About the Greensboro Fire Department

The Greensboro Fire Department’s primary mission is to provide fire, medical, hazardous material, and technical rescue response within the geographic boundaries of the City of Greensboro and two Guilford County fire districts, and to provide first responder medical support to the county EMS provider.

The Department’s adopted Standard of Coverage establishes a benchmark from which actual performance can be measured. The standard states that the department must deploy sufficient fire department resources to provide a first-in fire unit for 80 percent of all calls for emergency service within seven minutes. The resources dispatched to emergency and non-emergency incidents are based on a reasonable projection of what is needed to perform an effective initial response.

The Fire Chief is responsible for the overall administration. The department is organized into three major divisions and a strategic planning section. The three divisions are managed by a Deputy Chief who is responsible to the Fire Chief for the efficient and effective operation of their respective divisions. The divisions are:

• Business Systems (Fiscal Services, Fire Prevention and Human Resources)
• Emergency Services (Fire and Rescue Districts I & II, Training and Special Operations)
• Support Systems (Fleet Management, Safety, Facilities Management, Technical Services and Logistics)