MDFR Test 1 Questions with correct Answers
When was MDFR organized as the "Fire Patrol"
1935
How many employees and trucks did the original fire patrol have?
1 employee and 1 truck
Whos direction was the original fire patrol under?
The Agriculture Department
When did the patrol expand?
1957
How many employees did the patrol have in 1957
51 employees
How many stations did the patrol have in 1957
10 stations
How many apparatus did the patrol have in 1957?
12 pieces
When did the patrol become a division of Dade County Public Safety?
1958
When did the inaugural class graduate and how many firefighters?
1960 with 15 firefighters
When was Metropolitan of Dade County Fire Department (MDFD) created?
, 1965
When was the word rescue implemented to the name?
1973
When were departments trucks lime green color seen on response vehicles?
1974
How many calls did Fire and Rescue Units respond to in 2016?
280,000
What percent of the calls were medical rescue calls in 2016?
80%
How many employees does MDFR have?
2,000
How many residents and miles does MDFR cover?
2 million distributed over 1,924 miles
How many stations and battalions are MDFR broken into?
74 stations with 14 Battalions
What are the divisions managed under Special Ops Divisions?
Bureaus of Haz Mat, Marine Ops/ Services, Ocean Rescue, Tech Rescue, Air Rescue, and
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)
When was Chief Raied Jadallah appointed to Director of MDFR?
2020
When was MDFR organized as the "Fire Patrol"
1935
How many employees and trucks did the original fire patrol have?
1 employee and 1 truck
Whos direction was the original fire patrol under?
The Agriculture Department
When did the patrol expand?
1957
How many employees did the patrol have in 1957
51 employees
How many stations did the patrol have in 1957
10 stations
How many apparatus did the patrol have in 1957?
12 pieces
When did the patrol become a division of Dade County Public Safety?
1958
When did the inaugural class graduate and how many firefighters?
1960 with 15 firefighters
When was Metropolitan of Dade County Fire Department (MDFD) created?
, 1965
When was the word rescue implemented to the name?
1973
When were departments trucks lime green color seen on response vehicles?
1974
How many calls did Fire and Rescue Units respond to in 2016?
280,000
What percent of the calls were medical rescue calls in 2016?
80%
How many employees does MDFR have?
2,000
How many residents and miles does MDFR cover?
2 million distributed over 1,924 miles
How many stations and battalions are MDFR broken into?
74 stations with 14 Battalions
What are the divisions managed under Special Ops Divisions?
Bureaus of Haz Mat, Marine Ops/ Services, Ocean Rescue, Tech Rescue, Air Rescue, and
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)
When was Chief Raied Jadallah appointed to Director of MDFR?
2020
