Mission: Ensuring the health and safety of our community by delivering exceptional fire and EMS services.
Vision: Community Focused. Excellence Driven.
Charlotte County Fire-EMS is a full-service career department that provides fire suppression and rescue operations and pre-hospital emergency medical care and transport. Specialty units within our department include special operations (HAZMAT and technical rescue), marine operations, and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF).
Charlotte County Fire-EMS operates from 16 stations across the 693 square miles of the county, which has a population of nearly 200,000 residents. Our highly trained firefighters, emergency medical technicians (EMT), or paramedics work 24-hour shifts beginning at 8 am, followed by 48-hours off duty.
Charlotte County Fire-EMS is a part of Charlotte County Public Safety. Other public safety departments include Emergency Management, Animal Control, and Radio Management.
Charlotte County Fire-EMS Headquarters
26571 Airport Road
Punta Gorda, FL 33982
Phone: 941.833.5600
Fax: 941.833.5630
Email: Fire Administration
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.