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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue presents 2024 service report; cites faster response times, coordination with Hatzalah
Summary
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue told Sunny Isles Beach commissioners that the department responded to more than 4,000 calls in the city in 2024, averages about 7 minutes, 14 seconds for life‑threatening incidents there, and is coordinating with volunteer ambulance groups under Florida law and department procedures.
Ray Jadala, fire chief of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, presented the department’s 2024 service delivery report to the Sunny Isles Beach City Commission, saying Miami‑Dade responded to more than 280,000 calls countywide and “just over 4,000 of those calls originated in Sunny Isles Beach.” The report, Jadala said, documents the department’s resources and outreach in Sunny Isles Beach, including one fire station assigned to the city and 11 stations within four miles. “The response time for fires and life threatening emergency incidents here averages at 7 minutes and 14 seconds or less,” Jadala told commissioners. The nut of the presentation was public safety and capacity: Miami‑Dade Fire Rescue described 72 county firehouses, roughly 167 frontline apparatuses and more…
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