lauderhill	Lauderhill Fire-Rescue
111	Deerfield Beach	Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
112	Southwest Ranches	Davie Fire Rescue	Open 09/01/11 upon BSOFR Sta 36 closure.
113	Coconut Creek	Coconut Creek Fire Rescue	Fire Station 113 is currently being planned. Station 113 will service central Coconut Creek.
114	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire Rescue	Reserved for Pompano Beach Fire Rescue.

External links

• Radio scanner monitoring information on RadioReference

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